New Delhi hospital has no fire clearance: Cong

THE HINDU, New Delhi, October 21, 2015, 08:30 IST Not even a week after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated under-construction Purnima Sethi Multispecialty Hospital in Kalkaji, Congress in South Delhi Municipal Corporation has alleged that the hospital did not have mandatory clearance from the fire department. The hospital also lacked a pathology lab, X-ray facilities and […]

Unhygienic Hospital, Eateries Penalised

THE INDIAN EXPRESS, Bengaluru, Published: 21st October 2015 05:44 AM   BENGALURU: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has levied penalties on a hospital and a few eateries in Yeshwantpur for not maintaining hygiene on their premises. BBMP’s Health Committee members and Health Department officials inspected Mantri Mall and People Tree Hospital on Tuesday.

Verdict Corner: Saving lives with Good Samaritan norms

The Financial Express, | June 10, 2015 12:18 AM Govt does well to shield bystanders helping accident victims from needless harassment To improve road safety and address the fears that deter most from helping accident victims, the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) last week notified guidelines to shield Good Samaritans from long and complex […]

No hospital in Jammu and Kashmir is NABH accredited

Greater Kashmir, Srinagar, Publish Date: Jun 13 2015 9:42PM The health expert said that it is high time that healthcare is subjected to stringent quality checks. Despite the substantial amount sanctioned and allotted, the successive governments have failed to subject the healthcare institutions to standardization and quality checks as could be gauged from the fact […]

State hospitals found in violation of PCPNDT Act

The Shillong Times, Meghalaya, June /17/2015 Enforcement of Prohibition of Sex Selection Act dismal SHILLONG: A four-member team from the National Inspection and Monitoring Committee (NIMC) which visited the State in March, has indicated that the appropriate authority in Meghalaya has not taken cognizance of various instances of violations of Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques […]

Civic body to relax fire safety, parking norms for old hospitals

THE TIMES OF INDIA, Kolhapur, TNN | Jun 21, 2015, 05.52 AM IST KOLHAPUR: Old hospitals in the city can soon breathe a sigh of relief as the health department of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to relax fire and parking norms to facilitate renewal of their licences. In 2012, the KMC stalled […]

IMA Seeks Law to Protect Healthcare Staff, Hospitals

THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS, Tamil Nadu, Published:21st June 2015 06:00 AM   PUDUCHERRY: The Indian Medical Association (IMA), Puducherry has mounted pressure on the Puducherry government for enacting a legislation, Medicare Service Personnel and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act, through an ordinance for according immediate protection to healthcare workers […]

Naidu Hospital mess: Civic body pulls up its encroachment dept

Pune Mirror | Pune, Jun 23, 2015, 02.30 AM IST Furniture, equipment gathering dust since a year, all breeding ground for mosquitoes. Having failed to fumigate the city ahead of the rains, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has trained its guns on a different target: officials of its own encroachment department, blaming them for the […]

Co-payment in health insurance only after netting hospital discounts, says IRDAI

Business Standard, Mumbai, June 24, 2015 Last Updated at 00:23 IST The insurers and the TPAs have been asked by the regulator to mandate the hospitals to reflect such agreed discounts in the final hospitalisation bill of each claim The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has said in health insurance policies with […]