HBCH&RC Punjab signs MoU with ESIC Haryana to provide cashless treatment to beneficiaries

HBCH&RC Punjab signs MoU with ESIC Haryana to provide cashless treatment to beneficiaries

From April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, around 3,000 ESIC card holders received cashless treatment at HBCH&RC Punjab

New Chandigarh 11 June ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : In a major step towards expanding access to affordable cancer care, the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (HBCH&RC), Punjab, has now been empanelled with the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Haryana, for the first time. With this empanelment, ESIC Haryana beneficiaries and staff members will now be able to avail cashless treatment facilities at both the New Chandigarh and Sangrur campuses of the institute. The MoU to this effect was formalised by Dr Ashish Gulia, Director, HBCH&RC Punjab, and Mr. Hari Om Prakash, Regional Director of ESIC Haryana, in the presence of Dr. Abhishek Rai, State Medical Officer Haryana, and officials from both organisations.

HBCH&RC Punjab is already empanelled with ESIC Punjab, ESIC Chandigarh, ESIC Ludhiana and ESIC Himachal Pradesh, and has been extending comprehensive cancer care services to thousands of beneficiaries across the region, every year. The institute is already serving patients from across North India with the vision of providing affordable and quality cancer care to everyone, irrespective of their socio-economic status. Under the ESIC scheme, beneficiaries can avail a wide range of healthcare services at the institute, including Outpatient Department (OPD) services, Inpatient Department (IPD) care, diagnostic and laboratory services, emergency, daycare and radiotherapy services. From April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, around 3,000 ESIC card holders received cashless treatment at HBCH&RC Punjab, highlighting the growing trust of beneficiaries in the institute’s specialised cancer care services.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Ashish Gulia, Director, HBCH&RC Punjab, said, “The empanelment with ESIC Haryana marks another important milestone in our mission to make quality cancer care accessible and affordable for all sections of society. We remain committed to delivering patient-centric care and ensuring that no patient is deprived of treatment due to economic limitations.”

About the HBCH&RC Punjab

In an endeavor to provide world-class Cancer care to the residents of Punjab and neighbouring states & UTs, Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi had dedicated 'Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre' to the Nation at Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar District, Mohali in August, 2022. The Hospital had been built at the cost of over Rs. 660 Crore by Tata Memorial Centre, an aided institute under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. The cancer hospital is a tertiary care hospital with a 300-bed capacity. It is equipped with modern facilities to treat all types of cancers using every available treatment modality like Surgery, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, immunotherapy and Bone marrow transplant. The Hospital functions like a 'hub' of cancer care and treatment in the region, with the 150 bedded hospital in Sangrur functioning as its 'spoke'.