IT is a year since the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre opened its prefab doors to patients in Muzaffarpur, bringing specialized care to this small city and its hinterland in Bihar.
In the short time since services began at the hospital, 228 major and 683 minor surgeries have been performed by a team of doctors brought to Muzaffarpur from all over India.
The hospital has taken in 7,027 patients for day care. Chemotherapy has been administered 5,075 times. And it has handled the deaths of 46 terminally ill patients.
Dependable healthcare is generally scarce in Muzaffarpur. . .