KD News Desk
Srinagar,.ay 21: Paras Health Srinagar on Thursday marked the completion of three years of operations in Kashmir, with the hospital announcing ambitious plans to establish a comprehensive cancer care centre equipped with advanced technologies including a LINAC machine and PET-CT facility by the end of this year.
The anniversary event in Srinagar brought together doctors, healthcare workers, government officials and members of the Paras Health network, as the institution reflected on its journey from a newly established private hospital to one of the Valley’s major healthcare centres.
Speaking at the event, Managing Director Dr. Dharminder Nagar said the Srinagar facility was founded with a vision to make advanced healthcare accessible within Kashmir so that patients would no longer need to travel outside the region for specialised treatment.
“We will put a LINAC, we will put a PET-CT, we will create an integrated cancer center in this city and this region,” Dr. Nagar said. “By the end of the year, you will have a comprehensive cancer center.”
He said Paras Health aims to transform its Srinagar facility into “a beacon of hope” not only for Kashmir but for the entire country.
“This Srinagar facility is not going to be the best only in Srinagar or Kashmir. We are going to make it a beacon of hope for the entire country and a light visible across the nation,” he said.
Recalling the hospital’s early days, Dr. Nagar said many people doubted whether a corporate healthcare institution could survive in Kashmir.
“People thought we would pack up and leave. They believed we had only come here to take patients to Delhi,” he said. “But I wanted to ensure we would bring patients from Delhi here instead.”
He credited local doctors and healthcare workers for the hospital’s growth, describing Kashmiri medical professionals as among the most talented he had encountered.
According to Dr. Nagar, the hospital has already handled several complex procedures across cardiology, oncology, orthopaedics, critical care and general medicine that are often referred outside the region.
He also praised the Jammu and Kashmir government for supporting healthcare expansion in the private sector, particularly transplant and speciality care programmes.
Established in 2023 as part of Paras Health’s national healthcare network, the Srinagar hospital has expanded services over the last three years amid rising demand for advanced medical care in Kashmir. The healthcare group currently operates hospitals in Gurugram, Patna, Darbhanga, Ranchi, Panchkula, Udaipur and Kanpur.
Hospital officials said the celebration was not merely an anniversary event but a recognition of the trust patients and families across Kashmir had placed in the institution over the past three years.
