Jhunjhunu: Family members and villagers staged a dharna outside Sikar’s Rajkiya Janana Hospital Thursday after a woman who had recently given birth died following complications during treatment, alleging medical negligence and demanding action against the hospital staff as well as compensation for her family. The deceased, Deepa, was admitted to the hospital on July 20…
Bhilwara: Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Bhilwara has started an eight-bed special care unit for high-risk pregnancies to strengthen maternal healthcare, following the recent deaths of five women during childbirth.The unit, launched Monday at the direction of Bhilwara district collector Jasmeet Singh Sandhu, will provide specialised care for women with critical and complicated pregnancies. Hospital authorities…
Lucknow: An increasing number of doctors and paramedical staff of Kalyan Singh Super Speciality Cancer Institute (KSSSCI) are leaving, severely affecting patient care services.The institute receives about 400 patients daily, but to attend them there are only 42 specialist doctors against the sanctioned post of 121. About 28 doctors have left the institute in the…
Jamshedpur: A video of a woman home guard breaking down over financial distress and fears of an uncertain future went viral on Saturday, bringing to light the plight of 135 home guards deployed at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH), who allegedly have not been paid salaries since March.A woman home guard allegedly…
Patna: Following a demonstration at Niyojan Bhawan on Nehru Path on Wednesday, the PMCH Ward Attendant Workers’ Sangharsh Morcha announced the suspension of its three-day strike. The breakthrough came after officials from the labour department ordered an immediate inquiry into allegations of a massive “wage loot” involving a private outsourcing agency and the hospital administration.Hundreds…
The platform is expected to reduce the administrative burden on medical staff and enable doctors to focus more on patient care Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fractal Analytics Limited to pilot an artificial intelligence (AI)-based healthcare platform, Vaidya AI, across select civic hospitals and dispensaries…
Surat: A 42-day wait for surgery at New Civil Hospital has spotlighted staffing gaps and limited specialist availability, with a patient’s complaint prompting intervention and raising concerns about access to timely public healthcare in Gujarat’s busiest govt hospital.A diamond broker from Surat raised concerns about staff shortages and lack of specialised doctors at New Civil…
GHAZIABAD: A 22-year-old woman who walked into MMG Hospital to get her blood pressure checked on Wednesday allegedly brandished a knife and created a ruckus when she was asked to wait a few minutes. Police detained her but later she was let go as her family claimed that she suffers from mental health issues.A senior…
New Delhi: A portion of a ceiling inside the emergency operation theatre complex of Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital collapsed recently, intensifying concerns over the condition of the only govt tertiary hospital in the trans-Yamuna area in east Delhi.No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred in the washing area attached to the OT….
Prayagraj: A man, allegedly mentally ill, attempted to jump from the fourth floor of the new building of the district hospital under the limits of Kotwali police station of Pratapgarh district on Thursday.The man jumped from the window on the fourth floor and fortunately got trapped on the terrace. A team of police and fire…
