'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...
17 Apr, 2026, 07.20 AM IST
Techie fearing layoffs considers career-switch to nursing but faces tough choiceUS tech sector instability is causing widespread job insecurity, as highlighted by a worker who lost two tech jobs and a warehouse position...
08 Apr, 2026, 06.47 PM IST
J&K's Doda to get Doppler weather radar, Jitendra Singh announcesA Doppler weather radar is coming to Doda district for better weather forecasting and disaster preparedness. Union Minister Jitendra Singh ...
07 Apr, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
Delhi health minister promises major reforms in hospital infrastructure, managementDelhi's healthcare system is set for major reforms with pilot projects to enhance hospital infrastructure and management. Health Minister P...
02 Mar, 2025, 04.12 PM IST
Delhi's mohalla clinics & hospitals in crisis: CAG audit flags doctor shortages, medicine gaps & unused assetsDelhi's mohalla clinics face scrutiny as a CAG audit reveals issues like doctor shortages, missing medicines, and inadequate facilities. Ke...
28 Feb, 2025, 10.31 AM IST
Make rural health jobs more alluringThe three-tier system — health sub-centres (SC), primary healthcare centres (PHC) and CHCs — is characterised by paucity and absenteeism. E...
25 Jan, 2023, 11.16 PM IST
Hospitals gear up for likely rise in Covid cases"The discussions around Covid-19 have started once again as the numbers begin to rise. Skilled nursing staff have been identified and we ar...
24 Dec, 2022, 01.20 AM IST
Canada's health crisis: Experts suggest five measures to ease pressure on Ontario’s healthcare systemOntario's healthcare system has been under fire with soaring waiting times for patients. Most of these issues stem from the staff shortage ...
11 Aug, 2022, 06.26 PM IST
Final year medics, nurses to be roped in to fight CovidThe government is planning to give incentives to medical and nursing students who join hospitals on Covid-19 duty. They include financial i...
03 May, 2021, 06.47 AM IST
Set aside beds for healthcare providers, Centre orders Delhi government hospitalsNoting that many healthcare providers are acquiring Covid-19 while performing their duties and are "not getting hospital beds and requisite...
01 May, 2021, 09.40 AM IST
IMA raps AIIMS for cutting quarantine period for staffThe Indian Medical Association (IMA) has criticised an order by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in the capital reducing the qua...
28 Apr, 2021, 07.57 AM IST
Faced with staff shortage, AIIMS discontinues contact tracing of exposed healthcare workersThe decisions were taken at a COVID-19 review meeting held under the chairmanship of AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Thursday.
23 Apr, 2021, 12.24 PM IST
Mumbai’s Wockhardt Hospital facility back on feetZahabiya Khorakiwala, managing director of Wockhardt Hospitals, told ET the hospital is not ready to offer emergency care for other ailment...
27 Apr, 2020, 11.32 PM IST
Mumbai reels under bed shortage as private hospitals remain shutThe sealing of Wockhardt and Jaslok hospitals has taken nearly 800 beds out of the system. Both hospitals have still not indicated when the...
27 Apr, 2020, 07.44 AM IST
Doctors in England advised to reuse gowns as shortage persistsHealthcare staff across hospitals in England are being advised by the UK government to consider reusing personal protective equipment (PPE)...
18 Apr, 2020, 05.50 PM IST
Shortage of 2 lakh paramedics in country: Minister J P NaddaThere is a shortage of two lakh paramedical staff in the country, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda said today.
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- Telemedicine can help cure rural India’s ills
Telemedicine holds the key to improve efficiency and widen the reach of healthcare, especially to rural India.
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