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Welcome
to Wellness
Corporates are tapping the fledgling preventive healthcare
market with innovative strategies. But will that be enough
to unlock the vast potential of the market, asks Sonal Vij
A
Paradigm Shift in Ayurveda
AyurVAID is ushering in a new dimension to the curative aspects
of Ayurveda by moving away from the corridors of luxury to
people who need it the most, says Nancy Singh
HealthcareWorld:
The Business You Want
HealthcareWorld 2010, a medical exhibition organised by Express
Healthcare, would also provide a green zone, seminar and an
award show
Siemens
Healthcare to Provide High-end Healthcare Solutions to Medanta
In addition to installing hi-end imaging products, Siemens
will also launch a range of products
ISIC
Extends Network for 24x7 Health Line Service for Senior Citizens
The calls to Peace of Mind are being attended by a doctor,
who after assessing the problem deputes an ambulance to the
patient's residence
Fortis
Acquires 10 Hospitals
The purchase includes 8 operating hospitals & two under
construction hospitals
Treatment
Option Highlighted on World Vascular Day
Significant breakthrough in treatment of Peripheral Vascular
Disease (PVD) is possible with Frontrunner CTO catheter and
Outback Re-Entry Catheter
Pushpanjali
Crosslay Hospital to Have a New OT Complex
In this new OT complex, the hospital plans to start cardiothoracic
and neurosurgical operations, joint replacements and MIS work
KIMS
to Start A Cancer Centre
It is a JV between KIMS, California Oncology Group & 21st
Century Oncology Centre
West
Bank Plans Another Hospital
The hospital, spread over an area of 12,380 square metre,
would have a built-up area of over one lakh square feet
Kohinoor
Hospital to be Commissioned by December 2009
The hospital is being designed to get platinum rating under
LEED certification for 'green building'
A
New Medical College Hospital in Kochi
It is a 350-bed medical college hospital in the coastal belt
of Thrissur and Ernakulam district
Kerala
State Adopts Palliative Care in PHC
It is the first Government in the world to have integrated
palliative care in primary healthcare system
Dr
Lal PathLabs Launches Laboratories in Jalandhar, Amritsar
& Panipat
The company bets big on Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh
Apollo,
Mysore Removes Giant Aneurysm on a 24-year-old Patient
Any aneurysm of size more than 25 mm is considered to be a
giant aneurysm
German
Certification Eyes Indian Hospitals
Temos-certified facilities will have access to knowhow of
the German Aerospace Centre
Jaslok
Hospital Performs World's First Stem Cell Transplant on PD
Patient
The first patient was suffering from advanced PD for the past
six years
Expo
on Medical Equipment
With almost 3,000 visitors attending Medicall 2009, the expo
bridged the gap between the buyer and user and managed to
bring them together on one single platform
'5
% Cost Savings in Materials is Equivalent to 30 % Increase
in Turnover'
The conference discussed various supply chain management issues
and strategies required to tide the times of recession
'Technology
Is a Requirement & Not Just an Enabler for Patient Care'
The theme of the conference was 'Heart Matters-From Intervention
to Prevention'
Super
Religare Laboratories Ties up with Rosetta
Rosetta's miRview tests can offer patients and physicians
new insights on cancer
Meditec
Clinika 2010 in Chennai
It is the ideal platform showcasing the emergence of medical
equipment and technology
Clairvoyance
2009 in December
This year's event would highlight newer approaches to workforce
shortage and employability, healthcare financing and sustainability
HCG
to Expand Network to 40 Centres
HealthCare Global Enterprises Limited (HCG), having a network
of 17 oncology centers across India, is looking at various
options to expand its network to 40 centres within the next
three years
iSOFT
Enters the US market
iSOFT Group Limited, Australia's largest listed health information
technology company, recently announced that it has acquired
US application integration software developer BridgeForward,
Inc in a deal worth up to $ 14.9 million (A$ 17.9 million)
Sankara
Eye Care Institution Launches Eye Bank Facility
Sankara Eye Care Institution, Bangalore, recently launched
a state-of-the-art eye bank facility at its hospital campus
to meet the ever-growing demand for eye transplant in Karnataka
PCH
Conducts Complex Surgery for Pseudomyxoma Peritoneii
A rare and complex surgery for a large cancer of abdomen was
successfully performed at Pushpanjali Crosslay Hospital (PCH)
in Ghaziabad
Laparoscopic
Inguinal Hernia Repair Symposium
Laparoscopic Hernia Repair is one of the most universally
discussed topics of discussion, especially when it involves
the chronic pain management aspect post hernia surgery
Evolve
Medspa Embarks on Expansion Plans
With the wellness industry poised to grow to trillion dollars
by 2010, Evolve, a joint venture of the Yash Birla Group and
Singapore-based Pacific Healthcare Holding, is on a massive
expansion plan to capitalise on this growing demand for quality
solutions on wellness
BGS
Global Hospitals Launches Basal Ganglia Society
BGS Global Hospitals, Bangalore has recently launched Basal
Ganglia Society, a unique support group for patients with
Parkinson's Disease and all degenerative diseases of the brain
with a subsidised medication programme at the hospital premises
BMC
Hospital Starts Specialised Leprosy Services
Bombay Leprosy Project (BLP) made a breakthrough in integrating
its specialised services into the municipal health delivery
system
Mumbai
Launches Stereotactic Radio-surgery Equipment
Mumbai-based Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH) recently
launched NOVALIS -TX, a stereotactic radio-surgery equipment.
The hospital claims that it is the first-of-its-kind in India
First
Successful Swap Liver Transplant Surgery in India
Until three months ago, oblivious of each other's existence,
18-month-old Nigerian child Dike and 44-year-old Mumbai resident
Priya Ahuja were both struggling for their lives due to terminal
liver failure
Amrita
Institute of Medical Sciences Gets NABH
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIMS) Kochi, has been
accredited with NABH. With this, it has become the first university
teaching hospital to get NABH certification and the only university
teaching hospital to get NABL (labs), NABH (hospitals) and
NAAC (education) accreditation certificates —a holistic
healthcare accreditation package
Manipal
Hrudaya Suraksha Launched
In association with Manipal University and Manipal Foundation,
Kasturba Hospital, Manipal recently launched 'Manipal Hrudaya
Suraksha'—a subsidised cardiac surgery programme for
the poor
ABMH
Launches Accident Insurance & Free Bus Service
Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital (ABMH) at Chinchwad, Pune recently
launched a low premium accident insurance policy for the benefit
of people of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Co-operation
(PCMC)
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