Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO) - named after the man with a dream for the down trodden and casualties of tumor, Mr.Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, the then Governor of Bombay, who gave 20 sections of land of land arranged at Hosur Road, now called as Dr.M.H.Marigowda Road, Bangalore and Rs.1.00 lakh for the Radiotherapy machine.

This Institute was built up on 26th June 1973 with bed quality of 50. The Institute ended up noticeably Autonomous on 8, January 1980. The Government of India has concurred the status of a Regional Cancer Center on 1, November 1980 to this Institute, in this way wound up noticeably one of the 11 Regional Cancer Centers in the nation. The Indian Council of Medical Research has perceived this referral Institution as an exploration affiliation.

Finance

KMIO is perceived as a Charitable Institute by the Endowment Department of Karnataka, considering its dedication for administrations to poor malignancy patients. The charges collected for growth examinations and treatment, are well with in the scope of poor patients. In situations where the aggregate treatment cost turns out to be too overwhelming such patients are monetarily helped by different plans like Free medications from the Institute, Karnataka Chief Minister's Medical Relief support, Poor Patients Welfare Fund, youngsters Welfare Fund, Kidwai Cancer Drug Foundation, and so forth.,. The counter malignancy drugs sold at Kidwai Cancer Drug Foundation' are 40 to 60% less expensive than the market rates.

The yearly spending plan of the Institute is about Rs.19 Crores out of which about Rs.9.50 Crores in spent on Salaries and Administrative over heads. Alternate things fundamental for quiet care and doctor's facility upkeep are drugs, eat less carbs, cloth, surgical sutures, x-beam films, blood donation center materials, lab reagents, healing facility necessaries, water and power, support of restorative types of gear and doctor's facility structures, substitution of out of date types of gear, and so forth, which cost every year at about Rs.9.50 Crores.

KMIO is perceived as one of the territorial disease focuses by the Government of India. Patients from Karnataka as well as from the nearby regions of the neighboring States of Tamilnadu, Andra Pradesh, and so forth., if there should arise an occurrence of the last the patients number is around 40% of the aggregate no. of patients treated. The Government of Karnataka is stretching out significant budgetary help to the Institute through Grant-in-Aid, every year, to the degree of about Rs. 10.00 Crores. Yearly the Government of India is discharging Rs.75.00 lakhs for buy of Medical types of gear. Since the Institute is imposing treatment charges at an extremely sensible rate the income earned out of it is not generous for the upkeep of the Hospital.

Different Facilities

Treatment facilities:

The Institute offers all modalities of cancer Treatment:

1. Cancer Surgery - curative, palliative and reconstructive using advanced technology and equipments.
2. Radiation therapy using Cobalt-60 Teletherapy machines, Linear accelerator, remote controlled after loading system, manual intracavitary and interstitial implantation procedure.
3. Systemic therapy with standard dose and high dose chemotherapy.
4. Blood transfusion and Immunohematology services with facilities for blood and blood component therapy.
5. Palliative care - primary symptom care with multidisciplinary team.

Laboratory Services:
I Floor, Microbiology, Biochemistry Laboratory
Second floor of the main block accommodating the entire laboratory services of Pathology has been declared open on 30, Sept. 1992.

Beds:
The Institute with 50 beds at the time of starting has achieved a bed strength of 429. In addition to this, the Bangalore City Corporation Sri Venkateshwara Dharmashala a unique project of its kind in the country provides accommodation to about 250 ambulatory cancer patients along with about 250 of their attendants.

Multi-disciplinary Out-patient Block:
In order to co-ordinate the patient care, the multi-disciplinary out-patient block was built at a cost of Rs.34.00 lakhs. The ground floor has a main foyer with waiting area, Medical Records, Public Relations Officer and Social Welfare Officer, General Duty Doctor’s Clinic, Social Investigators for cancer registration, Out-patient Clinics - Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Head & Neck, Oral, Gynaec and Radiation Oncology. The Department of Radio-diagnosis is also located. The first floor of this block houses administrative component - Director’s office, Medical Superintendent, Chief Admn. Officer, Financial Adviser, Resident Medical Officer, Office, Dept. of Biostatistics and Cancer Registry, CT Scanner Complex, Nursing Superintendent’s Office, Computer Section, Anti-tobacco Cell, Population Based Cancer Registry, Nuclear Medicine Department & Community Oncology.

OT - Complex:
A new operation theatre consisting of five modern fully equipped operation rooms with 8 bedded and fully air-conditioned critical care unit with bed side sophisticated monitors connected to the central monitoring station has been declared open on 29.6.1993. the estimated cost of the above project including building is Rs.85.00 lakhs.

BMT Unit:
Two bedded infection free ward.

Commercial Complex:
A commercial complex consisting of milk counter, vegetable stall, juice centre, Janatha Bazar Provision Store, has been established facilitating the availability of the above to the patients and their attendants.

Radiopharmaceutical Complex:
This is a regional centre for dispensing and distribution of radiopharmaceuticals established in collaboration with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay.

Radiation Sterilization Plant:
The Radiation Sterilization Plant (CGS - 300) "Rashmi" was commissioned on 17th February 1989. This was set up to sterilize the disposable medical and surgical instruments by gamma radiation.

Man power:

A total of 1050 personnel are working in various branches. This consits of doctors, Scientific staff, Nurses, Technical staff, Administrative staff as well as Supportive staff.

Equipment:
The Institute has a wide range of sophisticated diagnostic, treatment and research equipments worth of about Rs.100.00 Crores. Some of the major equipments are:
Clinac - 1800 (Linear Accelerator)
Whole Body Spiral CT Scanner
Mammography, Lymphangiography, Ultra-sonography
Gamma Camera
Blood Cell Separator
CCX - 100 Autoanalyser
Video Endoscopes
Selectron – LDR, HDR

Future Plans

a. New library building (Oncology Information Centre)
b. Nursing Course on cancer education
c. To Set up: Oncology information network all PCCs and Medical colleges
d. Fully computerisation of medical record & patients information
e. Expansion of academic & Research Wing
f. Jindal Block – II floor
g. Implementation of Cancer Control Programme through out
the state (ie, Karnataka State Cancer control Programme).
h. Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit.



Contact:

Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO)
KMIO Campus,
Dr M H Mariagowda Road,
Near Bangalore Dairy,
Bengaluru,
Karnataka 560029
Phone: 080 2609 4000