Overview
- Power Grid Corporation of India handed over the systems to Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre in New Chandigarh on December 26.
- The contribution under its CSR programme totals Rs 12.25 crore: a Bi-Plane Digital Subtraction Angiography system worth Rs 5.75 crore and a 128-slice CT scanner valued at Rs 6.50 crore.
- Hospital director Dr Ashish Gulia said integrating the technology will enable earlier detection and highly complex minimally invasive procedures.
- POWERGRID representatives said the upgrade will speed diagnoses, strengthen interventional oncology, and reduce long-distance travel for patients in Punjab and neighboring regions.
- The 450-bed Tata Memorial Centre facility is a leading public cancer hospital in North India and expects to depend less on external diagnostic services.