A few pioneering steps:

• First comprehensive cancer care centre of North India, commissioned in 1994.
• First cancer hospital of India to start CliniMACS based TCR alfabeta depleted Haplo-identical (half matched) Bone Marrow Transplantation in BMT unit designed as per International standards 1000 for clean rooms.
• First hospital of India and world′s 11th hospital which has performed haploidentical bone marrow transplantation in an adult sickle cell disease patient.
• Only cancer hospital of North India doing most challenging Head and Neck Surgeries with results at par with European Cancer Institutes.
• First and Only Cancer Hospital of Delhi, offering Third Generation Radiation Technology i.e. Elekta Synergy VMAT with IMRT, IGRT, SBRT and SRS / SRT and Respiratory Gating Capabilities and best Treatment Planning systems like Monaco, CMSxi0, ERGO++ and Plato.
• First cancer hospital in India accredited by National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) since 2008.
• First cancer hospital in North India accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) since 2010.
• First cancer hospital in India, certified for implementing integrated quality and environment management systems conforming to ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 standards by TUV-NORD, Germany in 2002.
• First hospital in India, given accreditation by National Board of Examination (NBE) for the Diplomate National Board (DNB) Programme in medical and surgical oncology in 2001 and 2004 respectively.
• First Cancer Hospital of North India to Start Post Basic Diploma in Oncology Nursing (PBDON) in 2010.
• Dharamshila Hospital and Research Centre receives IMA Medachivers.com Award for its contribution in ONCOLOGY by Starting Accessible, Available and Affordable Comprehensive Cancer Care with state-of-the-art Infrastructure and services in 1994