Residence Cum Office Hospital

The building at C 7/8 in Yamuna Vihar has been part of this neighborhood for a long time now. It is a bit of an unusual setup because the place serves as both a home and the Residence Cum Office Hospital. People around here usually know the spot by the gate that sometimes sticks when the weather gets too humid in Delhi. Inside, the rooms are divided between where the daily living happens and where the clinical work takes place. It stays quite busy most mornings with the sound of traffic from the nearby lanes drifting through the open windows. The waiting area has some simple chairs that have been there for years and a small desk where the paperwork gets stacked up. You can see the transition from the tiled hospital floors to the more lived-in parts of the house if you look closely. The walls are painted a plain off-white that needs a touch-up every monsoon season because of the dampness. Usually, there is a smell of tea brewing in the back mixed with the faint scent of floor cleaner used in the office side. It is not a large or fancy establishment, just a practical space where things get done every day. The staff members are often local people who walk over from the nearby blocks. Sometimes the power goes out and the generator kicks in with a loud hum that everyone has just gotten used to over time. It is just a regular part of the street here in Yamuna Vihar.