CM Samrat Choudhary at AIIMS Patna on Sunday Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Sunday visited AIIMS-Patna to review healthcare services, infrastructure and expansion plans. Accompanied by health secretary Kumar Ravi, he inspected the burn centre, outpatient department (OPD), nuclear medicine department, inpatient department (IPD) and other key patient-care units.During the visit, Samrat interacted with doctors,…
Hubballi: KMC-RI Hospital in Hubballi has launched an initiative to promote digital transactions and move towards a cashless payment system on its premises, hospital authorities said.The initiative aims to create awareness among patients, attendants and visitors and encourage them to use online payment methods for hospital services. As part of the campaign, the hospital will…
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…
Mangaluru: Doctors at KMC Hospital, Attavar, have successfully performed a rare thoracoscopic repair of a lung herniation, a significant milestone in minimally invasive thoracic surgery. The procedure was completed without a single large incision.The male patient in his fifties had been noticing an unusual swelling on his chest wall that appeared prominently whenever he coughed….
Vadodara: More than 30 critically ill patients at SSG Hospital have endured sweltering conditions for nearly five days after central air-conditioning failed in key ICUs, with repeated power fluctuations compounding disruptions at central Gujarat’s largest govt hospital.Authorities on Wednesday said Medical ICU (MICU) and Intensive Cardiac Care Unit (ICCU) were affected, creating difficulties for patients…
File photo of Chandigarh’s Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 16 Chandigarh: A fire broke out inside the main blood bank of Sector 16’s govt hospital in the early hours of Tuesday, narrowly missing critical blood stocks after old electrical wiring sparked an air-conditioning unit.On-duty staff at the Govt Multi-Specialty Hospital detected smoke inside the unit and…
Lucknow: Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) on Sunday organised a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) workshop for the mental well-being of health care workers in the hospital.The workshop included sessions on meditation, breathing exercises and stress management. Faculty members, resident doctors and nursing officers participated in the programme.Officials said an assessment at…
Ahmedabad: Sola Civil Hospital’s medical superintendent, in a May 13 notification, has appealed to staff to take steps to conserve fuel and energy. The appeal calls for using public transport to reach the hospital, use of bicycles by those living close to the hospital, promoting vehicle pooling by those commuting on the same routes.“Staff should…
