NEWS REVIEW – INDIA
[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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GE Healthcare, Gujarat Imaging expand facilities
GE Healthcare and Gujarat Imaging Centre (GIC), which launched the State
NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS
[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Business News
Gujarat’s first spine centre inaugurated at Wockhardt hospital
Gujarat’s first spine centre was opened at the N M Virani-Wockhardt hospital.
Indians can now dial 108 for emergency
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.
HealthSprint eyes 100 fold growth in number of users
Healthcare IT services company HealthSprint plans to expand its reach a hundred-fold in two years to five lakh patients a month and take ehealth services to rural areas in tie-ups with microinsurance providers.
MedPlus forays into Gujarat with plans of 200 stores
The organised retail health sector in Gujarat seems to be hotting up. After pharmacy and wellness chains of Apollo and Reliance, now Hyderabad-based MedPlus Health Services Pvt Ltd, one of the fastest growing chain of health network, is marking its foray into Gujarat by launching its pharmacies in Ahmedabad.
New business models dot medical outsourcing
Indian hospitals are upping the ante on outsourcing. Instead of making heavy capital investments on expensive diagnostic equipment, costing INR 1.5 to INR 5 crore for MRI & CT scans, hospitals are opting for newer pay-per-use and outsourced models.
Gujarat to start e-diagnosis in all villages
On the back of successful launch of its “e-gram” initiative, under which villages have been offered broadband connectivity, the Gujarat government’s health department has announced an e-medicine scheme for rural areas.
Decline of Public Sector = Rise of Private Sector
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Editorial
Delhi govt with Fortis, Apollo discuss emergency services
The Delhi government will soon launch emergency medical services in partnership with private medicare companies. The state government would create a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the purpose.
Wockhardt’s new cardiac surgery initiative in Gujarat
Wockhardt Hospitals has launched complex cardiac surgery initiative in Gujarat. Patients in Rajkot and Surat are being offered first class medical technology by the experts of the Hospital.
Wipro GE Healthcare expects INR 800 crore revenues from project
The Indian sales and marketing arm of GE Healthcare, the world
