Dr. Rama Rao Hospital

Our hospital is right in Kancharapalem, a place most people around here know pretty well. Dr. Rama Rao has been running things for quite some time now, and the building has definitely seen a lot of history. It isn't one of those new glass buildings you see in the fancy parts of town; it’s a plain concrete structure that’s been painted a few times over the years. Inside, the hallways are a bit narrow and the floors have that specific smell of cleaning floor soap. We have a good number of beds for people who need to stay the night, though they aren't the softest in the world. The nurses are usually running around with trays and clipboards, and they talk to the patients like they’re neighbors because, honestly, most of them are. There’s a lot of noise from the street coming in through the windows, especially when the local market is in full swing. We have a small area where people can sit while they wait for their medicines from the little pharmacy window. The ceiling fans hum pretty loudly when they’re on high, which is basically all the time during the summer. It’s a practical place where people come when they have a fever or something worse. We don’t have a big fancy lobby, just a desk and a couple of benches. It’s just the way things have always been here in Kancharapalem, and we try to keep things moving so nobody sits too long.