SC asks states, UTs to prepare action plan to implement guidelines for intensive care servicesThe Supreme Court has directed all states and Union Territories to develop realistic action plans for implementing minimum ICU standards. A...
'Hospital infra isn't sole determinant of better care, outcomes also matter,' says Max Healthcare ChairmanMax Healthcare has significantly increased its bed capacity to 6,500 with a new Saket facility. This expansion targets both domestic patien...
Mission ICU: From COVID crisis response to building rural India’s critical care futureDr. Ashwin Naik and Maanoj Shah discuss the evolution of Mission ICU from a COVID-19 response to a national program, providing 220 ICU beds...
Indian hospitals battle central line infections linked to mismanagement of tubes used for administering medicines and fluidsA seven-year Indian study reveals alarmingly high rates of bloodstream infections from central lines, especially in newborns, with a 40% mo...
Coronavirus: ICUs are filling up in China, says WHODozens of hearses queued outside a Beijing crematorium on Wednesday, even as China reported no new Covid-19 deaths in its growing outbreak,...
Kerala govt asks private hospitals to set aside 50 per cent beds for COVID patientsKerala today reported 45,136 new COVID-19 cases, taking the count to 55,74,702. The state had on Thursday logged 46,387 fresh cases, the hi...
Kerala to complete vaccination of all above 18 years by September 30: CM Pinarayi VijayanIndia on Friday reported 34,973 fresh COVID-19 cases, 37,681 recoveries and 260 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry...
Ahead of possible third wave of COVID-19, Assam to set up paediatric ICUs across stateChief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while reviewing the prevailing COVID situation in the state, asked the Health Department to ramp up COVI...
The rich bring hospitals to their homes amid coronavirus surgeVentilator sales and demand for setting up residential ICU facilities see a spike
Study finds high vaccination rate is key to future course of COVID-19 pandemicVaccination is making a striking difference in Minnesota and keeping the current level of positive cases from becoming an emergency that ov...
Shortage of oxygen beds, Intensive Care Units may choke BengaluruHospitals said while they could not increase the number of ICUs and ventilators in a short time, they were trying to add more oxygen lines ...
Bengaluru stares at shortage of oxygen beds, ventilatorsWith about 192,000 active cases, Bengaluru has the highest Covid-19 case load among Indian cities. The case surge has caused severe stress ...
Empowered groups recommend: Convert general wards to ICUs for Covid treatmentThe report on ‘Health System Preparedness Needs’ for June-August has been submitted by the Empowered Group-1 (EG-1) chaired by VK Paul, mem...
COVID-19: Recoveries more than 3 times the active cases; case fatality rate drops to 1.85%India's COVID-19 recoveries have crossed 23 lakh and are more than three times the number of active cases of the infection in the country, ...
Karnataka: Deputy CM C N Ashwathnarayan inspects India's first modular ICU containersOn a pilot basis, the Deputy CM, who is also in charge of setting up COVID-care centres, said that 10 modular container ICUs will be deploy...
West Bengal bans use of phones in Covid hospitalsState Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha announced the ban on Tuesday saying that the mobile phones carry more germs than even shoes. "We cannot ...
Hospitals put in place video consultations, tele-ICUs to ensure continuity of medical careOn Wednesday, the health ministry issued guidelines on telemedicine. By then, top hospitals like Max Healthcare, Fortis, Manipal and Aster ...