The name of the Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre (AHRCC) in Cuttack would be changed to Acharya Harihar Postgraduate Institute of Cancer soon.
A decision to this effect was taken at a management committee meeting held under the chairmanship of Health and Family Welfare Minister Pratap Jena here on Friday.
Various issues relating to the institute’s development was discussed. It was decided that the institute’s campus would be expanded for which the Industry and GA Departments would provide 4 acres of land. The Tata Street will soon prepare a master plan for the purpose. Facilities like PET, CT and MRI scan would be available to patients soon. While teaching in Gynaecology and Obstetrics Oncology, Surgery Oncology and Medical Physics courses will continue, PG courses on other subjects will be taught in the institute in coming days.
On the occasion, the first souvenir of the AHRCC, ‘Year Book-2017’, was released on the occasion.Among others, MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal, department Secretary Dr Pramod Kumar Meherda, Director Dr Latatendu Sarangi, State Medical Corporation MD Archana Patnaik and SCB Medical College Hospital Dean and Principal Prof Siddharth Dash were present.