55-bed free facility for palliative care to open near Bengaluru Nelamangala

Bengaluru: The Nemmadi Centre for Palliative Care, a free-of-cost facility with 55 beds for terminally ill patients, will be inaugurated on Sunday. The centre is a collaborative initiative of the Sukruthi Charitable Trust and Rotary Bangalore Midtown, and is located near Nelamangala.

An investment of Rs 20 crore has gone into establishing the centre, which will operate without a billing counter. It will offer integrated palliative care services and provide support to patients’ families through counselling and bereavement care.

“A cornerstone of the project was the generous donation of land by former MLC E Krishnappa, which made the centre possible,” said Palani Loganathan.

The inauguration ceremony will be attended by Madhusudan Sai, founder of the Sri Madhusudan Sai Global Humanitarian Mission. He will be joined by Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao; Member of Parliament Dr CN Manjunath, who is also chief medical advisor to Nemmadi; along with other senior government officials and healthcare leaders.