Page 6 - Hospitals

Private hospitals sitting on 10 million unused Covid-19 vax doses

Close to 2 million may expire in December; hospitals start giving free shots

HCG acquires majority stake in Suchirayu

Suchirayu owns a multi-speciality hospital in Hubli with an operational capacity of 110 beds

Handful of Delhi hospitals equipped to treat victims of fire incidents

Only a few hospitals have burn wards for treating victims of fire incidents in a city like Delhi, which has seen over 500 people getting injured in such incidents on an average every year from 2017.

Bhopal hospital blaze: CM orders fire safety audit of all hospitals in MP

The chief minister said the fire at the hospital in the state capital on Monday was a result of "criminal negligence", and the guilty will not be spared.

Private sector looks for ways to liquidate excess vaccine stock

Some hospitals have opened talks with companies to take the unused doses back and distribute them in areas that need them

Maha hospital fire: Some Covid-19 patients died due to smoke, say police

The ward had been added to the hospital after the pandemic began, officials earlier said.

Ahmednagar fire: Maharashtra govt to give Rs 5 lakh to kin of deceased

Rajesh Tope announced an ex gratia amount of Rs 5 lakh each for the kin of those who were killed in the fire mishap

Maha: One more blaze, same old woes as Covid patients die in hospitals

The fire in the Ahmednagar hospital is one more in a series of devastating blazes in the state

Hospitals can't charge more than Rs 5,000 for diagnosis: West Bengal govt

According to the advisory, in case a person is not carrying the card the same must be searched with the Aadhar number of the beneficiary in the Swasthya Sathi web portal.

2 container-based mobile hospitals soon: Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya

The Centre will monitor the use of funds after they have been released to the states

Senior monk of Ramakrishna Math passes away, West Bengal CM condoles death

Swami Ameyanandaji Maharaj passed away at a hospital run by the spiritual organisation

Corporate hospitals expect revenue and margins to surpass pre-Covid times

Non-Covid occupancies, higher average revenue per occupied bed, cost rationalisation driving growth

SC to devise mechanism for grievance redressal of over-charging by hospital

SC on Friday said that it will devise a mechanism for redressal of grievances concerning overcharging of expenses by hospitals and doctors from Covid-19 patients during second wave of pandemic.

Dr Agarwals Eye Hospitals lines up Rs 1,000 cr investment, IPO in 24 months

Is expanding its footprint across the country, adding 100 eye hospitals and 500 outreach centres in three years

Max Healthcare plans Rs 1,600 cr investment to add 1,000 beds in Gurugram

Max Healthcare Institute on Monday said it plans to invest around Rs 1,600 crore to expand its capacity in the national capital region by adding around 1,000 beds in Gurugram, Haryana. The company, "is further fortifying its presence and expanding its bed capacity in NCR by addition of two hospitals of around 500 beds each in Gurugram," Max Healthcare Institute said in a regulatory filing. The Max Healthcare board approved the expansion plan in a meeting held earlier in the day, it added. "The overall investment is expected to be approximately Rs 1,600 crore. The expansion plan is proposed to be funded by internal accruals, borrowings and / or such other modes as may be permitted under the applicable laws," Max Healthcare Institute said. For the two hospitals, two land parcels measuring around 6.11 acres and around 5.26 acres are being allotted by HSVP (Haryana Shahri Vikas Pradhikaran) post successful bid by the company in a recent HUDA auction, it added. "The two newly acquired

Nurses are leaving the profession, and replacing them won't be easy

As more nurses leave the workforce, patient care will no doubt suffer

Delhi hospitals see rise in number of seasonal flu cases among children

Various hospitals in the national capital are witnessing a spike in the number of seasonal flu cases among children with some even requiring hospitalisation

100-bedded hospital not completed due to AAP govt's lethargic approach: HC

The Delhi High Court said it was a misfortune of the public that a 100-bedded hospital in the city's Najafgarh area was not completed because of the lethargic approach of the Delhi government

India in need of 4.3 mn more nurses by 2024 to meet WHO norms: Nurse org

India is in need of 4.3 million more nurses by 2024 to meet WHO norms, nursing and midwifery professional organisations said

Corporate hospitals expect double-digit revenue growth in FY22: Icra

Blended occupancy of Covid and non-Covid patients was 64.2% in Q1FY22 as against 36.9% in Q1FY21 and 58.8% in Q4FY21. Therefore, the growth is not just on a low base, but also sequential