Sparsh Hospice

Sparsh Hospice established in September 2011 is an initiative of Rotary Club of Banjara Hills (District RI 3150) under a separately constituted Trust named as Rotary Club of Banjara Hills Charitable Trust. Sparsh Hospice is a Centre for Palliative Care for

Sparsh has moved to its new facility at Khajaguda. The new building is 60,000 sq ft, meant for 82 Patients, including 10 beds for children’s palliative care and 10 single rooms.

The building has all amenities for patient and attenders comfort including an Amphitheatre, Dining Hall, Library, Physiotherapy room, an Auditorium and a well landscapes garden.

All services at Sparsh Hospice are provided absolutely free of cost, no hidden charges, no surprises. Free services include accommodation and food, medical professional services, equipment and pharmaceutical goods, hygiene and sanitation products etc. used in treatments given to patients. All expenses are borne by Rotary Club of Banjara Hills Charitable Trust with the help of in-kind donations received from individuals, philanthropists, educational & medical institutions and corporate houses in India and the US.

When the ‘treatment to cure’ is no longer effective, patients opt for hospice care, where the curative care is of low importance, whereas making the remaining life of the patient better is the main agenda. Palliative care helps in moderating physical pain and emotional sorrow by making it easier to bear for the patient. It is a special care that helps ‘alleviate pain without curing’.

At Sparsh Hospice palliative care is provided by a team of qualified doctors, nurses, caregivers and counsellors to ensure better symptom management and care for terminal patients suffering from end stage cancer. The medical team provides necessary medication and treatment to the patients which helps in reducing pain and the commonly occurring side effects of chemotherapy, such as nausea, vomiting, loose motions and lack of appetite etc.

The caregivers at Sparsh provide care services to the overall person and not just the disease. The patients feel better when their symptoms and problems are resolved through physical, spiritual, social or psychological care. In addition to above, Sparsh team also provides support to the patient’s family members by offering emotional support through counselling to prepare them to accept the imminent departure of their loved ones. This kind of extended support to family is generally not available in hospitals.