MTMH Jamshedpur to get Jubilee OT block in March 2025

Hospital celebrates 50 years of compassionate cancer care

Jamshedpur, February 4: Meherbai Tata Memorial Hospital (MTMH) celebrates 50 years of meaningful existence today, organising a function to mark this milestone of fifty years of dedicated service to cancer patients, at Kudy Mahanty auditorium.

Dr R.N. Sharma, Chairman MTMH was the Chief Guest while Chanakya Chaudhary, Vice-Chairman MTMH was present as the Guest of Honour. Rakeshwar Pandey, President, MTMH Employee Union was present amongst other distinguished guests that included Tata Steel senior management, MTMH & TSWU members, prominent citizens and doctors, cancer survivors and MTMH staff.

The Chairman inaugurated the Golden Jubilee celebrations and spoke of his vision for the hospital. Chanakya Chaudhary unveiled the yearlong activity that was planned for this milestone year. These include HPV vaccination campaign for school children (the first group of girls were vaccinated at DBMS School today morning), screening camps for rural population, a special Oncology Conference and most importantly, inauguration of the Jubilee OT block in March 2025. Rakeshwar Pandey also spoke on the occasion.

Dr Koshy Varghese, Director, MTMH welcomed the guests. Dr Sujata Mitra, Advisor to Chairman elaborated on the planned activity for the year and Mr. Nishith Sinha, Hony. Secretary proposed the vote of thanks. Dr Vanita Pandey was the Master of Ceremony.

MTMH was established by Jamshedpur Cancer Society (erstwhile Indian Cancer Society, Jamshedpur branch) in 1975 for cancer patients of this region. It is named after Lady Meherbai Tata, wife of Sir Dorabji Jamshedji Tata as a tribute to the original feminist icon of India. Inaugurated by Mr. J R D Tata, then Chairman, Tata Sons on February 4, 1975, the hospital was built at a sum of Rs 10 lakhs, including a donation of Rs 3 lakhs from the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and disbursements by several institutions and individuals.  Mr R N Master, Chief Architect and Town Planner had designed it.

In 2018, as a part of the Tata Trusts’ vision to transform Cancer Care in India, the Trusts partnered with Tata Steel to develop MTMH into a comprehensive Cancer Care Centre. The foundation laying ceremony for this project was done on 2^nd March 2018 by Mr. Ratan Tata. In just about a year, on March 13^th 2019, Mr. Ratan Tata inaugurated the upgraded MTMH gifting it to the patients of Jharkhand.

Currently, MTMH is a NABH (entry level) accredited hospital with a bed strength of 130, a dedicated Day Care Center, the latest radiation equipment and state of the art diagnostics including an NABL accredited laboratory and a PET-CT.  The Pritpal Palliative Care Centre (funded by Suri Seva Foundation) is the only one of its kind in the region. Highly qualified consultants and nursing staff work to bring the latest in cancer treatment to patients.

The hospital is empanelled for the Ayushman Bharat scheme as well as the Jharkhand Mukhyamantri Gambhir Bimari Yojana, it is therefore able to extend care to below poverty line patients too.

Ratan Tata’s vision for cancer care when he approved the setting up of cancer facilities across the country was straightforward’ ‘No cancer patient should need to travel out of his state for his treatment’. This is the mission of MTMH- accessibility to affordable and quality cancer care in Jharkhand and the surrounding region.