Sant Soham Hospital

Sant Soham Hospital is located right on the Main Road in Bawana, just opposite the petrol pump. It’s a handy landmark because everyone knows where that petrol pump is. Bawana is a busy, industrial kind of place, and we are right in the thick of it. The road outside is usually dusty and filled with trucks, but once you step inside, it’s a bit calmer. Our hospital is a simple building. We don't have any of those big glass windows or fancy elevators you see in the city center. We just have a few floors and some clean rooms. The staff here is pretty tight-knit. We eat our lunch together in the small room near the back. Sometimes the smells from the street food stalls outside drift in, which makes us all hungry before it's actually time to eat. We don't have a big mission statement on the wall. We just know that people in Bawana need a place to go when they aren't feeling well. We see a lot of workers from the local factories and families who have lived in this area for generations. The power goes out sometimes, like it does in most parts of this area, but we have a generator that kicks in after a few seconds. It’s a noisy thing, but it keeps the lights on. We just get on with our work and don't make a big deal out of it. It’s a honest way to spend the day.