LITRATURE CASE-STUDY ON CANCER HOSPITALDHARAMSHILA HOSPITAL DELHI

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DHARAMSHILA HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE (DHRC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN DELHI, INDIA ON 19 APRIL 1990. THE FIRST PHASE OF THE HOSPITAL WAS COMMISSIONED ON 1 JULY 1994 WITH 100 BEDS. THE HOSPITAL HAS NOW EXPANDED TO 350 BEDS AND IS THE LARGEST CANCER HOSPITAL OF NORTH INDIA. DHARAMSHILA HOSPITAL IS THE ONLY CANCER HOSPITAL OF INDIA ACCREDITED BY NABH.

DHARAMSHILA HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH (DHRC)

MOTTO CANCER IS CURABLE

FORMATION 1990

TYPE NON-GOVERNMENT VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION

PURPOSE/FOCUS CANCER CARE AND TREATMENT, CANCER RESEARCH

HEADQUARTERS DELHI AND NCR, INDIA

LOCATION NORTH INDIA ,INDIA

VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

DR. SUVERSHA KHANNA

PARENT ORGANIZATION DHARAMSHILA HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH (DHRC)

WEBSITE WWW.DHRC.IN

INFRASTRUCTURE:THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIES AND TREATMENT RADIATION, SURGERY, CHEMOTHERAPY, REHABILITATION AND PALLIATIVE CARE UNDER ONE ROOF. MOST DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES ARE AVAILABLE.THE DEPARTMENT OF RADIO-DIAGNOSIS AND IMAGING OFFERS FACILITIES FOR NUCLEAR SCANS, DIGITAL SPIRAL CT SCANS, MAMMOGRAPHY, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIES, DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY, CT AND ULTRASOUND-GUIDED PROCEDURES. PET-CT WILL BE INSTALLED SHORTLY.

THE DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY OFFERS FACILITIES FOR CYTOLOGY, HISTOPATHOLOGY, FROZEN SECTIONS, IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY, TUMOUR MARKERS, HAEMATOLOGY, CYTOCHEMISTRY, BIOCHEMISTRY, CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY.THE DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY HAS TWO LINEAR ACCELERATORS WITH IMRT CAPABILITIES, MICROSELECTRON HDR WITH TCS REMOTE AFTER LOADING BRACHYTHERAPY EQUIPMENT FOR PROVIDING INTRALUMINAL, INTRACAVITARY, INTERSTITIAL AND SURFACE MOULD RADIATION IN 10–15 MINUTES, COMPARED TO TWO-THREE DAYS BY CONVENTIONAL METHODS; THREE TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS (INCLUDING 3-D ECLIPSE TPS) AND INVERSE PLANNING SYSTEM, AMORPHOUS SILICON ONLINE TREATMENT PORT VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND MOULD ROOM FACILITIES.RECENTLY DHARAMSHILA HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE (DHRC)HAS TAKEN ANOTHER PIONEERING STEP FOR ADVANCED CANCER TREATMENT, BY COMMISSIONING DELHI’S FIRST LINEAR ACCELERATOR WITH VMAT TECHNOLOGY. THE NEW TECHNOLOGY DELIVERS TARGETED RADIATION. IT DELIVERS IMRT, IGRT, SRS, SRT, AND SBRT WITH ARC THERAPY.

INTERNATIONAL PATIENT SERVICES:THE HOSPITAL HAS SET UP A SPECIAL DIVISION TO LOOK AFTER THE NEEDS OF INTERNATIONAL PATIENTS AND MAKE THEIR STAY COMFORTABLE. DHRC REGULARLY RECEIVES CANCER PATIENTS FROM USA, AUSTRALIA, NETHERLANDS, YEMEN, SUDAN, NEPAL, BANGLADESH, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, NIGERIA AND IRAN. HOSPITAL HAS RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF MEDICAL TOURISM IN INDIA. DHRC REGULARLY ORGANIZES MEDICAL CAMPS IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES AS WELL AS MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES. 

DEPARTMENTS:THE MAIN DEPARTMENTS AT DHRC ARE:• RADIATION ONCOLOGY• SURGICAL ONCOLOGY• MEDICAL ONCOLOGY• GYNEC ONCOLOGY• RADIOLOGY & IMAGING• PATHOLOGY & BLOOD BANK• ANESTHESIOLOGY AND ICU• ALLIED SERVICES• MEDICAL RECORDS• PHYSIOTHERAPY

ACCREDITATION• FIRST AND ONLY NABH ACCREDITED CANCER HOSPITAL IN

INDIA.• FIRST CANCER HOSPITAL OF INDIA, CERTIFIED FOR

IMPLEMENTING INTEGRATED QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CONFORMING TO ISO 9001:2000 AND ISO 14001:2004 STANDARDS BY TUV GERMANY.

• FIRST HOSPITAL IN INDIA, GIVEN ACCREDITATION BY NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATION FOR THE DIPLOMATE NATIONAL BOARD (DNB) PROGRAMME IN MEDICAL AND SURGICAL ONCOLOGY.

• ONLY HOSPITAL IN INDIA, TREATING BRAIN TUMORS WITH INTERSTITIAL IMPLANTS USING MICROSELECTRON HDR WITH TCS (BRACHYTHERAPY).

• FIRST PRIVATE SECTOR CANCER HOSPITAL IN NORTH INDIA TO COMMISSION, DIGITAL, DUAL ENERGY, SOLID STATE, LINEAR ACCELERATOR, 3D TPS AND CT SIMULATION.

• FIRST PRIVATE SECTOR BLOOD BANK OF NORTH INDIA WITH COLD ROOM STORAGE FACILITIES FOR 8000 FRESH FROZEN PLASMA AND 2000 BLOOD UNITS.

• FIRST PRIVATE SECTOR CANCER HOSPITAL IN NORTH INDIA, TO START TREATING ACUTE LEUKEMIAS IN A DEDICATED LEUKEMIA WING.

• ONLY CANCER HOSPITAL, PLANNING TREATMENT OF EACH AND EVERY PATIENT IN MULTI-SPECIALTY TUMOR BOARD.

• FIRST CANCER HOSPITAL IN INDIA GIVING INTRA-ARTERIAL, INTRA-HEPATIC CHEMOTHERAPY BY CONTINUOUS METHOD USING ELECTRONIC PUMPS.

• FIRST AWAKE CRANIOTOMY PERFORMED ON 18.03.2004.