Amrita Kripasagar
A hospice is an institution where specialized care for the terminally
ill is provided in an atmosphere of love and compassion. In a society
where only a handful can afford the high cost of treatment and personal
care, the majority of terminally ill patients are considered a burden
by both family and society. These individuals often undergo intense
physical and psychological suffering and are left to die a death
lacking in dignity.
In 1995, Dr. P.C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra State in northwest
India, inaugurated the Amrita Kripasagar Hospice, the third such
institution of its kind in the country. The special significance
of Amrita Kripasagar is the spiritual solace and atmosphere of love
and compassion it provides to all resident patients.
Amrita Kripasagar Hospice consists of a main building with accommodations
for 50 patients, medical facilities to relieve pain and lessen the
suffering, kitchen, meditation and prayer hall, residential quarters
for in-house medical and nursing staff, mortuary and crematory.
The hospice is well connected by rail and road and is close enough
to Bombay to be convenient, while at the same time away from the
noise and dust of the metropolitan area.
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