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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