Tag: Hospital
Dr Ashok Seth appointed President of Asia Pacific Society of Interventional...
Head of the Cardiology Council of Fortis Group of Hospitals, Dr Ashok Seth has been an international leader in Interventional Cardiology for nearly three decades...................
Adopt schools & counsel students on preventive healthcare, VP tells private...
The Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu has called for a national movement against the growing incidence of Non-Communicable Diseases. He was speaking recently in Chennai during an inaugural function of MGM Healthcare, a 400-bedded super specialty hospital......................................
Violence against doctors: How hospitals must plan to prevent crisis!
Instances of violence have considerably increased in recent years not just in overburdened public hospitals but also against private hospitals, writes Dr Dharminder Nagar, Managing Director of Paras Healthcare while explaining the root causes and the possible remedy................
4,000 students take up summer internship on mental health at Fortis...
More than 180 students from 20 schools of Bangalore are taking part in this prestigious annual programme for students of Class XI and Class XII. Students of 250 schools from six metropolitan cities in the country are participating...............
BD-India organizes discussion on ‘Hospital Acquired Infections’
Dr Victor Rosenthal, a distinguished expert on nosocomial infections, discussed the facts of health-economies in Hospital-Acquired Infections prevention, acquired from healthcare facilities through hospital staff, patients, contaminated equipment and linen, among other factors...................
Experts assert the need to manage Parkinson’s with advanced solutions
Innovations in DBS systems are giving impetus to the fight against Parkinson’s................
HCAH introduces upskilling courses for nurses & physiotherapists
The home healthcare company says its internationally accredited course helps general nurses to acquire critical care skills in 6 months, the time is one-fourth of the time taken by hospitals...................
65% counsellors believe students not aware of mental illnesses: Fortis Study
Fortis Mental Health Program conducts a survey to ascertain the need for mental health curriculum in schools. Search engines and social media were reported as a preferred source of information for students about mental health................
Rare disease patients’ never-ending ordeal
Rare disease patients awaiting treatment despite sanction of 3 Crore rupees fund from the Karnataka Government...…………...
Fortis organizes awareness initiative on hospital-acquired infections
Preventing hospital-acquired infections and addressing Antibiotic Resistance is a major focus at PANFORAnIC, a Fortis initiative. Two-day conclave calls upon behavioural change and effective clinical practices to strengthen infection prevention & control for better patient care...………...