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Tata Memorial Centre, ICICI Bank launch construction of new Rs 550-crore block at Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital in Visakhapatnam
Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), in collaboration with ICICI Bank, has commenced the construction of a new cancer care block at the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (HBCHRC) in Visakhapatnam.
The ICICI Foundation Block for Child and Blood Cancer, an eight-storey facility, is being funded through a Rs 550-crore commitment by the bank and is expected to be operational by 2027, subject to approvals.
The new facility will add over 215 beds and is designed to treat 3,000 patients annually. It will focus on paediatric and hematolymphoid cancers, expanding the hospital's overall capacity and services, including bone marrow transplants and immunotherapy.
The project is part of the bank's Rs 1,800-crore corporate social responsibility commitment to TMC, which also includes funding blocks in Navi Mumbai and New Chandigarh. Combined together, these blocks will cover 10.7 lakh sq ft and accommodate 555 beds and 19 Linear Accelerators or LINACs that are advanced devices for targeted cancer radiotherapy.
'This project, one of the largest in the eastern corridor for child and blood cancer, will serve patients from Andhra Pradesh and nearby eastern states, helping address the growing need for cancer treatment,' said ICICI Bank chairman Pradeep Kumar Sinha, who laid the foundation stone for the block in the presence of TMC director Dr Sudeep Gupta and other officials. The NK Rao Auditorium was also inaugurated at the same campus.
