Metro cities to get blood banks

Gearing up to meet high standards of safety in blood transfusion, the Government has approved providing the four major metros with blood banks, which would also be centres of excellence for transfusion medicine.

EVENTS DIARY

[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Events Diary

TAKE Solutions

TAKE Solutions announced recently that its worldwide business in regulatory document management and electronic submissions software arena is making quick inroads in the Indian market.

KLE Society bags Kolhapur health city project

Belgaum-based Karnataka Legal Education (KLE) Society has bagged the INR 500 crore

NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS

[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Business News

AyurVAID to set up hospitals in tier II cities, metros

Kerala-based AyurVAID hospitals will be setting up six hospitals in the coming year in tier II cities and metros, with an equity investment of INR 4.5 crore, provided by a non-profit venture fund Acumen, US.

MedPlus unveils diagnostics plans

Pharmacy chain Medplus Health Services has opened its first five regional diagnostic centres already and has plans for 50 more by the end of the fiscal as it diversifies into the lucrative market for diagnostic services.

Global Hospitals expanding in Karnataka

The hub and spoke model is increasingly being adopted to deliver high-end healthcare in smaller cities and one of the newest hospital chains to use this expansion route is the Global Hospital.

New business models dot medical outsourcing

Indian hospitals are upping the ante on outsourcing. Instead of making heavy capital investments on expensive diagnostic equipment, costing INR 1.5 to INR 5 crore for MRI & CT scans, hospitals are opting for newer pay-per-use and outsourced models.

Pioneering Cardiac Care : Dr. T S Kler, utive Director – Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre

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Computer Sciences Corp forms healthcare unit

Computer Sciences Corp. has launched a new business unit dedicated to healthcare. CSC’s Healthcare Sector will focus on the information and service needs of healthcare providers, health plans, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and allied industries globally.

Siemens to Launch PETNET Services in India

Siemens Healthcare has announced its first molecular imaging biomarker production facility in Chennai, India. The new facility will enable the healthcare providers in and around Chennai to access the positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) technology to diagnose patients with life-threatening diseases, such as cancer and cardiac and neurological ailments.

Fortis Group completes acquisition of Malar Hospitals (Chennai)

International Hospital Limited (IHL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortis Healthcare Limited, along with Oscar Investments Limited (OIL) has completed the acquisition of 62.17 per cent of the equity share capital of Malar Hospitals Limited (MHL), Chennai, for a consideration of INR 34.68 crore.