In the first phase of the cancer hospital, 250-bed facility is likely to be functional by January 2024. (Representational Image)
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha cabinet on Monday approved the proposal for establishment of a 500-bed cancer hospital and a 100-bed palliative care unit in Info Valley area in Bhubaneswar, also known as Info City II.
Briefing reporters, chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra said entrepreneur couple, Subroto Bagchi and his wife Susmita, have pledged Rs 340 crore for the two projects to be run in partnership with two Bengaluru-based charitable organisations.
Sri Shankara Cancer Care Foundation would run the cancer hospital while Karunashraya Hospice Trusts will manage the palliative care unit.
Mindtree Co-Founder Subroto Bagchi, Wife Susmita To Donate Rs 340 Crore For Cancer Hospital
With this pledge, Subroto Bagchi, Wife Susmita hope to transform Odisha into a leading cancer research and treatment centre.
Mindtree co-founder Subroto Bagchi and his wife Susmita Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-12T21:21:08+05:30 Mindtree Co-Founder Subroto Bagchi, Wife Susmita To Donate Rs 340 Crore For Cancer Hospital outlookindia.com 2021-04-12T21:44:04+05:30
Mindtree co-founder Subroto Bagchi and his wife Susmita have pledged to donate Rs 340 crore to build a world-class Cancer Hospital and Research Centre along with a palliative care unit in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar.
With this pledge, Bagchi hopes to transform Odisha into a leading cancer research and treatment centre.
Odisha: Mindtree Co-Founder Subroto Bagchi And Wife Pledge Rs 340 Crore For World Class Cancer Hospital, Palliative Care Unit
Subroto Bagchi with his wife Susmita
Mindtree co-founder Subroto Bagchi and his wife Susmita have pledged Rs 340 crore to build a world class Cancer Hospital and Research Centre along with a palliative care unit in Bhubaneswar.
With this pledge, Bagchi hopes to transform Odisha into a leading cancer research and treatment centre.
Susmita & I will donate 340 crores to bring @karunashraya to set up a world class palliative care unit & @shankaracancer for a cutting-edge cancer hospital. Deeply grateful @CMO Odisha for the shared vision & support. Odisha will soon emerge as a leading oncology player in India. Subroto Bagchi (@skilledinodisha) April 12, 2021
Arthur Rank Hospice to run new palliative care hub to help patients in Cambridgeshire
A vital new phone service is being launched to support patients with life-limiting illnesses.
The Palliative Care Hub, which is commissioned by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and operated by Arthur Rank Hospice Charity in partnership with HUC, launches today (April 6) at 5.30pm.
Initially the phone line will be available between 5.30pm and 9.30am Monday to Friday, with a 24-hour service on weekends. The future vision is that the team will provide the service 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Phillippa Munk, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Arthur Rank Hospice Charity, (45746468)
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Nursing Professor Virginia LeBaron has cared for cancer patients in this country and in places where pain medication is in short supply. She also nursed a family member who suffered pain during the later stages of cancer, and she knows how difficult it can be for the patient and the caregiver.
“When family caregivers are asked to rank or rate caregiving activities that they find most stressful, pain management is at the top of that list,” she says.
And it’s often provided at home rather than the hospital, so LeBaron set out to find easy ways to monitor patients and their surroundings – to look for patterns that could warn of increasing pain and allow early treatment.