In a first for Mumbai’s western suburbs, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched a dedicated Palliative Care Outpatient Department (OPD) at Dr R. N. Cooper Municipal General Hospital. The initiative aims to provide specialised, free-of-cost care to patients suffering from chronic and life-threatening illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, and other non-communicable diseases.

The outpatient services will operate every Monday and Thursday from 1 PM to 3 PM at Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Medical College and Cooper Hospital. Up to 50 patients can be treated daily, with services offered to both walk-in patients and those referred from public or private hospitals and clinics.

The facility was inaugurated in the presence of Dr. Sudhir Medhekar, Dean of Cooper Hospital. The event was graced by Dr. Shailesh Mohite, Dean of Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital, and Dr. Armida Fernandez, founder of Romila Palliative Care and Sneha Foundation.