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Small
Island Big Business
Leveraging on Mauritius' long standing reputation as one of
the world's finest hospitality destinations, leading hospital
groups are setting up multi-speciality hospitals and specialised
medical centres there, finds out Nancy Singh
MIMS
Plans Ten Hospitals in Malabar
The first hospital project coming up in Vadagara region
Government
Releases Apollo Hospitals Stamp
From its modest beginnings in 1983, the Group has blossomed
into the largest private hospital network in Asia
GE
Working to Improve Access to Prenatal Care
Receives $1.2 million NIH award to develop technology for
lower cost, highly mobile ultrasound systems to reach areas
with limited access to health services
Mumbai
Doctor Makes 2ndtime Entry into the Guinness Record Book
Dr Sinha's first Guinness World Record came by in the year
2005 for removing the largest fibroid weighing 3.4 kg laparoscopically
FUJIFILM
Bags Orders for PACS from 10 Hospitals
It is launching new products and solutions such as Digital
Radiography, FFDM, and 3D Image processing SW
High
Court Dismisses PIL Against Span Diagnostics
Span has supplied approximately 30 millions tests through
various Government programmes
Maquet
Launches MCare Services for Critical Care, Cardiovascular
& Surgical Workplaces
MCare Services, through its web-based MCare Portal, provides
the customer-specific information required for optimum life-cycle
management of the products
Study
for Diabetes & Hypertension Prevalence Launched
India's largest study to estimate diabetes and hypertension
prevalence amongst outpatients across 10 states
World's
First Vaginal Birth Control Ring Launched in India
Study shows increasing dissatisfaction amongst women using
daily methods of contraception
New
HIV infections Down by 17%
According to new data in the 2009 AIDS epidemic update, new
HIV infections have been reduced by 17 per cent over the past
eight years
First
Successful NOTES Surgery in Western India
Stitch-less abdominal surgery provides relief against abdominal
disorders
Indo-US
Diabetes Coalition Calls for Attention to Diabetes Prevention
Week-long campaign organised to draw attention to diabetes
Holy
Spirit Hospital Plans A Cancer Centre
Cancer Centre will provide radiotherapy (both teletherapy-IMRT
and IGRT and brachytherapy), medical oncology and surgical
oncology
Shalby
Hospitals Plans 3 More Hospitals
Ahmedabad-based Shalby Hospitals, the 240-bed multispeciality
private hospital, has chalked out plans to start three new
multi-specialty hospitals—two hospitals within Ahmedabd
and one in Surat
'We
need to Set Up Working Groups at State Levels'
The theme of the conference was 'Taking Quality Healthcare
to Masses'
CII
and US India Business Council Announce Healthcare Partnership
The Coalition for Healthy India co-ordinates and supports
improved access to healthcare in India
Wockhardt
Hospitals Conducts Bilateral Knee Replacement Surgery on 91-
year-old
The Tissue Preserving Total Knee Replacement surgery goes
beyond the general scope of conventional TKR surgeries
Tata
Elxsi Strikes a Deal with Narayana Hruduyalaya
To jointly develop affordable and efficient healthcare devices
Wipro
Announces Next Generation Medical Gateway Solution for Tele-Health
Applications are based on Intel embedded platform that enables
users to monitor, track and manage healthcare information
from a remote location
Viral
Transmission Risk Found in NAT Experience Study
AIIMS conducted the first evaluation in an Indian Government
setting to find necessity and feasibility of NAT testing in
an individual donor format
Metropolis
Partners with DNA Diagnostic Centre for DNA Testing in India
To offer accredited and unique genetic tests in the country
HealthcareWorld:
The Melting Pot
HealthcareWorld 2010, a medical exhibition organised by Express
Healthcare, would also provide a green zone, seminar and an
award show
Meditec
Clinika 2010 in Chennai
It is the ideal platform showcasing the emergence of medical
equipment and technology
A
Call for Young Entrepreneurs
Clairvoyance 2009 would not only be an attempt to replicate
the earlier success stories, but would also add new dimensions
to the event
'The
Conference Will be Attended by 3,500 Radiologists'
The 63rd annual conference of Indian Radiology and Imaging
Association, IRIA 2010 is all set to take place in Ahmedabad.
Dr Hemant Patil, Chairman, Scientific Committee of IRIA 2010,
speaks about the detail of the conference. Excerpts:
Is
Your Hospital Truly Profitable?
Economic value added can be applied to the entire organisation
or its individual departments
Product
Watch
Fortis
Hospital, Noida has achieved a VAP rate of zero per cent.
Elaborates Dr Ashok V Chordiya, Director, Fortis Hospital
Noida, "Between June 2008 to November 2008 it was (Mean
+ Standard deviation) 89.45 +3.27/1,000 ventilator days
Rockland
Hospital Introduces PTT Test
Delhi-based Rockland Hospital has introduced Protein Tolerance
Test (PTT).
Resorbable
Screws Corrects Congenital Spinal Problem
Apollo Hospital, Chennai has for the first time in India used
resorbable screws to correct a spinal problem
Religare
Laboratories Launches Global Knowledge Forum
Super Religare Laboratories (SRL), India's largest diagnostics
network, recently announced the launch of the 'Global Knowledge
Forum', inaugurated by Nobel Laureate in medicine Prof Peter
C Doherty from University of Melbourne
Moolchand Launches Swine Flu Screening Centre
Moolchand Medcity, New Delhi, in its efforts to assist the
Government in curtailing the spread of swine flu, has launched
Moolchand Swine Flu (H1N1) Screening Centre
Chennai
Centre Recognised as IDF Centre of Education
Chennai-based Dr Mohan Diabetes Centre has been recognised
as centre of education by the International Diabetes Federation
(IDF)
Piramal
Healthcare Launches Support Programme Against Chronic Diseases
The Piramal Group, under the aegis of helpyourbody, recently
launched Mumbai's first-of-its-kind crusade against chronic
diseases along with a comprehensive patient support programme
Cipla
Launches Antiflu to Treat Influenza
Leading pharmaceutical company Cipla announced the launch
of Oseltamivir under the brand name Antiflu
Hinduja's
2nd Annual Conference
Mumbai-based Hinduja Hospital is organising second national
annual conference of Hinduja Hospital Healthcare Management
Series on 10th and 11th December, 2009
Baxter
India Introduce Therapy In Haemophilia Treatment
Baxter India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Baxter International Inc, announced the launch of Recombinate
in India
'Ensure
Good Documentation'
Hospital administrators need to ensure good documentation,
said Dr Naresh Shetty, Medical Director, MS Ramaiah Hospitals,
Bangaluru
ConferenceWatch
Founder
of Dr Agarwal's Eye Hospital Passes Away
Chennai-based Dr Jaiveer Agarwal, an acclaimed ophthalmologist
and the Founder of Dr Agarwal's Group of Eye Hospitals, is
no more
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