A 100-bed government hospital in southern Chandigarh remains underutilized seven years after opening, with staffing shortages continuing to limit its ability to provide comprehensive healthcare services. The four-story facility, developed at a cost of ₹28 crore to improve access to care and reduce the burden on the city’s major hospitals, continues to depend on staff from an affiliated government medical college hospital because dedicated positions have not been sanctioned. Of the hospital’s 100 beds, only 83 are currently in use.

Inpatient services are limited to psychiatry, with 41 beds, and radiation oncology, with 42 beds. Outpatient department (OPD) services are available on selected days rather than throughout the week. Gynecology, general medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, orthopedics, and urology clinics operate twice weekly, while dental services are available three times a…