Page 24 - Hospitals

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

Covid-19: Around 7,000 ICU beds to be added in Delhi, says Kejriwal

Around 7,000 ICU beds will be added in government-run hospitals of the national capital in view of an impending third wave of Covid-19, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday

45 PSA oxygen plants commissioned in govt hospitals in Delhi: Health dept

Forty-five PSA oxygen plants of 55.46 metric tonnes capacity have been commissioned in government hospitals in the national capital as part of preparations for a possible third wave of COVID-19

Delhi reports 50 Covid-19 cases, four more deaths; positivity rate 0.08%

Delhi reported 50 new Covid-19 cases and four more fatalities caused by the viral disease in a day, while the positivity rate stood at 0.08 per cent

SBI donates Rs 22.87 lakh to RML Hospital for expanding healthcare facility

State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday donated Rs 22.87 lakh to Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, New Delhi, for augumenting healthcare facility to help nation in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

EY accused of concealing US health firm's audit fraud from investors

Indian entrepreneur files lawsuit, naming accounting giant as a co-conspirator in the fraud alongside former executives.

Hospitals have turned into industries instead of serving humanity: SC

On December 18 last year, the top court had directed all the states to constitute a committee in each district to conduct fire audit of COVID-19 hospitals at least once a month

Over 26 mn unutilised doses available with states, private hospitals: Govt

More than 26 mn balance and unutilised Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories and private hospitals to be administered

'Lot depends on them': Junior doctors demand better pay as they fight Covid

Young doctors and medical staff have had to protest during pandemic for even basic rights: salaries, protection from assaults by patients' families, better staffing, poor quality hospital equipments

Lesson learnt hard, states in preparation mode for possible 3rd Covid wave

Building capacity with oxygen plants and concentrators, beds, ventilators, paediatric facilities, nurses, doctors

Condition of ex-UP chief minister Kalyan Singh stable, says hospital

The condition of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh, who is admitted to intensive care unit of Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences here, is stable, hospital said

HC extends Stan Swamy's stay at private hospital in Mumbai till July 6

The Bombay High Court on Saturday extended the stay of Jesuit priest and activist Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case, at a private hospital in Mumbai till July 6.

NITI Aayog releases report on 'not-for-profit' hospital model in India

The study provides insights into the operation model of not-for-profit hospitals

Eyes on the world: Veteran lensman Raghu Rai talks about the digital age

Also discusses keeping a record of history and why his camera is not aimed at the pandemic