Maharashtra’s first uro-oncology OPD starts at Sion hospital

Dean Dr Mohan Joshi inaugurates the dedicated uro-oncology OPD at Sion hospital on Thursday

Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, popularly known as Sion hospital, became the first civic hospital in the state to start a dedicated urologic oncology outpatient department (OPD). With this, patients suffering from kidney, bladder and prostate cancer can avail treatment at a minimal cost.

Dr Prakash Pawar, professor, department of urology, said, "Cases of prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and other genitourinary system malignancies are going up. In a year, we operate on around 200 patients, but there was no separate OPD for it. So, under the guidance of Dean Dr Mohan Joshi, the urology department has taken the initiative to start the dedicated OPD."

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Dr Joshi said, "This OPD service will help in better involvement and easier access to patients and their families tiding over the crisis of uro-oncological diseases."

The OPD was inaugurated on Thursday. It will be operational every Thursday from 10 am to 11 am and will be managed by a team of Dr Pawar, Dr Sunil Patil and Dr Mohammad Hamid.

Dr Pawar said, "The cost of treatment of bladder cancer, etc in private hospitals is around Rs 7 lakh. Here, treatment will be almost free and the patients will have to pay only for the tests."

10 am-11 am
Time on Thursdays when the OPD will be operational