Hospital staff to be monitored by satellite
Punjab Health Sector Reforms Programme (PHSRP) of Pakistan will monitor all the activities of all doctors, nurses and paramedical staffs working in health facilities across the region.
Hospital news
IBM to help Sankara Nethralaya manage IT infrastructure
IBM is partnering Sankara Nethralaya, a specialty institution for ophthalmic care based in Chennai, to help manage its IT infrastructure, over a period of five years.
Fresh attempt to improve Delhi hospitals
The Delhi Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Quality Council of India with the time-bound objective of attaining National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) quality standards in all its hospitals and medical institutions within three years.
AIG, J P Morgan to invest INR 400 cr in Narayana Hrudayalaya
Global financial institutions American International Group (AIG) and J P Morgan are reportedly to invest a total of INR 400 crore in Bangalore based Narayana Hrudayalaya for a 25 per cent stake in this cardiac hospital chain, valuing it at INR 1,600 crore.
Apollo Hospitals plans to invest INR 600 cr in tier II cities
Apollo Hospitals plans a massive INR 600-crore expansion plan to make its presence felt in tier II cities, with about 10 hospitals.
PE firms eye stake in Bengal Faith Health Care
Private equity firms have reportedly shown interest picking up stake in Bengal Faith Health Care, the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) formed to set up the Bardhaman Health City, a INR 1,000 crore PPP (public-private partnership project) to come up on a 60-acre plot near Durgapur Expressway(NH-42).
Hospitals to invest in cancer cure
In a year’s time, cancer treatment will become a matter of a few hours. Top private hospitals are pumping in INR 200 crore to augment cancer detection and treatment facility in Kolkata.
Apollo will hold series of international seminars and CMEs
Healthcare major Apollo Hospitals will hold a series of international seminars and Continuing Medical Education (CMEs) on various speciality areas at its four centres over the next seven months.
Nimhans, Mysore hospital connect for telemedicine
NIMHANS, Bangalore and Mysore based KR Hospital has established connectivity for their telemedcine project in collaboration with Larsen & Toubro Ltd in Bangalore.
ICICI Venture plans to float healthcare holding firm
ICICI Venture is planning to float a company that will buy medium-sized hospitals and pharmacy chains and act as a holding company for the fund
Five hospitals in Germany to share patient data courtesy ICW
Medical staff at Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany, and the hospitals of the Health Centers Rhine-Neckar will soon routinely exchange comprehensive patient data. Driving the seamless exchange of information between facilities and care providers is the hospital connectivity solution Professional Exchange Server (PXS), from the eHealth specialist InterComponentWare AG (ICW).
After Malar, Fortis eyes Chennai’s Lifeline
The Ranbaxy group-promoted Fortis Healthcare in a fresh bid to acquire a strong foothold in the south, has after acquiring the 180-bed Malar Hospital in Chennai, now set its sight on the 450-bed Lifeline Hospital chain in Chennai.
Wockhardt plans 14 new hospitals; to invest up to Rs 600 cr
Mumbai-based Wockhardt Hospitals is planning to set up 14 super-speciality hospitals across the country over the next two years, which could entail an investment of up to INR 600 crore.
