IFC to invest INR 55 crore in Rockland hospitals
World Bank group member International Finance Corporation has said it will invest INR 55 crore (USD 14 million) in Delhi-based Rockland Hospitals to support its expansion plans.
World Bank group member International Finance Corporation has said it will invest INR 55 crore (USD 14 million) in Delhi-based Rockland Hospitals to support its expansion plans.
[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Healthcare the world over is facing enormous challenges with regard to the changing lifestyles and demographics.
[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, cardiac super-specialty hospital in Delhi, became the third hospital under the Fortis Healthcare umbrella to receive the NABH accreditation, the highest national recognition for quality patient care and safety, making Fortis Healthcare the hospital network with maximum number of NABH accreditations for its hospitals.
India’s leading healthcare services provider Max India Ltd said it has partnered with UK’s BUPA Finance Plc for setting up a health insurance company in India.
The Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Corporation that provides healthcare facilities to industrial workers has decided to step into the field of medical education. In an innovative move, it will set up 28 medical colleges and start post graduation courses by the next academic session.
Belgaum-based Karnataka Legal Education (KLE) Society has bagged the INR 500 crore
Vaccine maker Panacea Biotec is foraying into the hospital business by setting up a 220-bed multi-specialty hospital with Gurgaon-based Umkal Medicals. Panacea Biotec has picked up 75% stake in Umkal
In a first of its kind in Asia, a INR 100 crore earthquake-resistant hospital providing advanced treatment in the field of liver and biliary sciences will start functioning in the national capital.
[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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India is gradually moving to use of one emergency telephone number across the country, 108, on the lines of America’s 911 and Britain’s 999.
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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