Thanks to Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, cancer patients in east and northeast India no longer have to travel south for treatment
SINCE ITS INCEPTION almost 75 years ago, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, has been a mecca of sorts for most cancer patients across India. But, as Dr V.R. Ramanan, deputy director, medical, Tata Medical Center, pointed out, 60 per cent of our country’s medical facilities are located in the south. “Kerala, with a population of three crore, has 19 cancer hospitals, whereas Bengal, with a population of nine crore, had only one and a half cancer hospital,” he said. While the east and the northeast see many cancer cases, there are not enough centres to treat them.
Aware of this disparity, Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata donated 14 acres towards a world-class cancer hospital in Kolkata. Designed by architects at CannonDesign, the Tata Medical Center, costing 340 crore, was inaugurated on May 16, 2011. With a built-up area of 3.30 lakh sqft, it could then accommodate 167 beds (now 183). By the end of this year, the centre will get another building, with a built-up area of 2.50 lakh sqft, taking the number of beds to 254.
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