Iran Cancer Treatment Hospital

 What do we know about Iran's new cancer treatment hospital?

The newly built Iran Cancer Institute building was officially inaugurated today, June 2, 2026, within the Imam Khomeini Hospital complex in Tehran. It is recognized by state health officials as the largest cancer treatment hospital in the Middle East and West Asia. [1, 2, 3]

Key Infrastructure and Dimensions

• Massive Scale: The medical complex features a floor area spanning 60,000 square meters distributed across 18 floors.
• Construction Timeline: The national project took five and a half years of continuous, round-the-clock construction to fully complete.
• Financial Investment: According to updates from the Iran Press News Agency, the project reflects an investment of approximately 12 trillion Tomans, including state-of-the-art medical technology valued at 4,600 billion Tomans. It was heavily supported by charitable contributions and private benefactors. [1, 2]

Specialized Departments and Treatment Capacity [1]

• Patient Capacity: The center houses 37 specialized departments and maintains a staffing footprint of 280 cancer specialists. It is designed to handle an annual capacity of 200,000 patients. [1, 2]
• Bed Infrastructure: The hospital features a total of 562 beds, which includes 460 standard inpatient beds, 103 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds, and 96 specialized chemotherapy beds. [1, 2, 3]
• Surgical and Diagnostic Units: It contains 19 advanced operating rooms, 6 endoscopy suites, and 11 imaging and radiotherapy units. [1, 2, 3]
• Advanced Wards: Dedicated specialized zones have been set up for bone marrow transplants, alongside isolated "clean rooms" for chemotherapy and high-tech radiotherapy services. [1, 2]
• The grand opening ceremony on Tuesday morning was attended by senior government leaders, including Iran's Minister of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education, Mohammad Reza Zafarqandi, and Aladdin Rafizadeh, the head of the country's Administrative and Recruitment Organization. [1, 2]