Santhi Palliative Clinic

Santhi Palliative Clinic

Palliative clinic is led by a team of trained doctors, nurses and volunteers of the Palliative Society of Calicut, Government Medical College. The clinic also enjoys the support and help of people from different walks of life who come to serve its patients. It is affiliated to the Kozhikode Initiative in Palliative medicine (KIP). The clinic was established in the year 2003.

The clinic is operational every week. It has more than 2000 patients registered with 65% cancer patients. The Clinic not just meets the treatment and diagnostic expenses but also extends support to members of the family. The clinic takes utmost care and responsibility of those patients who are unable to continue further treatment and who are referred back from multi-specialty hospitals. For those who find it difficult to visit the clinic, the clinic has arranged home care too. To provide free-of cost services for the needy, a Friday charity clinic is operated weekly by the clinic. The services provided by the clinic gives immense relief for chronically and severely ill patients as it provides not just medical care, but psychological support as well.