Construction of the proposed second campus building of the Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre (AHRCC) here would begin soon. This was informed by Health Minister Naba Kishore Das at the hospital’s governing body meeting on Tuesday.
Besides, the number of beds at the hospital would be increased to 425 and a new intensive care unit (ICU) would be established in its premises.
The Minister further said the Government has already taken steps to address the issue of doctor shortage and new doctors would be recruited soon.
The AHRCC is one of the 25 prominent cancer hospitals in the country. Established on February 1, 1981, the hospital was initially operating at the Radiotherapy Department of SCB Medical College Hospital. Later, it was given an autonomous status on April 24, 1984.
