THARUN RATHOD

CH 02 AI & ML

PHC Queue Management System

Token + wait-time system for Primary Health Centres, piloted at Latha Children's Clinic, Hyderabad

  • Printed tokens with honest wait estimates from rolling 10-consultation average
  • No app install for patients, runs on Raspberry Pi with zero third-party API dependencies
  • 67% reduction in physical wait time, ₹9,300 one-time cost, ₹0/month running cost

Details

  • Simulated 67% reduction in physical wait time and 69% reduction in peak in-clinic occupancy, over 10 runs × 100 patients
  • ₹9,300 one-time hardware cost per PHC, ₹0/month running cost in V1 - FastAPI + SQLite chosen specifically because it runs on a Raspberry Pi and survives power loss
  • Healthcare
  • Python
  • FastAPI
  • SQLite
  • Raspberry Pi