Shalby Hospital

Shalby Hospital on Rander Road in Adajan is right in the middle of everything. Adajan is such a crowded area, and the road outside is always packed with bikes and pedestrians. Our entrance is easy to miss if you aren’t looking for it, but once you’re inside, it opens up quite a bit. The ground floor is mostly for registration and emergencies, so it stays pretty chaotic for most of the day. We have a lot of windows, but they mostly look out onto other buildings or the busy street below. The air inside always feels a bit heavy with that medicinal scent you find in any clinic or hospital. We have a routine that we follow every day, starting with checking the supply closets and making sure the stretchers are where they belong. The staff here has been together for a while, so we mostly know what everyone is doing without having to talk too much. It’s not a quiet place by any means. There’s the sound of the paging system, the rolling of metal carts, and the constant murmur of voices in the waiting rooms. We deal with all sorts of medical cases, from small accidents to people who need to stay for a few days. It feels like a small village inside a building sometimes. We just focus on the task at hand and try to keep things moving as smoothly as possible. There is a snack stall right around the corner we visit after work.