Private Hospitals

Delhi's private hospitals tell AAP govt to allow non-COVID-19 services as cases decline

According to the govt's 'Delhi Corona' app, currently only 2,783 of the 15,438 beds dedicated for COVID-19 patients in private and govt hospitals are occupied

Scared patients, overflowing hospitals and overworked doctors​: It's time Tamil Nadu govt got its act together in Chennai

Of the 22 hospitals listed on this Government Order, the number of private players catering to COVID-19 patients in and around Chennai has increased to 45 in a period of two months. Yet, there is uncertainty regarding the functioning of these hospitals.

Govt courts private hospitals to boost health insurance programme, offers incentives; NHA likely to seek Rs 8,000 cr for next year

Launched last year, the scheme is critical to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plans to reform the country’s health system.

A tale of two hospitals in two countries: How an emergency revealed broken state of Indian healthcare

In a broken system, hospitals don’t trust insurance companies to pay bills; insurance companies don’t trust hospitals not to inflate charges; and the hospitals, insurers and patients all know that going to the courts with a claim means endless years of litigation, from which lawyers will be the only ones to profit.

Delhi govt will provide free treatment for accident, acid attack victims, announces Arvind Kejriwal

The Delhi government will provide free treatment to those who meet with an accident, suffer burn injuries or acid attack within the geographical boundary of the national capital, Arvind Kejriwal announced.

Charter of Patients' Rights: Time for govt to put in place mechanism to prevent medical malpractices, negligence in private hospitals

NHRC finalised a comprehensive 17-point charter of Patients’ rights in April last year and circulated this to the Union and State governments for comments

India's public healthcare: Moving from 'biggest' to 'finest' infrastructure a must

Will the right healthcare system move India from a developing to a developed nation?

Maharashtra's NGO-run private hospitals told to add 'charity' in their names to help poor patients identify them

All NGO-run private hospitals in Maharashtra are asked to add "charity" to their names so as to help poor patients identify them and avail the facilities

Maharashtra govt says it is formulating stringent law to regulate private hospitals

The Maharashtra government on Friday told the Bombay High Court that it was in the process of formulating a stringent law, on the lines of the Centre's Clinical Establishments Act, to regulate private nursing homes and hospitals in the state.

Govt's cheaper medicare drive pinches pharmaceutical sector, private hospitals in 2017

While the government's directive to doctors to prescribe only generic names unsettled pharma companies, the NPPA's (National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority) move to cap prices of medical devices such as stents and knee implants created discomfort for the manufacturers.