Set up in memory of renowned gynaecological cancer surgeon, Dr Subodh Mitra, the hospital is run by a trust in his name and provides services to patients, specially the poor and downtrodden, with a human touch round-the-clock with its highly qualified and experienced team of doctors, well trained nursing with para-medical staff and excellent support staff.
The hospital provides most advanced cancer treatment protocol to not only the needy and poor patients from the Eastern region but also from the neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bangladesh, etc.
The 30-bedded hospital has facilities for medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, cardiology, pathology, anesthesiology, physiotherapy and dentistry. Some of the leading oncologists of the city are associated with the hospital. It has a five-bedded state-of-the-art intensive care unit (ICU) and a separate unit for performing haemodialysis, manned by a team of experienced doctors, well-trained nurses and para-medical staff. The hospital is also equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure, modern OT, along with laparoscopic machine and C-arm, USG, colour doppler, digital X-ray, endoscopy, colonoscopy, well equipped pathology laboratory, dialysis unit and chemotherapy unit. The vision of the hospital is to become an epithet of matchless excellence in the sphere of cancer treatment.
The mission is to generate awareness among different sections of the society regarding the causative factors of cancer and to make them realise the fact that ‘Cancer has got an Answer’.
The hospital, based in Salt Lake has now emerged as a leading centre for cancer care and treatment in the country within a very short span. Latest equipment are being inducted to keep pace with the growing technological advancements.
To further the cause of research and development in cancer care, the hospital is in collaboration with Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai and National Cancer Institute of the US.
The hospital also owns an ambulance for medical transportation of the patients to the hospital from nearby locations. It also has a well-stocked chemist shop within the hospital premises.
In the words of Asok Kumar Basu, Secretary and the main strategist, “All possible measures have been taken to ensure safety and security of the hospital. Infection control protocols are stringently followed in the hospital.”
The hospital is setting up a ‘radiotherapy unit’, construction of which is already in progress on the ground floor as per the specifications laid down by Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC), he added.