Year |
Landmark |
1998 |
Formation of Malabar Cancer Centre Society |
2001 |
Clinical services started |
2004 |
Started Blood bank services |
2005 |
4 Slice CT Scanner and Telecobalt radiotherapy unit |
2008 |
Administration of MCC was transferred to Health and Family welfare department from Power Department |
2009 |
Bed strength increased from 40-100, Home care services were started |
2009 |
Limb salvage surgery, second operation theatre, nurse’s hostel, Pain free hospital. |
2009 |
Dormitory for Patients- MPLAD of Smt. Sathi Devi MP |
2010 |
Dual energy linear accelerator with VMAT, Hematology services, Hospital based cancer registry, Community oncology department, Doctor’s quarters, BSc Medical Radiology |
2011 |
Regular Pathology services, upgraded biochemistry lab. |
2011 |
High end Dual energy linear accelerator with VMAT installed |
2012 |
Started Department Library system |
2012 |
Cryostat installed and Frozen section studies started |
2013 |
Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit was established |
2013 |
First Autologous Hemopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation was performed |
2013 |
First Allogenic Hemopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation was performed |
2014 |
Pediatric bone marrow transplantation, Population based cancer registry including Kannur, Kasargode and Mahe districts |
2014 |
RFID System with CCTV Surveillance camera Implemented in Medical library |
2014 |
Digital Xray machine |
2014 |
1.5 Tesla MRI |
2014 |
4D CT scanner |
2014 |
ETO sterilizer |
2015 |
First Pediatric Hemopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation was performed |
2015 |
Second Linear accelerator with FFF technology- first of the kind in Government sector |
2015 |
Blood Irradiator |
2016 |
Biometric Punching system started |
2016 |
Started various fellowship programs including ‘Fellowship in Hemato-oncology and Bone marrow Transplantation ‘training programme. |
2017 |
First Matched Unrelated Donor (MUD) allogenic Hemopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation |
2017 |
Cancer genetics laboratory with Next Generation Sequencer(NGS) was established |
2017 |
BMT unit shifted to new block (4 bedded state of the art units) |
2017 |
Separate pediatric oncology division started |
2017 |
Parent orientation programme in Pediatric oncology introduced |
2017 |
Mutation Analysis for various cancers |
2018 |
Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) |
2018 |
State of art Proteomics laboratory is established |
2018 |
Started immunotherapy in solid tumors, Population Based Cancer Registry is expanded to Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram, Thrissur, and Palakkad |
2018 |
Conventional radiotherapy simulator –Imagin (Panacea) was installed |
2018 |
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneral Chemotherapy (HIPEC) was started |
2019 |
First Pediatric Matched Unrelated Donor (MUD) allogenic Hemopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation |
2019 |
Intervention radiology started |
2019 |
New Cobalt Radio therapy machine installed to replace the old one |
2020 |
NABH accreditation |
2020 |
Started E-office software and E- Sanjivani online OPD |
2020 |
Brachytherapy: New brachytherapy machine was installed 2020. Flexitron (Elekta-Nucleotron) |
2020 |
64 Slice fluoro-CT scan was installed |
2020 |
Paediatric Haemato-ocology Block Inaugurated |
2020 |
Portable Digital Xray unit |
2021 |
Stated Nuclear medicine department-PET CT scan, SPECT CT |
2022 |
2022 Started DOTA Therapy, PSMA Therapy 2022 |
2022 |
Upgraded to Postgraduate Institute of Oncology Sciences & Research |
2022 |
Ocular oncology division was started, first retinal artery intraarterial chemotherapy was performed |
2022 |
Endoscopic Ultrasonography unit/EBUS/EUS installed and started functioning |
2023 |
Surgical Operating Microscope |
2023 |
3D laparoscopy system installed |
2023 |
Dexa Scan |
2023 |
Retcam for ocular oncology |
2023 |
Second Cryostat machine |
2023 |
NABL Accreditation for all labs of MCC |
2023 |
Started Total Body Irradiation for Bone marrow transplantation |
2024 |
Plaque brachytherapy stated for the first time in Kerala for eye cancers |
2024 |
NABH Re-accreditation |
2024 |
Robotic Surgical Systems |
2024 |
CAR-T Cell Therapy |
2024 |
NABH Digital Health Standards - Silver Level Accreditation 2024 |