Safety, convenience go for a toss at Amritsar civil hospital
Hindustan Times.in | Amritsar | Updated: May 02, 2016 15:22 IST The local civil hospital, which sees a heavy footfall of patients on a daily basis, is poorly equipped to prevent any fire emergency. The fire-fighting system is in tatters at the hospital. Hosepipes are missing from the fire-fighting equipment at the entrance. The situation has been the […]
Fire breaks out in SMGS Hospital
Dailyexcelsior.com | Jammu & Kashmir | Posted on 3/05/2016 JAMMU, May 2: A fire broke out in the Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital due to short circuit. As per police sources, fire broke out in ENT Operation Theatre (OT) at SMGS Hospital late last night.After getting information, police team rushed to the spot and fire […]
Hospitals yet to master handling of biomedical waste
THE HINDU | Bengaluru | May 4, 2016 07:32 IST KSPCB found waste being stored in black bags meant for general waste, and being mixed with unsegregated waste Over the past week, surprise inspections conducted by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) in hospitals across the city have revealed alarming discrepancies in segregation and […]
Programme ‘Kayakalp’ on hospital cleanliness launched
Medical Dialogues.in |May 21, 2016 The government launched Kayakalp Fortnight for the second year to intensify government efforts to promote cleanliness at public health facilities in the country.
Bhopal: NGT pulls up People’s Hospital on bio-medical waste violations
Medical dialogues.in | Madhya Pradesh | May 22, 2016 Bhopal:The National Green Tribunal has issued a notice to the Director of People’s Hospital to appear in court with their Biomedical Waste (BMW) compliance report. This decision on the part of the tribunal was taken after hearing the case on city hospitals, including AIIMS, violating bio medical […]
Nation at 9: NewsX exposes Chennai hospital greed
NewsX Bureau.com |Sunday, May 22, 2016 – 23:12 It’s a deadly scam. Several hospitals in Chennai are playing with your lives, putting the city itself at risk. A NewsX investigation has unearthed how biodegradable waste is being sold to illegitimate scrap buyers when the hospitals should indeed be paying to safely dispose it. Hospitals are supposed […]