According to attendants, the emergency unit receives a large number of sick children in the evening, resulting in long queues and considerable delays in medical examinations.

They said that despite the efforts of the doctors on duty, the limited staff strength makes it difficult to attend to hundreds of patients arriving for emergency care. The situation, they added, has increased the waiting time and added to the anxiety of parents accompanying sick children.

The problem has become particularly difficult amid prevailing cold conditions, with infants and seriously ill children among those reportedly waiting for extended periods outside the emergency facility.

Attendants have urged the hospital administration and the Health Department to deploy additional doctors during evening shifts and strengthen emergency services to ensure timely medical attention and reduce the hardships faced by patients.