Dharwad Dist Hosp gets chemotherapy centre
Dharwad: Labour minister Santosh Lad inaugurated Day Care Chemotherapy Centre at Dharwad District Hospital on Monday evening.
The chemotherapy centre has been set up in association with HCG Hospital, Hubballi, under AB-ArK (Ayushman Bharat-Arogya Karnataka) scheme, he said.
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For every patient who has undergone the 1st cycle of treatment, the next cycle will be treated as per the advice of an oncologist. Every Wednesday, the patients will be examined by a cancer specialist at the hospital. Getting treatment here will benefit the patients from distant places, Lad said. A total of 242 patients have been sent for cancer treatment from the hospital in 2024-2025.
District surgeon Dr Sangappa Gabi, resident medical officer Dr Girijatai GH, senior specialists Dr Mayura Kadam and Dr SM Sambrani, nursing superintendent Vijayakumar Malagi, office superintendent VH Banasode and other staff were present.
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