February 20
Bagchi-Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital To Operate From Mid-2023
Bagchi-Sri Shankara Cancer Centre and Research Institute is going on as per the schedule and will be ready by July next year, said Subroto Bagchi.
Subroto Bagchi and Managing Trustee of Shankara Cancer Foundation Dr BS Srinath met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Naveen Niwas on Saturday. Both discussed with CM regarding the progress of the project.
The 750-bedded super specialty cancer hospital, is coming up at Info Vally II on 20 acre area. given free of cost by state government.
Subroto Bagchi and his wife Susmita Bagchi have given Rs.210 cr for cancer hospital and Rs.130 cr for a palliative care centre.
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As per the understanding with government, with advanced cutting age cancer care, the hospital will earmark 25 per cent beds for free treatment and another 25 per cent beds for patients supported under different government health schemes.
Bagchi Karunashraya Palliative Care Centre has already started providing palliative care to terminally-ill patients at their respective homes.
