Dressed in an off-shoulder figure-hugging grey dress, Lisa Ray would have seemed like an unlikely face at a cancer institute. Ray who has recovered from multiple myeloma flew down from her hometown in Toronto, to launch Fortis Hospitals' cancer institute in Mumbai's eastern suburb of Mulund.
Enhertu currently costs around Rs 1.6 lakh per 100-milligram injection.
Larger hospitals are not worried about a spike in cases, as they are now accustomed to converting ICUs and general wards into negative pressure zones or isolation rooms. For smaller hospitals, the task is tedious.
Analysts feel Fortis Healthcare share holders are at a disadvantage and deal valuations had been short of expectations
With over 45 healthcare facilities and over 300 vibrant diagnostic centres, Fortis is India's second-largest hospital chain -- next only to Apollo, which has 64 hospitals with 10,000 beds. Therefore, any international or domestic hospital chain that buys Fortis will simply catapult to the numero uno position.
Two-year-old Chinni's life could have been saved if had she been rushed to a private hospital with actor Hema Malini, claims the girl's father who is himself recovering at a local hospital in Jaipur after Thursday night's deadly accident.
rediffGURU Dr Vivek Mahajan, interventional cardiologist at Fortis Hospital, Kalyan, explains how young Indians can correct their lifestyle in order to protect themselves from sudden and unexpected cardiac arrests.
A list of guests at the party has also been prepared, the officials added.
As the fire at a Bhandup mall which claimed the lives of nine COVID-19 patients admitted at the hospital in the same building was finally doused on Saturday, a case has been registered against HDIL promoter Rakesh Wadhawan and five others for 'culpable homicide'.
Neelam, 30, and her husband Vijender Singh, 30, knocked the doors of eight hospitals, including government ones, before she died in the ambulance
On Wednesday, Daiichi Sankyo's lawyers argued for a stay on stake sale by Fortis, which was opposed by counsels of the hospital chain and promoter entities.
The heart, that set out its journey from Surat reached the operation theatre in Fortis Hospital in a matter of 1.15 hours covering a distance of 269 kilometre.
Ashok Mehlan's daughter Sheetal is among the first batch of girls to graduate from NDA.
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only affected outpatient services, but also led to deferment of elective surgeries, and resulted in the loss of medical tourism, all of which would hit the FY21 financials.
Hospitals across the national capital had sent out SOS messages last week about depleting supplies of oxygen.
The government proposes to cut custom duties on Trastuzumab Deruxtecan, Osimertinib and Durvalumab from 10 per cent to nil.
According to Munjal, there is an opportunity for somebody who comes from a not for profit background in health care to do something.
Three big private hospital chains -- Apollo, Fortis and Max -- on Friday announced the launch of Covid-19 immunisation drive for the 18-44 age group at limited centres in the country from May 1 while the Delhi government said it will start the vaccination exercise once it receives doses from the manufacturers.
Apollo Hospitals and Fortis Healthcare are open to importing vaccines.
In its investor presentation, IHH said it wanted to develop Fortis into a market leader.
Gurgaon hospital to screen cinemas as non-commercial venture.
The health system is trying to ensure that it isn't caught by surprise -- the way it was last time. So, hectic preparations are on.
Fortis Healthcare Limited is close to picking up a majority stake in Naresh Trehan's upcoming Medicity project in Gurgaon, with the contours of the agreement expected to be finalised within a month.
Monsoon hit the state on June 20 and has since then cost it Rs 5,000 crore in damages.
Of the 787 ICU beds with ventilators in government-run and private hospitals, 278 were already occupied by 6 pm on Tuesday, according to the city government's "Delhi Corona" application.
Brian Tempest is among the four directors of cash-strapped healthcare chain whose removals were sought by two institutional investors. Three directors -- Harpal Singh, Sabina Vaisoha and Tejinder Singh Shergill -- had already resigned before the EGM.
A statement from the Fortis Memorial Research Institute said Yadav was brought to the emergency ward in an unconscious and unresponsive state.
What are the warning signs of heart disease? How can we correct our lifestyle in order to improve our cardiac health and that of our loved ones?
Indian sprint legend Milkha Singh died on Friday after a month-long battle with COVID-19, during which he lost his former national volleyball captain wife Nirmal Kaur to the same ailment.
In an alleged case of medical negligence, doctors at a private hospital New Delhi have wrongly operated upon the left leg of a 24-year-old youth instead of the injured right leg.
Kapil Dev was discharged from a city hospital, two days after undergoing angioplasty following a heart attack.
In the past one week alone, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh have issued orders to take over private hospitals in some districts. Sohini Das, Vinay Umarji and Gireesh Babu report.
She was 85 and is survived by her husband, one son and three daughters.
Cites long delays in reimbursement; Medanta, Max may follow suit.
In a heart-warming action, Bangalore city traffic police on Wednesday created a "green corridor" to facilitate unhindered transport of a donor's heart from a hospital here to the airport to be transplanted on a patient in Chennai.
Jaipur Golden Hospital said it has over 200 patients and they had only half-an-hour of oxygen was left at 10:45 am.
Fortis Healthcare said its offer to acquire the shares of Parkway Holdings, the Singapore-based company that runs Asia's largest hospital network, will close on August 12.
Singh, who was instrumental in building required capabilities in the organisation said his role at Fortis did not allow him to spend time with his family, as the reason behind his resignation.
