Breakdown of a Hospital

Photos by Gail Orenstein

The Leh Hospital was built at the bottom of the town. Maybe it made sense since all the major roads went down hill, maybe it would be easier to get people to it rather than building on higher ground. But when this years monster rain hit Leh the hospital was ruined.



The flash flood left almost half the hospital under mud. Fortunately the near by Army hospital was able to do emergency surgery, but the conditions for those waiting for care in Leh hospital were terrible.