Bundelkhand Hospitals

Out here on Orai Road in Rath, things move at a different pace. Bundelkhand Hospitals is situated right in the Hamirpur district, and we see people coming in from all the nearby villages. Most of them arrive by bus or on motorbikes, dusty from the road. The building is a straightforward structure, nothing too modern to look at, but it does the job. Inside, the floors are cleaned several times a day, though the dust always finds a way back in. We spend a lot of time just talking to folks who are worried about their family members. The reception desk is usually cluttered with notebooks and pens because we still write a lot of things down by hand. It gets pretty hot in this part of the country, so the fans are always whirring overhead, trying to keep the air moving in the wards. Sometimes the power goes out, and we have to wait a second for the generator to kick in. Our staff mostly live nearby, so we all know each other pretty well. We aren’t trying to be some big city medical center; we’re just here on the road to Rath for anyone who needs us. Lunch breaks are usually taken in the small back room where someone has brought some home-cooked food to share. It’s a long day, but that is just how hospital life goes around here. We just try to keep things organized and help the people who walk through the doors.