Face to face with the future
It is like an image from outer space. But this eerie picture is the way of the future where parents and their unborn baby are brought face to face.
Hospital news
Soon hospitals to be e-linked with CGHS clinics
Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) dispensaries in the city, seven in number, are to get fully computerized.
New surgical tower to come up in AIIMS
A new surgical tower with a separate surgical speciality block will be one of the new additions to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) when it undergoes a revamp.
Super-specialty eye hospital in Patna soon
Patna will soon have a super-specialty eye hospital. It will be an autonomous body and will have a separate cadre for doctors. Till its own building comes up in the phase-wise manner it will function at the existing Rajendaranagar Hospital in Patna.
AyurVAID to set up hospitals in tier II cities, metros
Kerala-based AyurVAID hospitals will be setting up six hospitals in the coming year in tier II cities and metros, with an equity investment of INR 4.5 crore, provided by a non-profit venture fund Acumen, US.
RG Stone, New Delhi signs on Akhil Systems’ HIS System
R.G. Stone Urological Research Institute, a Super Specialty Urological Research Institute setup for providing specialized treatment for Lithotripsy, Endourology, Holmium Laser, Laparoscopic Surgeries and Diagnostics has recently signed on a new Hospital Iinformation Systems.
Apollo lines up INR 1000 cr for buys in Spain, Peru
Having failed to identify suitable targets in the UK, Apollo Hospitals is eyeing acquisition opportunities in other markets. The company is scouting for opportunities in Spain and Peru and eyeing tertiary level hospitals in both countries. The move will enable Apollo to gain a foothold in the European and Latin American markets.
Aravind Eye receives 2008 Gates award for global health
In recognition of its groundbreaking work to prevent debilitating blindness and provide affordable, world-class eye care to the poor, the Aravind Eye Care System, based in Tamil Nadu, India, has won the 2008 Gates Award for Global Health. The US$ 1 million Gates Award – the world’s largest prize for international health – honors extraordinary efforts to improve health in developing countries.
Lilavati plans another 300-bed hospital in Mumbai
Medical care provider Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre is planning to set up another 300-bed hospital in Mumbai at an approximate cost of INR 200 crore.
Wockhardt Hospitals gets the best website award
Wockhardt Hospitals group
Coimbatore hospital a model for e-governance
The Directorate of Medical Education is focussing on adopting e-governance to make outpatient registration, consultation and prescribing of medicines smooth in all medical college hospitals in the State.
Global Hospitals expanding in Karnataka
The hub and spoke model is increasingly being adopted to deliver high-end healthcare in smaller cities and one of the newest hospital chains to use this expansion route is the Global Hospital.
Apollo Hospitals plans hospitals in Africa
India’s largest hospital and pharmacy chain, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd, is planning to set up hospitals in African countries, Chairman Prathap Reddy said recently.
