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People who were brought to the home received medical attention from the Missionaries of Charity and were given the opportunity to die with dignity, according to the rituals of their faith; Muslims were read the Quran, Hindus received water from the Ganges, and Catholics received the Last Rites. [7] "A beautiful death," she said, "is for people ...
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Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, formerly known as "Cancer Centre Welfare Home & Research Institute" [1] is a hospital that is spread over an area of 16 acres of land. It is a fully comprehensive, dedicated cancer hospital with 311 beds and over 850 staff members. [2] This is a non-profitable organization.
[2]: 45 In Kolkata, 77 percent of the married women use contraceptive, which is the highest among the cities surveyed; but use of modern contraceptive methods is the lowest (46 percent). [ 2 ] : 47 Infant mortality rate in Kolkata is 41 per 1000 live births, and mortality rate for children below five is 49 per 1000 live births.
R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) is a public hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India [3] which started as Asia's first private medical college. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was established in 1886 to ensure self-sufficiency in medical education and services in the colonial era.
[2] [3] [4] It is located in Kolkata near Jatin Das Park metro station at Hazra crossing. It was formally inaugurated by Irène Joliot-Curie on 2 January 1950, as Chittaranjan Cancer Hospital, named after Chittaranjan Das, who donated land and property for the cause. [2] This campus (first campus) also serves as a cancer research centre. [5]
The next year, the group provided residential facilities to mentally ill patients. From 1982 onward, a need arose to cater to a much larger patient population. Land was purchased in the outskirts of Kolkata to establish the larger Mental Health Hospital. The site was called 'Antaragram'. The foundation stone was laid by Mother Teresa in 1980 ...
This hospital is the oldest general hospital in India, for the practice of modern medicine and for meaningful research. It is mentioned in the book "The handbook of travellers in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka" by L. F. Rushbrook Williams that, "On the Lower Circular Road, South of Victoria Memorial is the Presidency General ...