Delhi: Routine surgeries off for a day at AIIMS
NEW DELHI: All routine surgeries scheduled for Friday at AIIMS have been cancelled. The outpatient services at the premier medical institute, which is visited by over 8,000 patients from across…
New twist in Fortis fight: Renuka Ramnath resigns from panel reviewing offers
A member of the external expert committee set up by the Fortis board to review offers for the company has resigned a day before the committee was to table its…
Thiruvananthapuram : Govt issues notification on minimum wages for nurses
Thiruvananthapuram: Finally, the state government managed to issue the notification ensuring minimum wage of Rs 20,000 for the nurses working in the private hospitals in the state. The notification was…
Jammu to get 240-bed bone and joint hospital: minister
Jammu, Apr 22 : A 240-bedded bone and joint hospital is coming up here for the benefit of patients who have to rush to Srinagar or outside the state for…
20-day waiting period for ultrasound at Meerut dist hosp
A small board hanging outside the ultrasound centre here, reads, “Register for ultrasound between 8 am and 10 am, and get a date and number to get ultrasound”. A patient…
Delhi Surgeon operates on leg of patient with head injury
NEW DELHI: In a case of gross negligence, a surgeon at the Sushruta Trauma Centre — a dedicated facility for trauma services run by the Delhi government — operated upon…
Manipal proposal may pile up pressure on Fortis board
Mumbai: In a move which could attract shareholder ire, the board of Fortis Healthcare rejected a proposal by Manipal Health Enterprises to allow all competing bidders three weeks due diligence…
Fortis Healthcare’s board forms expert panel to assess binding bids
NEW DELHI | MUMBAI: Fortis Healthcare’s board is setting up an expert advisory committee under the leadership of Deepak Kapoor, former India CEO of PwC, to assess the binding bids…
IHH Healthcare joins Fortis race, offers up to Rs 160 per share
New Delhi: Malaysia’s IHH Healthcare has joined the race to acquire India’s troubled Fortis Healthcare, offering to acquire shares at up to Rs 160 apiece, higher than Manipal Health Enterprises’…
Our offer will give Fortis cash in 45 days, say Hero Group’s Munjal, Dabur’s Burmans
NEW DELHI: Infusing cash into Fortis Healthcare upfront would take less than two months to execute and improve the company’s operations, claimed Sunil Munjal of Hero group and Burman family…
