A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Telecommunication Consultant of India Limited (TCIL) for the latter’s Pan-African e-Network project.
The dry run of the initial INR 5 crore EMR (Electronic Medical Record) system by Apollo in association with 40-odd hospitals in south India and networking of 2 lakh doctors will be done by October of this year.
The mass purchase of medical equipment for JJ Hospital’s INR 120-crore upgradation plan has run into trouble, with some companies questioning the tender process followed by the state government.
The Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco), which is a part of the Vedanta Group, will spend INR 300 crore in building a cancer hospital and research centre here, officials.
In a move to reach out to smaller towns and cities in the country, Apollo Hospitals Group has chalked out a INR 10,000 crore investment plan to set up 250 small and medium sized multi-specialty hospitals aggregating to 31,250 beds over the next seven years.
RG Stone Urology & Laparoscopy Hospital’s (RG) chain plans to grow its presence to 30 locations using the Department in Hospitals (DIH) route.
Mumbai, India-based RG Stone Urology & Laparoscopy Hospital’s (RG) chain plans to grow its presence to 30 locations using the Department in Hospitals (DIH) route.
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Global healthcare equipment maker GE Healthcare, an arm of General Electric Company (GE), and the Gujarat government have tied up in a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership (PPP) to upgrade medical technology in the state.
Omaxe Infrastructure & Construction Private Ltd(OICPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Omaxe Ltd has received a Letter of Intent for the construction of Allopathic Medical College and Associated Hospital at Saharanpur, UP from UP Government through UP RNNL.
Hindustan Latex (HLL)has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) for developing an integrated medical devices and diagnostic manufacturing park (MediPark) at Chengalpet near Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
US-based private equity (PE) major General Atlantic is learnt to be final stages of talks with Wockhardt Hospitals to invest around USD 140-150 million. Although there are some differences over the valuation and structure of the investment, the PE may pick up around 20% stake in the Indian company, sources said.
Condom major Hindustan Latex Limited (HLL) has announced it will set up a MediPark near Chennai to manufacture diagnostic devices to boost the INR 25 billion medical devices market.
