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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Respiratory cases surge in Lucknow hospitals

Doctors at government hospitals in Lucknow are reporting a rise in the number of patients, particularly children, presenting with respiratory issues such as asthma and chest congestion. Doctors in respiratory medicine and hospital chief medical superintendents have pointed to worsening pollution The three major government hospitals in the district—Balrampur hospital, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee hospital, and Lok Bandhu hospital—have observed an …

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1 month ago

‘Sarathi’ initiative helps cut patient wait times from 4.2 hrs to 2.8 hrs at PGIMER Chandigarh

Hindustan Times

The Sarathi Initiative, a volunteer-based programme at PGIMER, has successfully reduced patient wait times at the hospital’s OPDs, with the average time dropping from 4.2 hours to just 2.8 hours, according to a post-implementation impact study by the hospital’s department of community medicine. ‘Sarathi’ initiative helps cut patient wait times from 4.2 hrs to 2.8 hrs at PGIMER Chandigarh Launched …

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1 month ago

Bengaluru government hospitals revise OPD and admission fees: Check the new rates here

Hindustan Times

State-run hospitals under the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute in Karnataka have implemented revised charges for ward facilities and several services, including outpatient department registration. The registration fee for outpatient department services has doubled from ₹ 10 to ₹ 20 According to Indian Express report, the updated rates, effective from November 1, apply to prominent government hospitals like Victoria …

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1 month ago

Are OPD expenses incurred abroad covered in travel insurance?

Live Mint

If I come down with a high fever while abroad, can I claim this under my travel insurance plan? - Name withheld on request Most travel insurance plans cover both hospitalisation and OPD medical expenses. If you have a sufficient sum assured under this plan, you do not need to buy separate top-up health insurance. Most term insurance plans offer …

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1 month ago

Breathless in Delhi: How air pollution has held to spike in hospital visits

Firstpost

Delhi’s air quality has plummeted to alarming levels over the past two days. Hospitals are witnessing about a 50 per cent surge in patient visits due to respiratory illnesses like bronchitis Men play cricket on a ground as the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi's air quality worsened due to air pollution, in New Delhi, India, November 20, 2024. …

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OPD, IPD charges at major government hospitals in Karnataka get costlier

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: In a move that will significantly affect patients, the state health department announced a sharp increase in charges for both outpatient and inpatient services at key government hospitals, including Victoria Hospital, Vani Vilas Hospital, Minto Hospital, the super specialty hospitals and state trauma care centres. Several of these charges have been doubled, marking a substantial revision in medical service …

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1 month ago

Delhi pollution: Asthma drugs ineffective, doctors warn of ‘health emergency’

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The city woke up to a “health emergency” as dense smog, the worst of the season, engulfed the capital on Monday. Doctors report that this year’s pollution levels have exacerbated health issues more than in previous years, with patients presenting severe respiratory symptoms, cardiovascular problems, and conjunctivitis. The dangerously poor air quality has rendered medications ineffective for asthma …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Health Insurance with OPD Cover: Everything You Need to Know

Deccan Chronicle

Bangalore: Health insurance with OPD coverage includes insurance coverage that includes the cost of outpatient treatment expenses. • Dentures or dental surgery How to Purchase Health Insurance with OPD Coverage? Follow the mentioned steps to buy a Health Insurance with OPD Cover: • The website of a health insurance provider should be visited to select a health policy with OPD …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Chandigarh: Patients, staff struggle as non-functional lifts plague GMSH-16

Hindustan Times

Patients and staff at Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, are bearing the brunt of non-functional lifts, despite repeated pleas to the UT engineering department for repairs. In the multi-storey building opposite the emergency ward, one of the three lifts, intended for patient use, has been non-functional for nearly a month, according to hospital staff. Multiple lifts in the multi-storey building, …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi air pollution: Rise in asthma patients, double penalty on stubble burning as AQI drops to ‘severe’, know details

Live Mint

Delhi Air Quality dropped to ‘severe’ category on Thursday amid rising cases of people suffering from asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and other breathing issues. Delhi AQI today and all updates related to air pollution in the city -As Delhi is turning into a gas chamber with constant deterioration in air quality, more people are witnessing health issues like asthma, …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

15-20 pc rise in patients with worsening respiratory problems: AIIMS doctor

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: As Delhi grapples with air pollution, several patients with respiratory problems are visiting the OPD of the Pulmonology Department in New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences, a doctor said on Thursday. Dr Karan Madan, Associate Professor Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Science told ANI, "We are seeing that …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital: A Lifeline for Cancer Patients in North India

Hindustan Times

Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (HBCHRC) in New Chandigarh has become a lifeline for many patients with 400 patients visiting daily for cancer treatment and follow-ups. The hospital operates on a self-sustaining model with revenue from private and semi-private rooms helping cover the cost of treatment. The hospital provides advanced medical departments, including medical and surgical oncology, and …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Govt OPDs in Lucknow to Close for Diwali, Emergency Services Continue

Hindustan Times

Several government OPDs in Lucknow will be shut for Diwali and Gowardhan Puja. The OPD at the King George’s Medical University will be shut on Thursday, and reopen on Friday, while the Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences will not see patients in the OPD on both Thursday and Friday, given the government holidays.

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3 months ago

Kolkata Junior Doctors Rejoin Duties At Govt Hospitals ‘Partially’, Refuse To Resume OPD Work

ABP News

Kolkata, Sep 21 Junior doctors on Saturday rejoined their duties partially at various government-run hospitals in West Bengal after a hiatus of 42 days. A significant number of people came for treatment at various hospitals across the state," a senior official from the state health department said. While we support their cause, it has been very difficult for regular patients …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Punjab govt doctors call off strike, to resume OPD duties from Monday

Hindustan Times

Punjab Civil Medical Services doctors, who had suspended OPD services since September 9, on Saturday announced that they would be resuming duties from Monday. A doctor examining patients at the Civil Hospital in Amritsar on Saturday after the Punjab Civil Medical Services Association called off its indefinite strike. The Punjab Civil Medical Services Association said that 2,500 doctors would compensate …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

The simple medical tools of an OPD visit | Explained

The Hindu

You’ve developed a minor cold. It’s also important that the material that fills the bulb — mercury in this case — has a linear dependence on temperature changes: that is, if it expands by 1 unit for every 1º C change in temperature, it should do so by 10 units for a 10º C change or by 0.1 units for …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Five cheat patients posing as AIIMS staff, held in Odisha

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: Khandagiri police have arrested five persons for allegedly posing as staff of AIIMS Bhubaneswar and cheating patients on the promise of providing them hassle-free treatment at the hospital. Investigation revealed the miscreants lured patients arriving from different parts of the state and neighbouring West Bengal of smoothly facilitating their treatment in different departments of AIIMS. Police said the accused, …

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4 months ago

How senior doctors in Lucknow found ways to give relief to more patients

Hindustan Times

When resident doctors stayed off duty to protest against the rape and murder of a female doctor in Kolkata, senior doctors across medical institutes in the state capital and other districts rendered yeoman’s service to the patients. This is apart from cases related to road traffic accident or serious injury otherwise, hence the number of patients being operated at the …

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4 months ago

UP resident doctors’ strike ends at night after another day of hardship for patients

Hindustan Times

After nine days, resident doctors on Thursday night decided to end their strike that badly affected OPD, elective surgery and related patient care work across medical institutes in the state. OPD service was resumed at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Lucknow on Thursday The resident doctors were on strike in protest against the brutal rape and murder of a woman …

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4 months ago

AIIMS admin urges doctors to return to work as protests hit OPD services

India TV News

Resident doctors at major hospitals, including the AIIMS, remained on strike on Wednesday over the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, disrupting elective services for two weeks. Earlier, resident doctors' association of AIIMS also wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention in enactment of a central law via an ordinance to protect healthcare workers …

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4 months ago

Kolkata rape-murder case: U.P. resident docs continue protests

Hindustan Times

Resident doctors in several districts of Uttar Pradesh staged protests and abstained from work at medical institutes that conducted OPD and patient count remained low even at government hospitals on Monday—the eighth day of nationwide protest against alleged rape and murder of a lady doctor in Kolkata. Resident doctors at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, staged a …

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4 months ago

Doctors' strike cripple hospital services, IMA calls for PM Modi's intervention | 10 points

Hindustan Times

OPD services were disrupted nationwide as doctors joined the 24-hour strike called by the Indian Medical Association in protest of the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata on August 9. Doctors from states including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and others participated, with OPDs and elective surgeries …

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4 months ago

Healthcare services in Pune hampered due to withdrawal of services by hospitals

Hindustan Times

Many patients visiting private hospitals faced inconvenience as healthcare services in the city took a hit on Saturday due to the strike by private doctors and hospitals as they protest over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. The patients were still seen visiting private hospitals like Ruby Hall Clinic and Jehangir Hospital among a few others …

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4 months ago

OPD, elective services hit in Delhi as doctors at private hospitals join stir

Hindustan Times

Patients that arrived at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Saturday were greeted with a banner that stated that the out-patient department was suspended for the day. Resident doctors were seen walking around the hospital’s campus, raising slogans demanding safety for their colleagues across the country even as patients visiting the OPD for elective and non-emergency services were turned away. On …

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Respiratory cases surge in Lucknow hospitals

‘Sarathi’ initiative helps cut patient wait times from 4.2 hrs to 2.8 hrs at PGIMER Chandigarh

Bengaluru government hospitals revise OPD and admission fees: Check the new rates here

Are OPD expenses incurred abroad covered in travel insurance?

Breathless in Delhi: How air pollution has held to spike in hospital visits

OPD, IPD charges at major government hospitals in Karnataka get costlier

Delhi pollution: Asthma drugs ineffective, doctors warn of ‘health emergency’

Health Insurance with OPD Cover: Everything You Need to Know

Chandigarh: Patients, staff struggle as non-functional lifts plague GMSH-16

Delhi air pollution: Rise in asthma patients, double penalty on stubble burning as AQI drops to ‘severe’, know details

15-20 pc rise in patients with worsening respiratory problems: AIIMS doctor

Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital: A Lifeline for Cancer Patients in North India

Govt OPDs in Lucknow to Close for Diwali, Emergency Services Continue

Kolkata Junior Doctors Rejoin Duties At Govt Hospitals ‘Partially’, Refuse To Resume OPD Work

Punjab govt doctors call off strike, to resume OPD duties from Monday

The simple medical tools of an OPD visit | Explained

Five cheat patients posing as AIIMS staff, held in Odisha

How senior doctors in Lucknow found ways to give relief to more patients

UP resident doctors’ strike ends at night after another day of hardship for patients

AIIMS admin urges doctors to return to work as protests hit OPD services

Kolkata rape-murder case: U.P. resident docs continue protests

Doctors' strike cripple hospital services, IMA calls for PM Modi's intervention | 10 points

Healthcare services in Pune hampered due to withdrawal of services by hospitals

OPD, elective services hit in Delhi as doctors at private hospitals join stir