Indraprastha Apollo Hospital’s ambitious expansion plans indicate an impressive upward trajectory. Honoring its commitment to cater to the forthcoming Commonwealth Games, the hospital will commission an additional 150 beds in August 2010.
Safemedtrip.com, an Indian patient support service set up by a group of hospital industry professionals and managed by doctors and professional managers, now provides a top class facilitation services at an internationally accredited Indian hospital for patients who wish to avail of the Liberation Procedure at a fraction of the cost in America or Europe.
Dr. K. M. Cherian’s Frontier Lifeline Hospital has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Confederation of Indian Industry to establish a basic framework for conducting cooperative activities between Dr. K.M. Cherian’s Educational Society (KMCES) and the CII, which will be beneficial to the respective institutions and its members, a Collaborative Expansion of Scientific and Technical Knowledge.
The 500-bed Medica Superspecialty Hospital, one of the largest in eastern India, has recently opened in Kolkata. The hospital was formally inaugurated by the Hon
Project Connect, funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a five year program launched by Population Services International (PSI) in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), organised a national symposium on,
CareFusion and Cerner Corporation have entered into an agreement to integrate their technologies to close the current communication gap between healthcare devices and information technology.
GE Healthcare and Ascom Wireless Solutions plan to launch a wireless hospital-wide messaging system, to improve workflow and communication for healthcare providers.
Medtronic has launched its PoleStar N30 Surgical MRI system in the USA as a device to help optimise tumour procedures during neurosurgery after getting US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) 510(K) clearance.
Rural health facilities in Tanzania have successfully used mobile and electronic mapping technology to track and manage the delivery and stock levels of antimalarial drugs and ensure that treatments are available to malaria patients, where and when required.
Cape Town’s Somerset Hospital has started renovating its emergency centre in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Washington and New Mexico Medicaid programs will receive thousands of dollars in federal matching funds for state planning activities necessary to implement the electronic health record incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Ministry of Health and Sports in France has officially named Carestream Health as an approved host for personal health data and the first medical imaging company to receive accreditation.
Tieto is intending to present a prototype for a new mobile ICT system for doctors and healthcare staff at the healthcare conference Vitalis 2010.
