Raipur’s Mekahara Hospital to Keep Emergency Services Open Round the Clock During Diwali

The Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial Hospital building in Raipur. The hospital, popularly known as Mekahara, will keep its emergency department open round the clock during the Diwali holidays.zImage source (X)

The outpatient department will close on 8 and 9 November for the public holidays and reopen on Tuesday, 10 November.

Key Highlights

• Emergency services will operate 24 hours a day throughout the two-day OPD closure.
• Superintendent Dr Santosh Sonkar has directed departments to keep staff on alert and ensure adequate stocks of essential medicines and emergency supplies.

Raipur: Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, popularly known as Mekahara, will continue to provide round-the-clock emergency care during the Diwali holidays. The outpatient department (OPD) will remain closed on Sunday, 8 November, and Monday, 9 November, on account of the Diwali and Govardhan Puja holidays. Regular outpatient services will resume on Tuesday, 10 November 2026.

Hospital Superintendent Dr Santosh Sonkar has directed the emergency department and all other departments to remain alert and ready to respond throughout the festive period. He asked departments to keep essential medicines, injections and other life-saving medical supplies in sufficient stock so emergency patients can receive treatment promptly.

Medical officers, nursing staff and paramedical personnel have also been instructed to stay alert and attend immediately to patients arriving for emergency care.