Dept. of Medical Social Work involves in Pre-Tumour Board Counselling along with a multidisciplinary team of Kevat Patient Navigators, Clinical Psychologist & Dietician. They provide related information on treatment of Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, ancillary services of our hospital. These services can be availed by the entire new as well existing patient undergoing treatment.
Dept. of Medical social Work having responsibility to make optimum use of the service and educate others about the spectrum of queries available for redressal under the service. Services which can be avail through the helpline from 9 AM to 5 PM are:
Dept. of Medical Social work is supervising the Ambulance services from the year 2022. The Asst. Medical Social Workers also in coordination with partner service providers provide free ambulance service to the poor needy patient. For more details contact Mr. Raktim Devnath-+918638487608
The Dept. of Medical Social Work coordinates with various organisations associated with BBCI for providing the best possible help to the patients coming for treatment in terms of counselling services, patient navigation, financial assistance, fooding & lodging and follow up of the patients.
Patient Recreational Program of BBCI to commemorate patients with cancer admitted at Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute were taken out for sightseeing to some renowned places of Guwahati such as Kalakshetra, State Museum, Balaji Temple, Sai Baba Temple, Assam State Zoo and War Memorial Dighali Pukhuri etc.
Dept. of MSW actively deals with individuals, volunteers, donors and coordinates with them in receiving various types of donation for betterment of the patient as well as attendants
The Dept. of Medical Social Work manages and provides the essentiality certificates to all the patients for availing reimbursement of their expenditure incurred during the treatment period from various sources such as
The Asst. Medical Social Workers facilitate the patients who seek help regarding accommodation services. Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute has two guest houses named as Jironi Ghar I and Jironi Ghar II. Many of the patients undergoing treatment at Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute avail the benefit of the Guest House facilities. For the children’s suffering from cancer and who require long term treatment they can avail the services of St. Jude Child Care Centre situated in the 2nd Floor of Jironi Ghar 1. NGO such as Shishu Ashroy Sthal (Deepshikha Foundation) and APNA Ghar (Intas Foundation) also provide accommodation facilities to the patients suffering from cancer along with their attendants.
