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1. LITRATURE CASE-STUDY ON CANCER HOSPITAL
DHARAMSHILA HOSPITAL DELHI
(MAJOR PROJECT)

2. LOCATION MAP

3. 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.

4. 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

7. 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.

8. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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

16. 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.

17. • 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.