The new proposal for the Cochin Cancer Research Centre (CCRC) by Infrastructure Kerala (INKEL) envisages several facilities at an estimated cost of ₹395 crore.
While ₹235 crore will go into the physical structure, another ₹160 crore will be spent on furniture and equipment.
A previous proposal by a consultancy was modified to provide better infrastructure at an additional cost of around ₹55 crore and a larger built-up area for the CCRC, said K. Mohammed Y. Safirulla, District Collector and Special Officer for the cancer centre.
More area
The new proposal envisages a 4.8 lakh sq ft area as against 2.8 lakh sq ft in the previous proposal.
The cancer centre has been envisaged with a futuristic concept with the philosophy of research with more departments and the requirements to be met in the next 20 to 25 years, he added.
The outpatient facility proposal includes 70 OP rooms, 57 day-care beds, 51 day-care chemo beds, two mini OTs, and a pharmacy as compared to 24 OP rooms, 24 day-care beds. and 40 chemo beds in the former proposal. Endoscopy and colonoscopy machines will also be part of the facility as against one endoscopy machine mentioned in the previous proposal.
Among OP services, the previous proposal did not mention a paediatric oncology department, but it has been captured in the INKEL proposal, said CCRC Superintendent Dr. P.G. Balagopal.
As far as inpatient facilities are concerned, there will be 67 ICU beds, 237 ward beds, 26 pay-ward beds, 8 operation theatres, and a pharmacy as against 55 ICU beds, 128 ward beds, and four operation theatres mentioned in the previous proposal.
The support facilities under the new package also have a pneumatic tube system, community oncology, library, cancer registry, medical records department and data centre (IT integration), classrooms, telemedicine, Yoga and integrated medicine, bulk drug and general store, guest rooms, and mortuary.
While nuclear medicine will have PET and SPECT and iodine treatment, four linacs for radiation oncology finds mention in the new proposal, as against two machines mentioned in the previous proposal. Under radio diagnosis, the INKEL proposal mentions two X-ray machines, two MRI scanners, and two CT scanners. There are also three ultrasound, two mammography and one fluroscopy and interventional radiology machines each in the new proposal as against just two ultrasound machines in the previous proposal.
