Kanakdurga Hospital

Kanakdurga Hospital is based in Karempudi. It is one of those places where everyone knows everyone. We are not a giant city hospital with glass walls and fancy elevators. We are a local facility that looks after the people in this area. Being in Karempudi, we see a lot of familiar faces every day. The hospital is a basic building that has seen its fair share of use over the years. We deal with everything from fevers to more serious injuries that happen out in the fields or on the roads. The staff here are mostly locals, so there is a lot of chatting in the hallways about family and local news. It’s a busy place, but the pace is different than in a big city. Sometimes the supplies take a while to get here, so we have to be careful with what we have and plan ahead. The waiting room is usually full of people from the nearby villages. It can get quite hot in the afternoons, but we have fans running to keep the air moving. We don't really do much in the way of promotion; the hospital has just been here long enough that people know to come to us when they need help. It is hard work and the hours are long, but it is what we do. We just try to keep things going as best as we can. Every day is different here, and we just handle it as it comes.