Ramps Mandatory for All Hospital
The New Indian Express, Chennai Published: 22nd April 2016 04:03 AM CHENNAI: Provision of ramps may be made mandatory in all government and private hospital buildings having ground plus first floor and above, a Committee constituted by Madras High Court has suggested. For the old and existing buildings, one side space could be used for providing […]
VMC begins registration of nursing homes, hospitals
The Times Of India, Vadodara TNN | Apr 24, 2016, 07.05 AM IST Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has started registering healthcare services under the Bombay Nursing Homes Registration Act (BNHRA) and other provisions. The registration will ensure that the civic body has the entire picture of the number of nursing homes, hospitals and other […]
KSPCB finds hospitals wanting in waste management
The Hindu, Bangaluru Updated: April 27, 2016 05:32 IST All four hospitals that officials of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) visited on Tuesday were found wanting in terms of waste management. The officials visited K.C. General Hospital, Vikram Hospital, Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital and Gosha Hospital to check compliance with the Bio Medical […]
KSPCB notice to hospital over disposal of biomedical waste
Deccan Herald, Bengaluru April 30, 2016, DHNS: The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has asked Narayana Health City to properly segregate biomedical waste and not mix it with general waste.
CMHO to start drive against pvt hospitals violating norms in Act
The Hitavada, Date: 01 May 2016 14:11:37 State Government’s tall claims of private hospitals in the district running as per the norms of the Private Hospital and Nursing Home Act, is not proving to be true. Majority of private hospitals in the district are continuing their old practice and not displaying their rate list regarding their […]
Hotel waste to power canteen in Sewri hospital
The Times Of India, Mumbai, TNN | May 2, 2016, 01.04 AM IST MUMBAI: If the civic corporation has its way, then the food leftovers from hotels in Dadar, Parel and Lalbaug will no longer reach the dumping grounds of Mumbai. Instead the wet waste will be processed and used as fuel in the canteen of […]
Manapparai hospital waste management plan gets a fillip
The Hindu, Tiruchirapalli,May 2, 2016 05:46 IST With the upgrade of the Government Hospital at Manapparai to Tiruchi District Headquarters Hospital, there has been a sharp rise in the management of hospital waste, particularly the sewage water discharged from various wards and toilets of the hospital.
Safety, convenience go for a toss at Amritsar civil hospital
Hindustan Times.in | Amritsar | Updated: May 02, 2016 15:22 IST The local civil hospital, which sees a heavy footfall of patients on a daily basis, is poorly equipped to prevent any fire emergency. The fire-fighting system is in tatters at the hospital. Hosepipes are missing from the fire-fighting equipment at the entrance. The situation has been the […]
Fire breaks out in SMGS Hospital
Dailyexcelsior.com | Jammu & Kashmir | Posted on 3/05/2016 JAMMU, May 2: A fire broke out in the Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital due to short circuit. As per police sources, fire broke out in ENT Operation Theatre (OT) at SMGS Hospital late last night.After getting information, police team rushed to the spot and fire […]
Hospitals yet to master handling of biomedical waste
THE HINDU | Bengaluru | May 4, 2016 07:32 IST KSPCB found waste being stored in black bags meant for general waste, and being mixed with unsegregated waste Over the past week, surprise inspections conducted by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) in hospitals across the city have revealed alarming discrepancies in segregation and […]
