The health goal SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) aims ‘To ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages’ with a target of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The motive is to reduce out of pocket Hospitalization expenses, improve access of all families to quality inpatient care and day care surgeries, equity in access to health services, to improve quality of services at affordable price and protection against financial risk. The aim of our study is to know the socio- economic impact and patient related outcome measures of Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Scheme (AB PMJAY) on health care services at Department of Orthopaedics at a tertiary care district Hospital in last one and half years. MATERIALS AND METHODS: It is a retrospective, observational, non-interventional and descriptive study. Duration of Study: October 2018 to March 2020. Place of Study: Ayushmann Bharat Kiosk and Department of Orthopaedics at the tertiary care district hospital. OBSERVATIONS AND RESULTS: According to the data that was collected more than 45% of patients admitted were under Ayushman bharat scheme are of age group 20-40 more than 35% are of age group 40 -60 years. Among these patients, maximum were males (70%) who got operated mainly for total hip replacements in younger age group and total knee replacements in older age group. DISCUSSION: In last 12 months 1773 patients were admitted in tertiary care district hospital under Ayushman bharat scheme. Among which 243 patients were admitted to orthopaedic department. 98% patients were from neighbouring state. The maximum number of cases admitted and operated in orthopaedic department at the hospital was in the month of April 2019 and November 2019. CONCLUSION: The journey is long but we hope that government will be able to achieve its target of affordable and accessible healthcare for all in years to come. Future audits and research will be required to improvise and digitalise our healthcare services at affordable rates.
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