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Lions Care Centre is a dedicated Eye Hospital in Durgapur since its inception. Over the period of time the Hospital gained the confidence & acceptance of the local people & Eye Camps were being held in rural areas in around Durgapur. We have maintained complete Transparency; Accountability & Commitment & slowly new diagnostic instruments were added in the course of time making it accessible to unreached people & by providing quality eye care delivery the hospital become a best Eye Hospital in the region.
Govt. of India & Govt. of West Bengal provided funds from the DBCS as subsidy for holding Free Eye Camps in the unreached rural areas.
Durgapur is a planned tier-II urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the fourth largest urban agglomeration after Kolkata, Asansol and Siliguri in West Bengal and a major industrial hub of West Bengal. It was planned by two American architects, Joseph Allen Stein and Benjamin Polk in 1955. Durgapur is the only city in eastern India to have an operational dry dock. Durgapur has been nicknamed the 'Ruhr of India'
Lions Care Centre is strategically located in Durgapur main city and the hospital is well connected with Durgapur Expressway and Durgapur Railway Station. From Durgapur Railway station to Hospital is around 13 KM distance & from Durgapur Expressway it approx. 2 KM distance.
As of now the hospital is having latest ophthalmic microscope & Phacoemulsification machine, including diagnostics equipment like A Scan, B Scan, Perimetry, OCT, Specular, Green Laser etc.
Lions Care Centre is in the process of upgradation of its clinical services and Surgical Retinal Unit will be started and expected by November, 2023 so that it will become a centre of excellence over the period of time.
The current estimated population of Durgapur city in 2023 is 780,000, while Durgapur metro population is estimated at 800,000.
The Durgapur subdivision contains 36-gram panchayats under 5 community development Blocks. The service area of the Lions Care Centre is a central place covering 30 lakh populations. Durgapur is a planned city & it is called an industrial hub. Durgapur Steel Plant is situated here and it is called as Steel City. The per-capita income is relatively higher compared to other areas of the State.
Since its establishment, the hospital has restored the vision of more than 55,000 individuals by providing cataract and other eye surgeries. Around 66 % of the surgeries are provided free of cost to the poor and downtrodden people.
Lions Care Centre a unit of Lions Club of Durgapur Welfare Trust is having partnership with Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), Vision Foundation of India. The Lions Care Centre is also partnered under the CSR scheme of Durgapur Steel Plant, Alloy Steel Plant, Damodar Vally Corporation, Neo Metallics Ltd., and many other industries.
Lions Care Centre is an ISO 9001-2008 certified hospital, & approved service provider under Govt. of West Bengal Swasthya Sathi scheme, West Bengal Polic & other leading Insurance &TPAs.