A typical facility is spread across 500 sq. ft. consisting of the following facilities:
Two consulting rooms.
One pharmacy
One lab and diagnostics room
One reception/lounge area.
Consultations: Consultations would be provided by either a qualified/semi-qualified practitioner. Doctors will be the primary managers of the facility and will be responsible for the day to day operations of the facility. Typically, doctors or other qualified personnel already practicing in the locality will be selected for a full-time position in the facility. Doctors who currently do not operate in one of the proposed centres can also opt to set up practice in one of these centres, should he/she desire. In such an event, he can either take up a part-time position or a full time basis.
Diagnostic/Lab facilties: Basic lab facilities are included in order to assist in the consultation process. Some of the proposed diagnostic and lab facilities include, ECG, analyzers, digital hand-held X-ray and Doppler so that they are inexpensive, effective, easy to use, can store information digitally, and provide a basic diagnostic element which is currently not available in rural locations.
Pharmacy: With basic medicines, and complemented with general store facility to augment revenues of the store.