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Fortis offers to set up 2 health cities
Chandigarh, August 26
Shivinder M. Singh, CEO and MD, Fortis Healthcare, said the company had moved Rs 3,000 crore proposal to the state government for consideration. This proposal included the setting up of two more hospitals in Punjab on the private-partnership model. “We have set up facilities on this model at Chhattisgarh and now at Navi Mumbai. At Navi Mumbai, we have tied up with the Navi Mumbai municipal corporation and taken over half of their hospital. We are running our hospital and subsidising a large number of facilities being offered by the government hospital,” he said. Other than the network of 12 hospitals and 16-satellite and heart -command centres, Fortis had set up base in Kuwait. “We are starting a polyclinic there as according to the rules there, a hospital cannot be opened before we function as a polyclinic for two years.” Emphasising that the health care sector in India was largely dis-organised, he pointed out that despite the claims of the government, the health sector is largely a private show. Private players were running 80 per cent of all health care facilities. Out of which 84 per cent were in the less-than-30-beds nursing clinics and nursing homes. “I personally believe that government should get out of health care. They should focus on policy, regulation, accreditation but not operations,” he said. Listing the issues that the government needed to focus on to improve health care delivery systems in India, he said health insurance should be given priority. “Health care cannot be given free. It should be subsidised through insurance. Regulating the system, both government and private, to ensure that the patient is not being fleeced is also of paramount importance,” he said. He further pointed out that accreditation in health care was gaining importance. “In India, the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH) had started accrediting hospitals but if it is being done for private hospitals, it is only fair that it be done for government facilities as well.”
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Diagnostic centre inaugurated
Chandigarh, August 26 Former director of the PGI B.N.S. Walia formally inaugurated Atulya Healthcare, a diagnostic centre equipped with angiography CT scanner with a dual energy option. In addition to the heart patients, the technology is also useful for kidney donors and those requiring angiography for brain, kidneys, lungs and other blood vessels, said Dr R.P. Sapru, a former head of the department of cardiology, PGI. “This technology permits reliable visualisation of the coronary arteries, getting three dimensional pictures without any hospitalisation as required in conventional angiography. The patient is given an injection through vein in the arm before the CT scan through which 5,000 images are taken for a procedure,” said Dr Sapru.
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GH-6 all set to provide better health care
Panchkula, August 26 The Yag Laser for treating hirsutism and removal of unwanted hair, the electric shock wave therapy for painful limbs, electronic delivery beds, a bone density measurement machine, an upcoming dedicated lithotripsy unit together promise easy availability of expensive tests nearer home for residents at “nominal rates”. “We have added these facilities for the convenience of the patients in view of the rising need. A number of other facilities are in the pipeline. We will be able to provide the best in medical technology once everything is in place,” said medical superintendent Dr V.K. Bansal. The two electronic delivery beds recently added in the Gynaecology Department have facilitated handling of complicated deliveries. Explaining the working of the beds, costing Rs 2 lakh each, the department head, Dr Usha Gupta, said, “These have in-built delivery tables, IV set attachments and waste disposal systems. Besides, since these are fully automatic, the beds have the foot-end and head-end raising facility for complicated cases.” Explaining the working of the shock-wave therapy for painful limbs, Dr Umesh Modi said this machine is used to treat conditions like tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, wrist pain or pain in the hip joint, heels and knees though it cannot be used for back pain. “Again the latest on offer, the machine greatly relives pain when all other courses of treatment fail and greatly benefits the patients,” he added. To deal with growing instances of hirsutism where women suffer from unwanted growth of hair on the face, the hospital has acquired this machine. “Private clinics take Rs 4,000 per sitting, which is exorbitant, especially when the number of people going in for hair removal is rising and each such patient requires a minimum of five sittings. Then there are clinics and hospitals with low-powered machines that are not producing satisfactory results,” explains Dr Sandeep S. Sahni, a skin specialist. While a lithotripsy centre is coming up at the hospital premises, the facility will be ready for offer to patients in the next couple of months, making advanced specialties available to all such patients who were earlier referred to Chandigarh. “We have also tackled the high referral rate to Chandigarh. Now, doctors are mostly referring head injury cases and I get a list of all patients sent to Chandigarh. We have curbed this tendency at the hospital,” Dr Bansal said. Also, while the latest in technology is being added by way of better machines, the shortfall of staff, about 25 per cent, has also been met in the last few months. While the para-medical staff and doctors are now in full strength, two physiotherapists are also now available at the hospital, besides a radiographer for x-rays between 3 and 9 pm. Also, all specialists are on call 24-hours a day and the number of registrations is steadily rising at the 150-bedded hospital, which has a daily patient-flow of 1,500 at the OPDs.
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SN Vohra Tourney
Chandigarh, August 26 The tournament is being held at the Sector 42 hockey stadium, here. The Amritsar team had a good start but were not lucky enough to capitalise on the penalty corner they earned during the 22nd minute of the game. The result could have been different had the Amritsar team managed to cash in on the other chances they got in the shape of penalty corners during the 42nd, 54th and 59th minutes. The Ludhiana team took lead in the 23rd minute with the help of a stunning field goal executed by their striker Akashdeep and the score stood at 1-0 till the half-time. The second goal was scored by Tarundeep in the 55th minute of the match. Tarandeep was adjudged the man of the match. Hamanpreet and Lovedeep of Amritsar got the best goalkeeper and best fullback awards, respectively. The best halfback and best forward tags went to Dhanraj and Akashdeep, respectively, of the Ludhiana team.
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Jyoti wins laurels in table soccer
Chandigarh, August 26 She prevailed over her colleague Sheetal Negi by 2-1 in the final. Binaroi of Manipur won the bronze. D.R. Yadav, CBSE joint director, regional office, Panchkula, gave away the prizes to the winners. Meanwhile, the India Open International Table Soccer Championship Masters Series 2007 will be organised by the International Table Soccer Federation here from November 16 to 18. Results: Girls’ u-18 singles: 1 Jyoti Kaushik, 2 Sheetal Negi, 3 Binaroi (Manipur); girls’ u-18 doubles: 1 M. Prabina Devi and O. Binaroi Devi, 2 Sheetal Negi and Twinkle Bhatia (Team B); boys’ u-18 doubles: 1 Vikramjeet Singh and Tarsem Nain, 2 Jaskaran and Arshdeep, 3 Jaspal/Sarbjeet (Team C); boys u-14 singles: 1 Ankur, 2 Arshad, 3 Amrit Pal.
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GNPS CCA lift trophy
Chandigarh, August 26 GNPS defeated the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium team by 25 runs. Batting first after winning the toss, GNPS scored 104 in allotted 25 overs for the loss of seven wickets. Arjit was the highest scorer with 25 runs. Chetan took two wickets, conceding 12 runs. Chasing the target, the Sector 16 team were all out for just 79 runs. Abhishek ripped apart the batting line-up with his 3 for 12. He was well supported by Parvesh Sharma and Arpit, who took two wickets for seven and six, respectively. Parvesh Sharma won the best bowler title while Nipun and Arpit Singh clinched the best batsman and best all-rounder titles. Jasminder S. Singh, principal of GNPS, Sector 36, gave away the prizes. Brief scores GNPS and CCA Academy: 104 for 7 in 25 overs (Arjit 25, Raman 15, Abhishek 12 n o, Chetan 2 for 12) Sector 16 Cricket Stadium: 79 all out in 24 overs (Nipun 24, Utkarsh 15, Jashandeep 12, Abhishek 3 for 12, Parvesh Sharma 2 for 7, Arpit 2 for 6).
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Inter-district Cricket
Patiala, August 26 At the draw of stumps yesterday, Patiala, with four wickets in hand, still needed 38 runs to take an all-important first innings lead. Today they managed to roll pass the first innings’ total of their opponents’with the last four batsmen contributing substantially. With today's emphatic display, the hosts have now booked a place in the final. Patiala will take on Amritsar in the final to be played here from August 28 to 30. Brief scores Jalandhar: 1st innings: 225 all out; Patiala: 1st innings: 262 all out (Rajwinder Singh 51, Tanmeet Singh 45, Perry Goel 53, Ankur Jund 24, Varun Kumar 5 for 63, Sumit Kumar 2 for 55); Jalandhar: 2nd innings: 108 for 4 (Sat Pal 33, Navdeep Singh 35, Sarabjit Ladda
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Mini Tennis
Chandigarh, August 26 Seerat will now face the winner of the second semifinal to be played between Simran and Ashna. In the boys’ section, Divij, Meevan, Ashlay and Asav Kumar will vie in the semifinals. — TNS
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Kartik skates to victory
Zirakpur, August 26 Other results: 4-6 years boys: 1 Aryan Pal, 2 Raghav Goel, 3 Pranav Arora; 4-6 years girls: 1 Rishita, 2 Surchi Garg, 3 Khyati Jain; 6-8 years boys: 1 Naman, 2 Gubeer Singh, 3 Mohit; 6-8 years girls: 1 Karen George, 2 Isha Singh, 3 Upasana; 8-10 years boys: 1 Mohit, 2 Raimajeet, 3 Akshit Bhalla; 8-10 years girls: 1 Mani Kamboj, 2 Mehak Singh, 3 Srijina; 10-12 years boys: 1 Majini Gill, 2 Prashant;10-12 years girls: 1 Pawandeep, 2 Apaar, 3 Swapnil Kaur; 12-14 years boys: 1 Anshul, 2 Maninder, 3 Shrey Gautam; 12-14 years girls: 1 Pawandeep, 2 Vrinda, 3 Amandeep. — TNS |
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KV Pinjore boys grab gold
Chandi Mandir, August 26 Earlier in the semifinal tie, KV, Pinjore, thrashed KV No. 4, Ambala Cantonment, 21-12 and KV, Rohtak, beat KV No. 2, Chandi Mandir, by 9-7.
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Nod to commercial use of basement
Chandigarh, August 26 The decision taken by members of a sub-committee - constituted to consider issues like fire safety, parking and height - would apply to only those applying under the conversion policy. An official said as per the decision, 70 per cent of the total plot area would be allowed to be used for commercial purpose in the basement. The committee has also recommended that the plot holder would have to leave 4.5m of open space on all three sides on the ground floor. The generator set would have to installed at the roof top and the maximum height of a building has been fixed at 30m. The members of the sub-committee were chief engineer, chief architect, chief fire officer, deputy commissioner and president of the Chandigarh Industries Association. Meanwhile, president of the Chandigarh Industries Association M.P.S. Chawla said they would urge the administration to extend the conversion policy. The existing conversion policy ends on September 18.
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