
Palliative care centre at Tiruchi GH
The Hindu
TIRUCHIThe Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital has set up a palliative care facility for terminally ill patients. While an outpatient clinic has been set up, the facility will begin admitting
TIRUCHI The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital has set up a palliative care facility for terminally ill patients. While an outpatient clinic has been set up, the facility will begin admitting patients as and when the need arises. A palliative care unit will function from the first floor of the Super-Speciality block of the Tiruchi GH every Wednesday from 9 am to noon. Doctors at the clinic will screen patients for illnesses and admit them to the clinic if necessary.
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