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This Month’s Profile
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Mr Anil Gupta
Administrative Coordinator,
Ganga Prem Hospice
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| Mr Anil Kumar
Gupta (left) at registration |
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Anil Gupta is one of Ganga Prem Hospice's most
active volunteers in Rishikesh, supervising the
administrative, accounting and report-making work,
assisting with the cancer clinic, and organising
the local-level publicity of the Ganga Prem Hospice
cancer clinics. Anil has effortlessly taken to
managing the administrative work and even though
he is a volunteer, he works almost full time for
the Hospice.
Anil Gupta started his career as an electrical
engineer, completing his doctorate and working
in Canada, before moving to Singapore to be a
computer engineering University teacher. Althouhg
he was away from India for several years, his
interests stayed firmly rooted in meditation and
the spiritual aspects of life. Supported by a
very understanding and affable wife, Anil returned
to Rishikesh in India to have more time and solitude
for meditation. He lives in Rishikesh with his
wife and elderly mother, taking care of his family
and the Ganga Prem Hospice work.
"My experience working with Ganga Prem Hospice
so far has been very good and I truly enjoy being
with the cancer patients", says Anil.
The computer engineer has a very clear understanding,
a polite and humble demeanour and gets on well
with all the members of the Hospice team. The
Hospice team much depends on for his ability to
analyse situations insightfully. Anil is always
ready to take on any work and invite members of
the team over for a cup of tea.
Ganga Prem Hospice Team
Our team includes patients,
families, friends, medical professionals, nurses,
social workers, volunteers, spiritual advisors
and our support team.
Our team is gradually growing but, as we are still
a small team and do not have all the staff that
we will need in the future, most of our members
work in more than one capacity. The main categories
of the team are as follows:
1. The Patient and his
Family and Friends
An important theme of palliative medicine is that
the patient is the focus of care. At Ganga Prem
Hospice the patients are, therefore, given repeated
opportunities to actively participate in team
decision-making. Not doing so can result in care
plans that are inappropriate and less likely to
answer the patient’s needs. For the same
reason the patient’s family and friends are
also important members of the team.
2. Medical Professionals
The professional palliative care team at the in
patient facility of Ganga Prem Hospice will include
cancer specialists, general practitioners or regional
medical officers, non-allopathic specialists and
therapists who will be full time or part time
workers associated with the hospice.
The cancer specialists are in overall charge
of the hospice and address medical as well as
administrative issues. Other medical and secretarial
staff will form part of their team.
a) The Medical Director of Ganga Prem Hospice:
Dr. A.K. Dewan, M.S. M.Ch.(Surgical Oncology)
Other cancer specialists: Dr. D.C. Doval, Dr.
A. Goil
Other doctors: Dr. (Mrs.) Rupali Dewan (gynaecologist)
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