Bathinda, Nov. 2 -- The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bathinda, is embarking on two ambitious projects in patient care.

Taking a cue from the Kerala government's successful palliative care model, the Bathinda-based central institute is setting up what it describes as North India's first hospice care facility.

Executive director Ratan Gupta said AIIMS is engaging experts from Kerala to sensitise its radiation oncology department to take the lead in providing clinical and personal support to people with terminal illness.

Gupta said this is the first time an AIIMS in the country is setting up a hospice facility focused on providing comfort and quality of life for patients in the final stages of life.

He said patients e...