1941
Tata Memorial Hospital Commissioned (Tata House)
1952
Indian Cancer Research Centre established
1957
Dedicated to the National – Ministry of Health, GOI
1959
First Cobalt Machine Installed
1962
Transferred to the Department of Atomic Energy
1966
Tata Memorial Hospital & Indian Cancer Research Centre Merged – Tata Memorial Centre (silver Jubilee year)
1975
Sub Specialties introduced for more efficient cancer treatment
1976
New Annexe (12 Floors) Building – to the Tata Memorial Hospital
Department of Chemotherapy established
1978
Country’s first linear accelerator – 10 M.V. installed
1983
Division of Professional Education in Cancer Established
First Rural Out-Reach Centre for early diagnosis and treatment started at Barshi, Maharashtra
Centre’s first successful Bone Marrow Transplant performed
1984
Computerised Axila Tomography (C A T Scan) facility established
1985
Prime Minister of India inaugurates new operating rooms and Intensive Care facilities
1986
Division of Laboratory Medicine commissioned
First technology transfer programme in Cancer organized at six centres in India
1987
Second Rural Out-Reach centre for early diagnosis and treatment started in Pune
1990
Dr Ernest Borges Home” for poor out – of – town cancer patients commissioned
Tata Memorial Centre leads the Indian Bid to host XVIUICC International Cancer Congress (1994) at Hamburg and wins against Canada &Thailand
1991
GOLDEN JUBILIEE
Department of Cancer Prevention, Education and Training at all levels to be commissioned New Out-Patient Department complex and Academic floors – Auditoria to be commissioned in February with seminars, symposia, workshops etc.TMC Logo was designed and created by Mr Raut
1992-1995
New Centre at New Bombay: “Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) to be started – a deemed University for Research, Education & Treatment in Cancer – VIII Year Plan, Government of India
1999
Conventional Radiography, including Digital Fluroscopy, Digital Mammography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultra-sonography
1997-2005
Computed Tomography
1999
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultra-sonography (upgraded in2004)
1999
Picture Archival and Communication System (PACS) was embarked
2004
Bio Imaging Unit was established Creation of High Dependency Unit
2000
Hydroclave for the Waste management was commissioned
1980
Feasibility study for Hospital information Systems by TCS
1996
Constitution of Hospital Ethics Committee (now called - Institutional Ethics Committee)
1997
Constitution of Hospital Scientific Review Committee (HSRC)
1997
Commissioning of Clinical Research Secretariat (CRS) & DAE- Clinical Trials Centre (DAE - CTC )
1999
Implementation of Patient administration module
1999
Materials Management module
2000
Inpatient billing module
2001
Implementation of Radiology Information System
2002
Implementation of Laboratory Information System
2003
First EBM conference was organized. (28 Feb – 2 March 2003) and the EBM, now a brand, continues.
2003
Implementation of Operation Theatre system
2003
Implementation of Clinical PACS
2003
University of Texas, M D Anderson Cancer Center – Sister Institution Agreement with TMC on 6th Oct 2003
2003
Implementation of Telemedicine
2004
PACTS – Program for Action in Cancer Therapy – initiated by IAEA with TMC as coordinator promote infrastructural development through DAE indigenous technology
2005
The clinical Research Centre at ACTREC was commissioned and inaugurated by Dr Anil Kakodkar, Chairman AEC, 30 March 2005
Commissioning the indigenously developed “BHABHATRON –I a tele-cobalt unit, by BARC in collaboration with Panacea Technologies ltd.
Implementation of Clinical Information System
Establishing the “Marrow Donor Registry” is a registry of unrelated voluntary marrow donor
Implementation of Electronic Medical Records
Completely functional PACS
2009
Augmentation of Image Guided Radiotherapy Treatment (IGRT) at HBB (28 Nov 2009)
2009
Inauguration of TMC P G Hostel and Guest House at Anushkati nagar, 9 Dec 2010, by Dr S Banerjee, Chairman AEC & Secretary DAE
2010
TMC mobile Screening Programme inaugurated by Dr S K Banerjee, Chairman AEC and Secretary DAE, 15 Nov 2010
2010
Constituted International Peer Review 2010 to validate the efforts and performance of the institution– Panel comprised of 15 experts from various countries.
2011
Inauguration of Homi Bhabha Block on March 2, 2011 by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Former President of India, with Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, as Guest of Honour.
2014
Inauguration of HADRON therapy Facility and Women and Children Hospital on 10th Jan 2014, By Shri. Manmohan Singh Hon. Prime Minister of India