The Comprehensive State-of- the-art facility brings the latest Medical, Surgical and Radiation
techonology for the detection and treatment of cancer
Pune, November 26, 2016: Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital (ABMH) today launched Pune’s most
advanced comprehensive cancer care center. The ABMH Cancer Care wing was inaugurated by the
Hon. Chief Minister of Maharastra, Mr. Devendra Fadnavis, Mrs. Rajashree Birla, Chairperson, Aditya
Birla Memorial Hospital, Mr. Kumar Managalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group and Mr. Ashwin
Kothari, Trustee, Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Devendra Fadnavis, Honourable Chief Minister of Maharashtra, said, “I
congratulate Ms. Rajashree Birla for bringing this state-of- the-art facility which is helpful not only for
early detection but cancer care as well. Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital has been a long standing partner
to the city, bringing in much needed high quality healthcare services. They have created a benchmark in
excellence of hospital care. In India, Maharashtra is the second highest cancer affected state. The
motive behind setting up this facility is not for profit but philanthropy. The hospital’s commitment
towards society and country is commendable.”
Endorsing the hospital’s ethos Hope, Heal, Health and Happiness, Mrs. Rajashree Birla, Chairperson,
Aditya Birla Foundation said, “We have always kept patients at the forefront of all our initiatives at
ABMH thereby providing a wholistic approach in patient care. Our key objective is to help patients fight
the disease on time and get back on the road to normalcy as quickly as possible. Additionally, we also
plan to go out and create awareness amongst people for early detection of cancer. Our endeavour is to
remove the stigma and the fear associated with cancer. By doing so, we hope more and more people
will come forward for early check-ups. To take this forward, we will also be sending fully equipped
mobile cancer detection vans to the remotest areas of Pune. Our advanced cancer care centre alongwith
the cutting edge technology will provide all the required medical support to the patients thereby
ensuring their complete physical and mental well being.”
“We are committed to provide continuous quality and safe healthcare to the society in order to mark
our presence in the global map,” added Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla.
With the state-of- the-art equipment intended for cancer care, the hospital has adopted modern
technologies and advanced international protocols for the treatment of cancer. The centre includes
Pune’s first PET – CT Scan with Biograph TM mCT 20 to give high quality imaging to enhance the plan of
treatment for the cancer patients. It has Asia’s first radiation advanced linear accellerators Electa Versa
HD therapy machine to deliver radiation up to sub-millimeter targets, well set-up department of nuclear
medicine, department of histopathology-, a fully equipped surgical oncology centre with the latest
Operation Theatres and specialized 22 beds day care chemotherapy special unit which includes 2
paediatric beds and 2 private room for patients undergoing chemotherapy. It additionally has 2 beds for
bone marrow transplant facility (BMT) and 2 beds for radiation therapy.
A recent study on cancer in India mentions that India is likely to have over 17.3 lakhs new cases of
cancer and over 8.8 lakhs deaths due to this disease by 2020. For early and precise detection of cancer,
advanced technology and International machines to conduct diagnostic services deployed at the centre.
The Aditya Birla Cancer Care Centre harnesses the best clinical talent to treat individualized health
conditions in cancer. It will be managed by highly specialized &comprehensive team of 20 dedicated full
time consultants, 10 Technologists & 35 trained paramedics.
