Soon, you won’t have to go to big hospitals for treatment as specialised doctors will be available in your neighbourhood. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has selected 11 dispensaries which will be converted into HBT polyclinics in the next three months. 

The four major civic-run hospitals and medical colleges in the city have been witnessing an increasing load of patients, leading to not only overcrowding but also a dip in quality of treatment. In view of this, the civic body has decided to strengthen its health infra by converting some of the dispensaries into clinics with doctors. The doctors will treat the patients, and will refer them to tertiary hospitals if advance treatment is required.