Posts : hospitals

Dangerous Hospitals this time

psaram42 - 12-DEC-2011

Recently a fire tragedy killed many patients at a Kolkata hospital. The trusties of the hospital were arrested.

Per capital health care expenditure state wise

vinod_shankar - 21-DEC-2009

State-wise Per Capita Health Expenditure and Number of Government Hospital Beds Available per 100,000 Population

Helpless Desk - hospitals

idontspam - 28-NOV-2009

Refer Indian Express story - Helpless Desk

Here is a classic case of good intentions wrongly implemented.

The intention

The Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act, 2007

vinod_shankar - 26-OCT-2009

In the first week of october 09 the rules for karnataka private medical establishment act were notified.  The bill itself was passed in august 2007.  The bill affects every person who undergoes medical treatment in karnataka.   I think this deserves attention as effects everyone from the poor to the rich of our state.

Doctors ask citizens not to panic over H1N1 scare

vaishvittal - 18-AUG-2009

Even as Bangalore reports its first H1N1-linked fatality, doctors in the city are asking the public not to panic. Also attached: list of hospitals treating H1N1 in the city.

Jeevan se mukti!

murali772 - 15-JUL-2009

The ICU at this 300-bed hospital is yet to be functional, though it was inaugurated six months ago. The hospital is waiting for equipment!

Health care - systemic crisis?

navshot - 15-OCT-2008

Do you live in Bangalore? Were you or someone in your family hospitalized in recent times? Do you have an insurance cover? If the answers to all the above questions are 'yes', then there is a great chance that you (and/or insurance company) paid an inflated bill. Worse still, there is a chance the hospitalization was not required in the first place!