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In a three-tier structured level of public health care, the district hospital forms an integral and vital part of the health care delivery system. A total of 810 district hospitals across India provide critical services to the population.
When patients reach any given district hospital, they expect a doctor in the required medical specialty to be available at the outpatient department to diagnose and treat health disorders and prescribe tests and medicines, which can then be obtained at the pharmacy in the hospital.
If the doctor orders diagnostic tests, the patient can get them done at a laboratory
