OPD

An outpatient department or outpatient clinic is the part of a hospital designed for the treatment of outpatients, people with health problems who visit the hospital for diagnosis or treatment, but do not at this time require a bed or to be admitted for overnight care.

What are the functions of OPD?

The functions of the O.P.D. services are preventive, diagnostic, curative, and rehabilitative. The out-patient department is a very important wing of the hospital, which is visited by a large section of the community.