No more negligence tolerable now: 3 govt doctors suspended
A newborn died due to the negligence of the Gurugram Civil Hospital’s doctors. All three doctors who were well aware of the condition of the pregnant woman who required an…
Free heart transplant offered for a Pakistan hockey legend in India
Former hockey star Mansoor Ahmed from Pakistan was made an emotional plea to the Indian Government to grant him Visa for a heart transplant and Fortis Group of Hospitals has…
Centre for Sight Eye Care centre gets a high rise
New Delhi: Centre for Sight eye institute at Dwarka stands tall like a colossus. Today (Monday 30th April) saw the unveiling of this high rise of an eye care. It…
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…
