Palak Hospital

Palak Hospital is located right along National Highway 8 in Shahpura. Being near the highway means we get a lot of different people coming through the doors. Sometimes it’s a traveler who got sick on the road, and other times it’s the local folks from Shahpura who have been coming to us for years. The noise from the trucks outside never really stops, so you just get used to that low hum in the background. The hospital itself is a sturdy building, nothing too fancy to look at from the outside. Inside, we have our hands full most of the time. We have a few wards for people who need to stay overnight and an emergency area that stays ready. The floors are that speckled linoleum that you see in every hospital. We spend a lot of time cleaning because the dust from the highway is constant. Our staff is a mix of people from around here who know the area well. We don't use a lot of big medical words if we can help it; we just tell people what’s going on in plain English. The coffee in the breakroom is usually cold, and the paperwork is never finished, but that’s life here. It’s a busy spot because of the location, but we try to keep things moving as best as we can without rushing anyone too much. It is just daily work for us.