Naveen Inaugurates Bagchi Sri Shankara Cancer Centre & Research Institute In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated Bagchi Sri Shankara Cancer Centre and Research Institute (BSCCRI) in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.

The institute, set up in association with the Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Bengaluru with a cost of Rs 410 crore, has 750 beds for treatment of patients. It has the facility for providing radiotherapy to 300 patients and chemotherapy to 150 patients everyday.

Speaking at the inaugural function, the chief minister thanked Subrat Bagchi and Susmita Bagchi for their valuable contribution in healthcare to Odisha. “I am confident that the institute will provide quality services at affordable cost to cancer patients of the state and eastern India,” he said.

Stating that the state government has been consistently trying to improve the medical services, Naveen said Odisha has emerged as a leading destination in healthcare in eastern region of the country in the last two decades.

“The government has opened medical colleges and strengthened medical services from PHC level in different parts of the state during the period. The strength of doctors and paramedical staff has been increased. As many as 4,000 doctor posts have been appointed this year,” he said.

Speaking on the occasion, Bagchi said the institute had been set up on 22 acre of land provided by the government. “It will provide world class services to the patients so that they would not have go outside the state,” he added.

Jatni MLA Suresh Kumar Routray, Health and Family Welfare Minister Niranjan Pujari and 5T Chairman VK Pandian were present at the inaugural function.