Private Hospitals

Rising demand for cancer beds, healthy growth signs in ARPOB fuel expansion plans

Aging population and dearth of intensivists behind the rise of tele-ICUs

Oncology, neurosciences help revenue rise in June quarter

They are on an expansion spree and guided for more bed additions in FY25

A Delhi court admonished the Enforcement Directorate for 'overstepping' its bounds by recording statements of doctors of private hospitals

The hospital claims that the costs of their treatments are significantly lower compared to traditional surgeries and modern medical treatments

The study also revealed that nearly half of all deliveries in private hospitals were C-sections (caesarean sections)

The SC criticised the central government for its failure to set range rates for private hospitals, leading to disparities in cost of treatment between government and private healthcare

The projection indicated a rise in capacity building and occupancy, translating into a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) revenue growth to the tune of 12 to 14 per cent in FY24

Private hospital chains are expected add over 30,000 beds at an investment of Rs 32,500 crore in the country over the next four to five years, rating agency Icra said on Wednesday. It expects the aggregate occupancy for its sample set companies to remain healthy at 64-65 per cent in FY24 backed by sustained healthy demand for healthcare services, continued market share gains for organised players and revival in medical tourism after the pandemic. "Overall, most private players are expected to add over 30,000 beds in the next four to five years at an investment of Rs 32,500 crore," ICRA Assistant Vice President & Sector Head Mythri Macherla said. Metro cities are expected to remain focal points for this capacity expansion, she added. Centres such as Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru are expected to witness sizeable bed additions in the next few years, Mythri said. In addition to setting up new greenfield and brownfield facilities to enhance their capacities, hospital chains are also

Executives reveal depleted vaccine stocks and express the need for government guidelines before initiating procurement

The NHRC has issued notices to all states and Union territories asking them to reply within six weeks on the extent to which they can ensure dignity of the dead by formulating a policy at their end or by way of administrative orders and their strict implementation, officials said on Tuesday. The report from them also must specify steps that are taken or proposed to be taken regarding the issuance of directives to the private hospitals for "not withholding the dead bodies for non-payment of medical bills by the family members of the deceased", the National Human Rights Commission said in a statement. The NHRC said it has taken suo motu cognisance of the issues related to the cremation and undignified treatment of dead bodies as raised by Jitendra Singh Shunty, a member of its Core Group of Human Rights Defenders. For more than 27 years, he has been involved in free cremation of unclaimed dead bodies and related services, it said. The NHRC has issued notices to "all state governments

13 XBB variants detected in Maharashtra are all under home-isolation; the strain spreads rapidly and is said to be behind the recent spike in Singapore

A private hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district has been found to be carrying out surgeries without qualified and authorised surgeons

The Uttar Pradesh health department has made it mandatory for all private hospitals in the district to put up photos and phone numbers of doctors working there

Taking legal advice on next steps to pursue open offer for 26% stake in Fortis

Despite accounting for 46% of hospital empanelments, private hospitals accounted for 54 per cent of 38 million hospital admissions under AB-PMJAY

The Supreme Court on Monday said the state and the Central governments cannot provide security to private hospitals and nursing homes, which operate like business enterprises.

With an aim to boost the availability of modern medical infrastructure in the National Capital Region PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, Haryana

Dismal realities about health care in the National Capital Region