Dharamshila Cancer Hospital and Research Centre

Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital (DNSH) is managed by Narayana Health, a Pan India Multispeciality Group founded by Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty in the year 2000 with a dream of making high quality healthcare affordable.[1] Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital is the first and only cancer hospital of India that has been accredited by NABH. It is also accredited by NABH for its allied specialties and labs.[2] Dr. S. Khanna is the founder of this hospital. She got it built on 19 April 1990 after her father died of cancer. Based in New Delhi, the hospital has a medical oncology centre, radiation oncology centre, and a surgical oncology centre to diagnose and treat cancers. The first phase of the hospital was commissioned on 1 July 1994 with 100 beds. The hospital has now expanded to 350 beds and is the largest cancer hospital of north India.

Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital
Narayana Health
Front view of hospital
Geography
LocationDelhi, India
Coordinates28.602568°N 77.314022°E / 28.602568; 77.314022
Organisation
TypeSpecialist
Services
Beds350
SpecialityOncology
History
OpenedJuly 1, 1994
Links
Websitewww.dhrc.in
ListsHospitals in India
Research Centre
Dharamshila Narayana Research Center
MottoCancer is Curable
Formation1990
TypeNon-Government Voluntary Organization
PurposeCancer Care and Treatment, Cancer Research
HeadquartersDelhi and NCR, India
Location
  • North India, India
President
Dr. Suversha Khanna
Parent organization
Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital
Websitewww.dhrc.in

History

Dharamshila Cancer Foundation and Research Centre was registered as an NGO to start North India's first state-of-the-art comprehensive cancer care and research centre. The first phase of Dharamshila Hospital and Research Centre (DHRC) with 100 beds was commissioned in July 1994. In October, 2007, 250 more beds along with better cancer facilities were commissioned, making DHRC the largest cancer hospital of North India.[2] [3][4]

Centers of Excellence


  • Head and Neck Cancer Centre
  • Breast Cancer Centre
  • Lung Cancer Centre
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer Centre
  • Prostate & Genitourinary Cancer Centre
  • Gynaecological Cancer Centre
  • Haematology, Haemato-Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplantation

References
  1. "Dharamshila Narayana Hospital".
  2. "Cancer Related Institutes". Indian Association for Cancer Research. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. "Dharamshila Hospital & Research Centre". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. "Dharamshila Hospital". Credihealth. 26 March 2019.
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