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345. Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain Hospital, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg6. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Hari Nagar7. Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Sahadra8. Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Mangolpuri9. Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital, Rajpur Road10. Maulana Azad Medical College, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg11. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Kharak Singh MargThese Hospitals have also the separate counter for Senior Citizens for Medicinesand OPD.(Directorate of Health,Government of N.C.T of Delhi)(b)Geriatric Clinics:• ANDHRA PRADESH :Only widows are entitled for health care benefits, which include freeregistration at the government hospitals and free treatment for TB, Leprosyetc. to a very limited extent.• BIKANERS.P. Medical College holds ageriatric clinic once a week.• BANGLOREM.S Ramaiah Medical college has geriatric clinic services available• KOLKATACalcutta medical college has geriatric clinic services available.• COCHINAmrita institute of medical sciences geriatric clinic services availableand a geriatric ward.• DELHIAll India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) conducts a Geriatric Clinicon every Thursday at 2.00 pm in the Medicine OPD (2nd Floor, Room No.27)• GOADirectorate of Health Services has reserved certain percentage of beds tothe senior citizens in government hospitals.Institute of Public Assistance (Provedoria) is providing reliefto thr olderpersonsby distribution of free medicines and spectacles to to the destitutesenior citizens as per rules.• GUJARAT :Free IOL (Intra Ocular Lens) is given to elderly (60 yrs. and above) forcataract surgery. Separate queues for older persons in hospitals.
35HEALTH CARE SERVICES (IN RAJASTHAN):All the elderly above the age of 70 years are entitled of free treatment,medicines and investigation in all government hospitals.• JAIPURSpecial medical wards for the treatment of the seasonal ailments inprimary health centres for senior citizens above 60 year of age, living inrural areas of the district.Free food is provided to the patients in these wards with the cooperationof voluntary organisations.(source: rajasthan.nic.in)• JODHPURDr. S.N Medical college runs geriatric clinic once a week.• KERALA :Government Hospital, Trivandrum has a geriatric ward with 12 beds (male-8, female - 4) .Free treatment is provided to old people whose income isbelow Rs. 300/- per month.Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum has an Out Patient Wing on everyMonday from 10.30 am to 12.00 noon for senior citizens.District Blindness Society under the chairmanship of Collector and withthe support of Health Services Department have a detection of cataractand further action for older persons.• MADHYA PRADESHThe mayor of Indore has announced that in case of serious ailment thesenior citizens in the city would be entitled to following benefits: expenditureof 30 days before hospitalization + expenditure during hospitalization + 45days after hospitalization or Rs. 20,000/- whichever is lesser.(Website: madhyapradesh.nic.in)• MAHARASHTRA :Under District Blindness Control Scheme the state pays Rs. 600/- per IOL(Intra Ocular Lens) operation.There are separate queues in hospitals for Older Persons.KEM Hospital has provision of separate beds for Older Persons. ConductsGeriatric clinic once a week for senior citizens.
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