DOHA: Discussing the scope of the initiatives in the region to include screening for developmental disorders beyond the neonatal period, the third Middle East and North Africa (MENA) symposium on Newborn Screening…
Category: Telemedicine
Cisco network and telephony system helps reduce patient waiting time at Nottingham University Hospitals
A report has shown that patient waiting times at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have been cut by a third following the implementation of a Cisco network and telephony system. Since the…
Executive Healthcare Roundtable:Connect to Care
Cisco invites you to participate in a “Connect to Care” Executive Roundtable – broadcast via the Internet using TelePresence and WebEx. As the debate over health care reform in Congress continues, the…
HHS awards second round of training center grants
The Health and Human Services Department today awarded $267.6 million in grants to 28 non-profit organizations, bringing to a total of 60 the number of awards it has made to set up…
Religare Founders Reshuffle Management
NEW DELHI — The Singh family, founders of Fortis Healthcare Ltd. and Religare Enterprises Ltd., will focus on growing their healthcare business, and have put in place a key management team…
Bankrupt Hawaii hospitals eye non-profit status in reorganization plan
HONOLULU – The owners of two bankrupt hospitals in Hawaii have announced plans to convert both to non-profits – a reorganization plan that would save as much as $6 million a year…
10 Wockhardt Hospitals to be renamed
KOLKATA: Fortis Healthcare has decided to re-brand the 10 Wockhardt hospitals it acquired last year under the Fortis brandname from April 1. There-branding exercise will be followed by a heavy duty marketing…
Fortis Healthcare to buy 23.9% stake in Singapore’s Parkway for $685 mn
NEW DELHI: Fortis Healthcare announced on Thursday that it is buying private equity firm TPG Capital’s 23.9% stake in Singapore’s Parkway Holdings for $685.3 million (Rs 3,080 crore), supplanting Apollo Hospitals…
Upcoming Events- 2010
February 2010 Feb 26 – Feb 28, 2010 MEDITEC CLINIKA 2010 Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, India Orbitz Exhibitions Pvt Ltd info@meditec-clinika.com https://www.meditec-clinika.com/ March 2010 Mar 4 – Mar 5, 2010 Healthcare Resource…
Medical projects worth Dh3.67bn under way in Dubai
Dubai 18th Feb 2010: Government healthcare projects worth Dh3.67 billion are going ahead in Dubai despite the economic slowdown and the debt issues. Dubai Health Authority (DHA) the state Authority for healthcare…
Kuwait – Alternative medicine hospital approved
KUWAIT: The Cabinet has approved the establishment of a new 300-bed capacity hospital for alternative medicine and rehabilitation at a total cost of KD 30 million, announced the Health Ministry Deputy Dr…
Mild Gallstone Pancreatitis Patients Can Undergo Surgery Sooner, Shortening Hospital Stays
Patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis usually stay in the hospital for several days, waiting for the symptoms to subside, before undergoing surgery to remedy the condition. A new study from researchers at…
New Saudi hospital turns to county’s healthcare professionals
The Brighton Township drug and alcohol rehabilitation center has signed a letter of intent to manage what will tentatively be called Saudi Care Brighton Hospital outside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Livingston County…
Hospital in Dubai Healthcare City Receives JCI Accreditation
Dubai-UAE: 7 February, 2010 – Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a member of TECOM Investments, today announced that The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital (AACSH) located at the integrated healthcare free zone…
HMC partners SickKids for new hospital
DOHA: With the scheduled opening date approaching fast, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has signed a historic five-year partnership deal with Canada-based Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) to advise on setting up state-of-the-art…