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Delhi AIIMS takes steps to address bed availability, patient comfort

With over 1,500 beds across various facilities, the institute offers comfortable accommodations with essential amenities such as hygiene, meals, and more as of now

Aiims Delhi issues guidelines for Covid-19 suspected, positive patients

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) of Delhi has issued guidelines for Covid-19 suspected or positive cases that will be reported at hospitals following the sudden surge in the cases of Coronavirus in the country.AIIMS Delhi director held a meeting with all heads of departments of the hospital on COVID-19 contingency measures on Wednesday. In the meeting, policy on COVID-19 testing, the areas to be designated for positive patients and their hospitalisation was discussed.As per the policy on COVID-19 testing, directed by the management, testing will be done for patients with SARI (severe acute respiratory infection) like symptoms that include according to the WHO, acute respiratory infection, persistent fever or fever of >= 38 C° with cough and onset within last 10 days.The office memorandum was issued after the meeting.It further asked all the departments at the institution to make provisions in their respective designated wards to manage in-patients who have tested

Patients being charged upto Rs 50K for a bed in Central govt hospitals: AAP

Pandey said that it is a criminal act to allow brokerage to persist and at the same time deny beds at central government hospitals. These hospitals are run entirely by the central government

7 test +ve at AIIMS Delhi for pneumonia pathogen, govt denies link to China

'Media reports claiming detection of bacterial cases in AIIMS Delhi linked to the recent surge in Pneumonia cases in China are misleading and inaccurate,' says health ministry

Uttarakhand tunnel survivors airlifted to AIIMS-Rishikesh for check-up

Workers rescued from the Silkyara tunnel were airlifted to AIIMS-Rishikesh for a health check-up on Wednesday, officials said. Forty-one workers were rescued from the collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi after a gruelling 17-day operation that culminated on Tuesday evening. The workers were kept under medical observation at a hospital in Chinyalisaur after their evacuation. An official at AIIMS-Rishikesh said the workers will first be taken to the trauma ward of the hospital from where they will be shifted to the disaster ward for a detailed examination of their health parameters. The disaster ward of AIIMS-Rishikesh has a capacity of 100 beds. All arrangements are ready at the facility to tend to the evacuated workers, he said.

AIIMS Delhi takes measures on taxis overcharging patients for short trips

The AIIMS Delhi administration has announced a comprehensive plan to regulate the entry of commercial passenger vehicles into the hospital campus over reports that auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers are exploiting unsuspecting patients and their attendants. The initiative aims to ensure fair and transparent transportation services for patients arriving at the medical facility, said Dr Rima Dada, the professor in-charge of AIIMS Media cell. During routine interactions with patients, it came to light that some auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers have been overcharging patients for short trips within the AIIMS campus, Dr Dada said. To address this issue and streamline the entry of commercial passenger vehicles (CPVs), several steps will be implemented as part of which prominent bilingual signages will be installed inside and outside all entry gates of AIIMS, providing information about the availability, routes, and frequencies of electric shuttles. This will help patients make informed decisio

Delhi hospitals witness spike in patients as air pollution rises: AIIMS

To carry out this study, the hospitals daily monitored the health of the patients coming to the emergency wards

Delhi AIIMS to implement integrated nursing education, service model

The AIIMS Delhi administration has decided to implement integrated nursing education and service model at the premier medical institute. The Indian Nursing Council, through its letter dated April 4, 2019, had granted approval for the adoption of an innovative approach - the Integration of Nursing Education and Service (Dual Role). This model aims to enhance the quality of nursing care provided to patients while simultaneously advancing the clinical skills of nursing students. This initiative is also expected to optimize the utilization of nursing cadres in both academic and clinical settings, an official said. Several institutions, including the College of Nursing, CMC Vellore, and St. John College of Nursing, SJMCH, Bangalore, have successfully implemented a similar model, demonstrating its potential to bridge the gap between theory and practice, elevate nursing standards, and efficiently utilize nursing personnel across various roles within the healthcare domain. "In light of th

Aiims Delhi server down for hours, hospital says shut for maintenance

The server of AIIMS Delhi was reportedly down from Wednesday afternoon till Thursday noon, causing inconvenience to doctors and patients at the hospital's emergency and outpatient departments. The AIIMS administration clarified on Thursday that "the AIIMS server and e-Hospital were shut down for maintenance". Doctors said they faced difficulties in accessing files and medical reports while the patients faced inconvenience in getting registrations and tests done. "The functioning of the emergency department and OPDs was disrupted as the server was down. The registration of new patients could not be done, reports of investigations could not be downloaded and investigations could not be carried as bar code was not being generated," a senior doctor claimed. He further said that interventions and surgeries that are dependent on blood reports and other diagnoses had to be postponed. The labs revived online services by Thursday noon. A patient who visited the hospital while the server wa

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Digital OPD scheme sees over 10 million registrations since inception

UP, Karnataka top list for registrations, 3 AIIMS in top-30 implementers

Balasore tragedy: Unclaimed bodies to be disposed in scientific manner

According to the statement, BMC will provide two to three body carriers for the smooth transportation of bodies from the AIIMS in Bhubaneswar to the cremation ground

Power Grid Corporation inks MoU with Aiims to provide medical equipment

Power Grid Corporation of India on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur for providing medical equipment and an ambulance worth Rs 15.50 crore to the institute. PGCIL will provide Rs 15.50 crore for procuring one CT Scan Machine and ambulance, recovery cum patient shifting trolleys, foldable wheelchairs and e-rickshaws through its CSR funds, AIIMS Raipur Public Relations Officer S S Sharma said. PGCIL hopes that it will give immense relief to patients in terms of the waiting period for a CT scan after the new machine is installed. Other equipment will also help in patient transportation and patient care, said Alok Executive Director (Western Region-1), in a statement. Prof. Ajai Singh, Director of AIIMS Raipur said AIIMS-R has been providing state-of-the-art facilities to patients but there is a need for PSUs and other giant corporations to come forward and provide help to patients through their CSR funds, as ...

'AIIMS Delhi lived up to its reputation as premier healthcare institution'

Over the 68 years of existence, AIIMS-Delhi has truly lived up to its reputation as the premier healthcare institution of the country, Minister of State for Health S P Singh Baghel said on Monday. Presiding over the 68th Foundation Day celebrations of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, he expressed happiness that for the sixth consecutive year, the institute has been ranked number one among medical institutions in the National Institute Ranking Framework of the Ministry of Education. The Union minister said that AIIMS has become a brand with its reputation spread across the country. Today, every child across India has heard the name of AIIMS, Baghel said. He encouraged officials to maintain this image and take the AIIMS brand to greater heights. The Union minister said that India's healthcare sector is now comparable to that of any developed country because of its highly trained human resources. Indians comprise a high percentage of doctors even in developed .

Young adults constitute the largest chunk of road accidents: AIIMS study

Of the 3,885 vehicles involved in road crashes till July, 73.8 per cent were two-wheelers

Delhi AIIMS to streamline medical, surgical adult emergency services

In an effort to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of emergency medical and surgical services, Delhi AIIMS has planned to enhance coordination between various departments to facilitate a faster turnover of patients, officials said The decision aims to address the challenges posed by the high volume of patients seeking emergency care and ensure that all individuals in need receive prompt and quality medical attention, they said. AIIMS New Delhi's main emergency department plays a crucial role in providing care to over 400 patients daily, equivalent to almost one patient every three minutes, AIIMS Director Dr M Srinivas said. However, the daily discharge rate from various inpatient wards averages around 250 patients, creating an imbalance between patient inflow and outflow. Additionally, some patients receive planned admissions through the Outpatient Department (OPD) with appointments scheduled years in advance. "This continuous influx of patients often results in a shortage o

Now, Aiims-like institute for animal health in Delhi on the cards

AIIVS would be a centre for national importance in veterinary sciences and research

In century of existence, BCG vaccine has given protection against TB

Revaccination can be considered as a low-cost and globally acceptable future pandemic preparedness plan

Painful that some raised concerns when India was battling Covid: Dhankhar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said when India was battling the COVID-19 pandemic and helping other nations simultaneously, it was painful to find some "irritating" voices raising concerns and not believing in the country's abilities. Addressing the 48th convocation of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, he said, "As a nation, we need to 'escape' that. That does not help anyone." Dhankhar further said that he comes from the legal profession and understands what professionalism means. "A slight dilution, slight commercialisation, slight ethical deviation can be bad for those we seek to serve," he said. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and his junior minister S P Singh Baghel were present on the occasion. Observing that the convocation was taking place after an interval of three years, the vice president said the gap reminds him of the Covid pandemic. Health workers brought the country out of the crisis with their hard work and sincere effo

Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak dies of cardiac arrest

Sulabh International founder and social activist Bindeshwar Pathak, a pioneer in building public toilets, died on Tuesday at AIIMS Delhi due to a cardiac arrest, according to a close aide. The 80-year-old was the founder of Sulabh International, an India-based social service organisation which works to promote human rights, environmental sanitation, waste management and reforms through education. The aide said that Pathak hoisted the national flag in the morning on the occasion of Independence Day and collapsed soon after that. He was rushed to AIIMS Delhi. A source at the hospital said Pathak was declared brought dead at 1.42 pm. The cause of the death was cardiac arrest, he said.