Apollo Hospitals has launched telemedicine service at Om Hospital in Kathmandu which would benefit the people of Nepal who could now consult Indian doctors for expert advice on various health problems.
Chennai based Deepam Hospitals group (DHG) is setting up a 200-bed high-end tertiary care hospital. The Hospital has tied up a Rs 30 crore funding with State Bank of India for the multi-speciality hospital project estimated to cost Rs 60 crore.
[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The liberalisation of the foreign investment policy and the emergence of private healthcare providers have proved to be a shot in the arm for the Indian healthcare industry, giving rise to specialised fields in healthcare and opening new career opportunities for thousands of job seekers in India.
[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Vice President of the Republic Dr. Mohamed Waheed has indicated IGMH would soon be jointly managed by the Maldivian government and Apollo Hospitals of India, one of the largest healthcare organizations in the region.
Corporate healthcare pioneer Apollo Hospitals has invested INR 75 crore on setting up a speciality cancer hospital in the heart of the city.
[This article was published in the February 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Idhasoft is all set to improve University of Pennsylvania’s tracking software.
Apollo Hospitals recently said it has entered into an agreement with US-based Anthem Well Point through its subsidiaries for treating patients recommended by the insurance company.
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[This article was published in the October 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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The Tamil Nadu-based Apollo Hospitals group will set up 250 small hospitals across the country including the north-east by 2013, a senior company official revealed recently.
In a move aimed at bridging healthcare needs, the government is planning to allow private healthcare players and profit-making bodies to set up medical colleges. The government may also relax the existing regulations to facilitate their entry.
