The clinic provides charitable health care and health education to people in rural village areas within Haridwar District. The clinic runs free outpatient care and dispenses basic medicines at a nominal cost. For serious illnesses the medical clinic is a liaison to coordinate medical care for patients within a larger community of doctors. There is a conscious effort to blend Western and local Ayurvedic medicine, with other complementary systems of healing.
In 2001 Sri Ram Medical Clinic completed construction of a 5,000 square-foot health center, where health workers care for the orphanage's children and the local villagers. At the heart of the clinic, a large central airy room provides a meeting place for villagers and staff. This is where health training is offered to all patients, to raise awareness about preventable diseases. The facility also houses two examination rooms, a pharmacy, a lab, an operating room, and a procedure room that doubles as a dental suite. The clinic is staffed by a rotation of visiting doctors in conjunction
with local Indian physicians.
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