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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
The Apollo Hospitals has formulated a comprehensive policy to take quality medical care to the doorsteps of the people in Tier-II and tier-III cities, a top official of the hospital said.
DataCore Software, a provider of storage virtualisation SAN software, has announced that St Marien Amberg Hospital, a German teaching hospital, has implemented SANmelody to support its information systems and PACS (picture archiving and communication system) project running on a VMware environment.
Prisons in England will be provided with biometric-based computer controlled methadone dispensing systems (CCMDS) under a framework agreement between the Department of Health and NEC UK.
Hiranandani Constructions, promoted by billionaire Niranjan Hiranandani, is planning to set up a chain of hospitals in the country. The total investment in these projects could be around INR 500 crore.
