Hinduja

The Hinduja group has evinced an interest to set up a state-of-the-art medicity near Kolkata. The proposed medicity will house a medical college, a dental college, a nurses

Workshop on Carotid Intervention – Escorts Hearts Institute and Research Center, 18 January 2008, New Delhi

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

The Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center (EHIRC) organized a workshop along with cardiologists, neurosurgeons and neurologists on 18 January to launch the Indian Council of Carotid Intervention(ICCI).

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

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Singapore’s Parkway eyes 50% stake in Khubchandani (Mumbai)

Singapore’s Parkway Group, which owns one of Asia’s largest hospital chains, plans to pick up 50% stake in Mumbai-based Khubchandani Hospitals for INR 155 crore.

Hiranandani hospital outsources radiology services to Wellspring

Leading drugmaker, Nicholas Piramal India has announced that its subsidiary Wellspring is partnering with Dr. L H Hiranandani Hospital. This partnership entails the complete outsourcing of the radiology department at Dr. L H Hiranandani Hospital to Wellspring.

Fortis pharmacy chain to provide home nurse service

Fortis HealthWorld Ltd, the pharmacy chain of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, is launching India

Perception About IT in Hospitals Has Come A long Way… : Prakash S Kamat, Managing Director, SoftLink International

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Mastek to raise $40 mn for buyouts abroad

Offshore outsourcing company and IT giant Mastek is raising $40 million in order to acquire companies with intellectual property rights in the insurance and healthcare space.

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

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Hospitals to invest in cancer cure

In a year’s time, cancer treatment will become a matter of a few hours. Top private hospitals are pumping in INR 200 crore to augment cancer detection and treatment facility in Kolkata.

Bangalore’s Vitage Tech signs deal with TTK Healthcare

Bangalore based Vitage Technologies, a business service management company, has signed an agreement with TTK Healthcare Services Pvt Ltd, part of the TTK Group, to handle their IT operations as the managed services partner.

Citi Venture Capital picks up 30% in Unimark

US-based private equity fund Citi Venture Capital (CVC) has picked up nearly 30% stake in Mumbai-based bulk drug maker Unimark Remedies for INR 113 crore. The transaction, one of the largest investments in the pharma sector in 2007 and CVC

Health Ministry indicted for lapses in medical equipment procuring norms

The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG) has indicted the Union Health Ministry for