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'Care'ful Expansion
Starting off from just 100 beds to 2000 beds today, the journey
for Care Group of Hospitals has just begun. Reports Sonal
Shukla
Upfront
Veeda
Launches New Global Oncology CRO Subsidiary
Veeda Clinical Research, a full service Global CRO, recently
announced the launch of a Global Oncology CRO.
'Centre
of Excellence' in Advanced Eye-care Coming Soon in Kolkata
Kolkata-based Susrut Eye Foundation & Research Centre,
a non-profit organisation specialising in eye-care, plans
to set up a 'centre of excellence' for advanced eye-care and
research services, in Salt Lake, with an investment of Rs
20 crore.
'We
are Looking at PE for Our Plans in India'
Hailing from a trading family in Calicut, Kerala, Dr Shamsheer
VP, is the founder of Lifeline Hospital Group in Abu Dhabi.
Dr Samsheer, who did his MBBS from KMC Manipal, Mangalore,
followed by his post graduation in Radiology from SRMC, Chennai
and Fellowship from Mass General Hospital, Boston, has chalked
out ambitious plans of setting up 1,500 beds in multiple countries.
He speaks to Rita Dutta about the group's expansion plans.
Excerpts:
E-prescriptions
Coming Soon for Addictive Drugs
US drug regulators are close to allowing doctors to electronically
prescribe potentially abusive medications like painkillers,
rather than requiring written orders, a Drug Enforcement Administration
states.
Micro
e-Health for India
The device records the medical health parameters and permits
access to them
Siemens
Installs Asia's First High-Definition PET-CT in India
Siemens Medical Solutions recently installed Asia's first
High Definition Positron Emission Tomography (HD-PET). This
high-end equipment is installed at Piramal Diagnostics, Mumbai.
Wockhardt
Bags Best Website Award for Medical Tourism
The award was presented at the Healthcare Globalisation Summit
held at Las Vegas
GE
Healthcare Partners with Satyam
Announce global alliance to provide healthcare IT services
Metropolis
Partners with BharatMatrimony.com
Metropolis Heath Services, and BharatMatrimony, India's leading
matrimony portal with a database of over 12 million registered
users, have come together to launch a joint initiative to
promote premarital health check ups to the most relevant audience.
Hinduja
Group Forays into Wellness
The Group will invest $ 270 million dollars
Idhasoft
Launches Hospital Management System
Idhasoft's goal is to generate $200-250 million revenue in
this fiscal year
Manipal
Hospital and Rotary International to Help 40 Needy Children
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibilty, Manipal Hospital,Bangalore
and Rotary International (RI) have joined hands to facilitate
the heart surgery of 40 underprivileged children suffering
from Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).
Apollo
Hospitals Group records a turnover of Rs 3118 Million
This marks a significant increase of 48.9 per cent in net
profit for the quarter
Study
Doubts Effectiveness of Antidepressant Drugs
These new-generation antidepressant medications did not yield
clinically significant improvements
Wockhardt Hospitals launches E-one Services
Wockhardt Hospitals Limited, India's super-specialty hospital
groups has launched E-one emergency network service in Bangalore.
Maharashtra
Medical Foundation's Oral Cancer Detection and Prevention
Clinic Inaugurated
The dental department of Maharashtra Medical Foundation has
started an Oral Cancer Detection and Prevention Clinic at
Ratna Memorial Hospital, Pune.
'China
is a Very Big Market and Is a First Priority for Us'
2,000 exhibitors from 17 countries and 50,000 trade visitors
participated in this grand event
Medicall
Expo, Chennai
Conference
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Polaroid:
Expert in Polarised Lens Technology
The 2008 Polaroid® Sunglasses Collection is a heavenly
match of style and science reflecting the techno-chic fashion
trends of the new season.
BPL
and Corscience Collaborate to Bring Advanced Technology Defibrillators
to India
BPL Healthcare, a division of the BPL Limited, launched its
Defi-Art series of biphasic cardiac defibrillators for use
in hospitals and in public areas
The
Draeger Vapor turns 50
For more than half a century the Draeger Vapor liquid-anesthetic
vaporiser has been supporting anesthetists in enabling patients
to remain unconscious and pain free during surgery
IT
Solutions for the 21st Century
The healthcare industry in India has been growing at a 15-20
per cent year on year. Some of the major factors contributing
to this growth has been rapid rise in income levels in urban
India, the entry of corporates in healthcare, the rapid spread
of health insurance, supported by innovations in delivery
and business models.
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