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The
year that was 2011
The churning wheels of time has brought us to the threshold
of yet another new year, a time to look forward to conquering
new peaks of progress and success. Yet, it is also the time
to reflect over the year gone by, learn from our wrongs and
rejoice over the rights.
Indian healthcare industry too has had an eventful year filled
with highs and lows. Express Healthcare, on the ocassion of
its 12th anniversary, takes a walk through the memory lane
to relive the momentous happenings of 2011 before taking a
leap into 2012.
Path breaking technology, innovative business models, great
expansions, important drug discoveries, etc - all are part
of the year that was……2011!
Kolkata's
Camellia Group to Set Up Healthcare Hub in the State
The Group plans to invest Rs 500 crores in this project in
a phased manner
Fortis
Brings High-end Cardiac Care to People of Dehradun
The move is in line with Fortis’ strategy of penetrating
into India’s tier II cities to provide high levels of
clinical quality and compassionate patient care
Religare
Technologies Launches India's First Free Healthcare Assistance
Service
Religare Technologies, an Indian healthcare technology company,
announced the launch of HealthLine 24x7-India’s first
phone-based and web-based healthcare information assistance
service
Max
Healthcare Confers Degrees on First Batch of Medical Emergency
Physicians in India
Max Healthcare has tied up with the Ronald Reagan Institute
of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University for India’s
first three year masters programme
Pathfinder
Health India brings UK's NHS Model to India
Pathfinder will reach out to the urban poor, aspiring middle
class, rural and semi rural communities in the country where
the requirement of family medicine is felt most
Teleradiology
Solutions Ranked Among Top Three National Teleradiology Companies
in US
Bangalore based Teleradiology Solutions, has been ranked among
the top three national teleradiology providers in the US in
an independent survey conducted by Klas Research for the year
2010
Hinduja
Hospital Initiated New Rural Healthcare Programme
The ‘Serve with Passion’ mobile vans to provide
quality healthcare to people of Jawahar taluka of Thane district,
Maharashtra
Dr
Pervez Ahmed Stepped Down as CEO and MD - Max Healthcare
Company has formed an interim task-force to conduct day-to-day
operations and manage the transition
Wellspring
Healthcare launched Healthspring Community Medical Centres
Wellspring Healthcare launched Healthspring Community Medical
Centres, a comprehensive healthcare network
Fortis
Healthcare India To Acquire Fortis Healthcare International
For $ 665 Million
Move creates Asia Pacific’s fastest growing integrated
healthcare delivery network
V
Raja Steps Down From GE Healthcare, Terri Bresenham takes
over
Bresenham will lead GE’s healthcare business in India
and take forward GE's vision of healthymagination
Metropolis
Healthcare Sets up Greenfield Labs in Tier II and Tier III
Cities of India
Metropolis Healthcare, announced to launch 15 Greenfield laboratories
in tier II and tier III cities across India after the success
of its second such lab in Indore
Medical
Tourism to Touch Rs 10,800 Crore by 2015: ASSOCHAM
A recent study conducted by industry chamber Assocham stated
that the market size of the Indian medical tourism sector
is likely to touch Rs 10,800 crore by 2015 from Rs 4,500 crore
at present
Indian
Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Highlights Health, IT and Infrastructure
as Major Investment Gateways
India-Saudi Joint Declaration to be reactivated for increasing
cooperation in security, economic, defense and political areas
Global
MRI Systems Market Predicted to Exceed $4 Billion by 2016
High Field MRI Systems to be the key revenue generator in
the future
India—Bulgaria
Sign MoU on Health and Medicines
India and Bulgaria recently signed a memorandum of understanding
(MOU) on health and medicines to usher in new era of cooperation
in health and medicines between the two countries
Mamata
Announces Initiatives to Revamp Healthcare in West Bengal
West Bengal Government is set to improve the health infrastructure,
upgrading facilities in a number of hospitals and setting
up super-speciality units
NABH
and BD Collaborate to Develop Quality Standards for Hospitals
Expands BD’s SAFE-ISM certification programme across
small and medium-sized hospitals to improve healthcare outcomes
Karnataka
Govt to Support Programmes for Diabetes Prevention
Launches Karnataka Institute of Diabetology to offer all facilities
for diabetics under a single roof
Fortis
to Enter Into New Healthcare Verticals
Fortis Healthcare (India) has received an in-principal approval
to acquire ~86 per cent stake in Super Religare Laboratories
(SRL)
Vascular
Concepts Set Up India's first R&D and Manufacturing Facility
for Endovascular Medical Devices
The new 15,000 sq ft facility located at 60 kms from Bangalore
at Doddaballapur is a state-of-the-art unit with a quality
system certified of the highest international standards
100
Apollo Sugar Clinics in Three Months
Tackling diabetes effectively through an integrated diabetes
management programme for a healthier life is the aim of this
initiative
Fortis
Announces Another Four Hospitals
Fortis Healthcare (India), recently announced the launch of
four hospitals as part of its plan to strengthen its presence
across the country
AIIMS
Launched the Research Foundation of Hospital and Healthcare
Administration
The foundation will strive to create a multidisciplinary nodal
for hospital administration
Cook
Medical to Aggressively Expand in India
The company will be setting up three new centres in Mumbai,
New Delhi and Chennai through its Indian Arm Cook, India
Rare
Reverse Shoulder Replacement was Performed for the First time
in India
A Revision surgery in the form of Reverse Shoulder Replacement
on a case of unsuccessful shoulder fixation was performed
for the first time in India by Dr Anand Jadhav, Joints Superspecialist,
during the end of the third week of February 2011, in Pune
Pushpanjali
Crosslay Hospital Performs a Rare Surgery on a New Born
During the surgery an orange size cystic mass lying very close
to the vital structures in the neck was removed successfully
India’s
First Bloodless Kidney Transplant Successfully Conducted at
Moolchand
Bloodless surgery eliminates adverse effects, lowers infection
rates and minimises immunosuppression, resulting in shorter
hospital stay and more cost-effective treatment, with no need
for special equipment
A
Revolutionary Therapy to Treat Liver Cancer Now in India
Dr Jakobs Tobias, Associate Professor of Radiology, Dept of
Radiology at Munich University, Germany introduced a revolutionary
treatment for inoperable liver cancer in India
Unique
Dual, Upside Down Liver Transplant at Medanta
Son, daughter donate parts of liver to save father
Kamineni
Hospital performs India’s first ever ABO – Incompatible
Transplant
This is the first operation in the country done using the
immunoadsorption technique
Breach
Candy Hospital Performs a Revolutionary Surgery
Using an IPod
For the first time in Asia, an Indian surgeon from Breach
Candy Hospital used an iPod to perform joint replacement with
the help of a new technology named, DASH Smart Instrument
system
India’s
First Successful Mixed Stemcell Transplant From CordLife
Mixed stemcells sourced from cordblood and bone marrow used
for the first time in India. A ray of hope for Thalassemia
infected patients
Lilavati
Hospital Started TAVI Procedure for the First Time in India
Implantation of heart valve by non-surgical technique similar
to stent implantation is a revolutionary breakthrough in heart
valve therapy
Stem
Cells From Bone Marrow Save Legs From Amputation in Diabetics
Vijaya Hospital vascular surgeons jointly with Nichi-In Centre
for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) have achieved a major breakthrough
using stem cells from the patient’s own bone marrow,
which cured the leg ulcers and made patients walk on their
own feet
Global
Hospital, Chennai Performs India's First Complex Swap Liver
Transplant
Two Sri Lankan donors’ livers swapped to save lives of
respective Liver transplant patients in the family
India’s
First Robotic Liver Donor Surgery at Medanta
Use of robotics allow a range of movement that human wrists
and fingers can never have
Moolchand
Performed Surgery for Bilateral Wilm's Tumour
A rare surgery on four-year-old boy from Iraq suffering from
Bilateral Wilms' Tumor (renal nephroblastoma) was successfully
performed at New Delhi’s Moolchand Medcity, recently
Brain
Stem Implant Brings Hearing to Minors
Doctors at BLK Super Speciality Hospital perform five marathon
surgeries in three days to cure hearing loss
KIMS—the
First Hospital to do Robotic Colorectal Surgery in India
Robotic colorectal surgery needs a much smaller surgical incision
which leads to less pain and a shorter recovery time
Apollo
Hospitals in PPP with Eisai, Japan and HelpAge India
In an innovative transnational PPP, Apollo Hospitals signed
an agreement with Eisai Pharmaceuticals, Japan and Help Age
India to improve access to medicines for underprivileged elderly
patients ailing from dementia and depression
GE
Healthcare Closes Acquisition of Orbotech Medical Solutions
This aquisition will felicitate major development in the field
of nuclear medicine technology
Medfort
Hospitals and L V Prasad Eye Institute Collaborate with RAK
Hospital (UAE) to Set Up Eye Care Centre
The centre will provide the most cost-effective, high-quality,
and comprehensive eye care facilities to the entire population
of the UAE
Aetna
Acquires IHO to Create India Footprint
Aetna a US based healthcare benefits company recently acquired
Indian Health Organisation (IHO), an Indian start-up that
offers access to quality medical and dental care at a savings
through a credentialed provider network
Apollo
Hospitals Signs JV Agreement With Tanzania Government
Apollo Hospitals Tanzania will be a 250 bedded super-speciality
hospital offering world class healthcare services
NABH
Signs MoU With 3M India
Alliance to help reduce the cost of care linked to healthcare
associated infection
Philips
Ushers in New Era of Imaging with Introduction of Ingenia
At the 96th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of
North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Royal Philips Electronics
showcased its Philips Ingenia- the first-ever digital broadband
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) solution
Siemens
Introduced its New CT Applications for Dose Reduction
It also showcased how the dual source technology of the Somatom
Definition Flash can advance pediatric diagnostics
GE
Healthcare’s Vivid q Cardiovascular Ultrasound System
Selected for Use by NASA
NASA selected the Vivid q following a rigorous regimen of
spaceflight hardware qualification and acceptance testing
WB
Has Less Than One Bed Per 1000 People
Hosmac India with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
healthcare subcommittee, eastern region released a report
on ‘Affordable Healthcare-Focus Bengal’ at CII Kolkata
Indians
Increasingly Use Internet for their Healthcare Needs
Nearly 40 per cent Indians use Internet for health information
reveals Bupa Health Pulse 2010 survey
HIV
Infection More Amongst the Younger Age Groups in India
HIV infection is predominant in males over females i.e., ratio
is 60:40
High
Hospital Infection - A Serious Threat
Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are preventable with increased
infection control measures
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