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Sunday 8 February 2015

Palliative Care Centers in Delhi

Palliative care is an attempt to improve the quality of life of terminally ill people through channelized treatment. It aims at management of pain and other associated needs like medical services, emotional and spiritual resources of the patient and his family.

Symptoms

Palliative care targets at curing the pain and other by effects of the treatment ( usually chemotherapy and radiation therapy). Most of patient suffer from all the following symptom at some  stage of their treatment:
  • Nausea
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Delirium
  • Constipation
  • Dyspnea
  • Fatigue 
  • Insomnia
The Team : Palliative care team usually comprises of  a specialist, psychiatrist or psychologists, social workers and a dietitian

Below is the list of Palliative Care Centers in Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
N. Delhi-110022    
Dr. Sushma Bhatnagar
011-26588227
shumob@yahoo.com

83 Akriti Apartments, 62, I.P.Extension, Delhi – 110092
Mr. Amza
Secretary

Kanak Durga Basti Vikas Kendra  Sector-12, R K Puram
N. Delhi-110022
Ms. Harmala Gupta
President
011-26102851, 26102869
Fax:  011-26102859            
harmalagupta@cansupport.org

115, C-13, Sector -111
Rohini, Delhi
Dr. A. K. Dewan
Chairman of Trust  
011- 27013311
Fax :  022-28459885  
dewan.ajay@gmail.com

239 Ghalib Apartments, Parwana Road
Pitampura, Delhi 110034.
91 9810931743,
91 9410707108
info@gangapremhospice.org

Shanti Avedna Sadan, first Hospice center in India for the care of the terminally ill Cancer patients.

Shanti Avedna Sadan
1-Factory Road, Near Safdarjung Hospital,
New Delhi 110029
Tel. 91-11-26195092
Fax. 91-11- 26193142
Email: shantiavednadelhi@vsnl.net

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