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Activist Sonam Wangchuk will be discharged from Medanta Hospital on Monday and will visit Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi before leaving for Ladakh, his team said. Wangchuk, who is recovering in the hospital in Gurugram after he broke his 26-day fast late Friday night, is expected to be discharged at around 11.30 am on Monday. After his discharge, he would visit Rajghat before departing. He earlier paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on June 28 before launching his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar here to support students protesting alleged irregularities in the NEET examination. Wangchuk had joined the agitation on June 28 and remained on an indefinite fast for 26 days. He was forcibly shifted to Safdarjung Hospital on July 18, where he said he felt like he was being kept in detention. Following a Delhi high court order, Wangchuk was shifted to Medanta Hospital. The 36-day agitation, led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), ended on Saturday with the resigna
Global Health, which operates hospitals under the Medanta brand, on Friday said its consolidated profit after tax increased 4 per cent year on year to Rs 106 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2024. The company had reported a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 102 crore in the April-June quarter. Revenue from operations rose to Rs 861 crore in the June quarter as compared to Rs 779 crore in the year-ago period, Global Health said in a regulatory filing. Medanta Chairman & Managing Director Naresh Trehan said that on July 22, 2024, the company has received confirmation from the Mumbai Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) regarding a successful bid for a land parcel measuring 8,859.24 square meter at Mauje-Oshiwara, Jogeshwari, Mumbai. "This pivotal step marks Medanta's entry into the dynamic Mumbai market, where we plan to establish a 500-plus-bedded super-speciality hospital," he added. The facility will provide medical services and advanced treatment options to the ..
Global Health, which runs Medanta hospitals, has reported a nearly 78 per cent year-on-year jump in net profit to Rs 102 crore for the June quarter boosted by higher margins and revenue realisation. Its income rose 26.8 per cent to Rs 794.5 crore in the first quarter of the current fiscal, while operating margins went up to 25.1 per cent from 22.6 per cent in the year-ago period, the multi-speciality tertiary care hospital chain, which operates in the north and eastern regions, according to a statement. For the Gurugram-based company, the average occupied bed days increased by 16.2 per cent, representing an occupancy of 58.1 per cent in the first quarter on increased bed capacity. In-patient volume rose 19.4 per cent and out-patient volume went up by 17.5 per cent. Revenue share from the developing hospitals in Lucknow and Patna increased from 23.4 per cent to 28.9 per cent, amounting to Rs 229.7 crore. Revenue from international patients increased 45 per cent to Rs 47.7 crore, dri