Page 24 - Hospitals

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

AIIMS-Delhi to resume routine inpatient admissions, elective surgeries

Delhi was hit badly by a brutal second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic

India begins 'Extension of Hospitals' project to fight Covid

To plug a major health infrastructure gap in India's fight against Covid-19, especially in rural areas and smaller towns, India has started project 'Extension of Hospitals' in various states.

Delhi hospital official apologises to staff over 'no Malayalam' circular

The nursing superintendent of GB Pant Hospital here has apologised for issuing a controversial circular that barred nursing staff from speaking in Malayalam on duty

New vaccine norms call for fairness to small hospitals, e-vouchers for poor

Vaccine price for private hospitals to be declared by each vaccine manufacturer, subsequent changes to be notified in advance