Ludhiana, March 10 -- The local civil hospital here is now working without any regular physician as the lone medicine specialist, Dr Amanpreet, recently was promoted as the district family planning officer. Now that she is gone, all three posts of physicians lie vacant at the district hospital in the state's biggest urban centre.

The doctor had a daily OPD of around 250-300 patients besides being responsible for people admitted to male and female wards and the emergency as well.

The hospital will now rope in physicians from sub-divisional hospitals in Machhiwara and Khanna on deputation.

"We already had a physician coming in from Machhiwara and we will also have the one in Khanna come here on deputation," said senior medical officer (S...