TNPCB May Crack Whip on Polluting Private Hospitals
THe New Indian Express, Chennai Published: 26th March 2016 05:01 AM CHENNAI: In a major decision, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) is likely to take some drastic measures against ‘polluting’ private hospitals, which are allegedly disposing of ‘potentially infectious’ bio-medical waste unscientifically.
No licence renewal if hospitals don’t retrieve organs: Maharashtra govt.
The Hindu, Mumbai Updated: March 28, 2016 07:42 IST To bridge the huge demand-supply gap for organs in the state, the Directorate of Health Services (DHS) has issued notices to hospitals that their licences will not be renewed this year if they fail to carry out organ retrievals. Officials said while more hospitals were coming forward […]
Hospital Fire a Wake-up Call for Govt
The New Indian Express, Published: 28th March 2016 04:00 AM It was the presence of mind of a nurse that saved the lives of 26 new born babies at the district government hospital in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, when a short circuit triggered a fire last week. The nurse removed the infants from the neonatal care unit as […]
Civil hospital dumps biomedical waste in own campus
The Times Of India, Gurgaon TNN | Mar 29, 2016, 01.13 AM IST Gurgaon: Patients visiting Civil Hospital for treatment are greeted with the overwhelming stench of biomedical waste lying on the hospital premises. The rotting mess, dumped right outside the chief medical officer’s office, makes it really difficult for patients and visitors to breathe. […]
HC gives clean sheat to MIOT Hospital building
News Today, Chennai PTI Saturday, 2 April 2016 Chennai: Giving a clean chit to the private MIOT Hospital here, the Madras High Court observed that it has taken all requisite permission for construction and the building is in conformity with regulations and there has been no violation. The first bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and […]
Punjab Pollution Control Board mulls action against hospital over dumping of medical waste
The Times Of India, Ludhiana TNN | Apr 4, 2016, 11.47 PM IST Ludhiana: Local officials of Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) have sought action against a hospital based in Sarabha Nagar for allegedly dumping medical waste near the MC’s zone D office in the area.
Civil Hospital’s fire safety nod lapsed a year ago
The Times Of India, Gurgaon TNN | Apr 8, 2016, 06.45 AM IST Gurgaon: The district’s biggest and busiest hospital does not have a fire safety certificate, official documents have revealed. The hospital, some parts of which are already in a dilapidated condition and awaiting renovation, has not renewed the fire safety certificate for a year, […]
Fire in child care unit of district hospital; none hurt
Business Standard, Morena May 29, 2016 Last Updated at 18:32 IST A fire broke out today in the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit(NICU) of the government district hospital where 35 young children were being treated. No child was injured in the mishap as all of them were swiftly rescued, a senior health officer said. The fire broke […]
Multiples PE puts Vikram Hospital stake on sale
Live Minit, Mumbai Last Modified: Mon, May 30 2016. 07 49 AM IST Mumbai: Multiples Alternate Asset Management Pvt. Ltd, a private equity (PE) fund led by Renuka Ramnath, has initiated the process to sell its stake in Vikram Hospital (Bengaluru) Pvt. Ltd for nearly Rs.450 crore, said two people directly familiar with the matter. “They […]
HC directs fire sub-station inside SCB hospital campus
The Times Of India, Cuttack PTI | Jun 2, 2016, 08.59 PM IST Cuttack, June 2 () The Orissa High Court today directed the Director General of state fire services to set up a fire sub-station inside SCB Medical College and Hospital campus here immediately and take measures to do the same subsequently in the remaining […]
