Mysore/Mysuru: The State Health Department has settled the bills of 9,136 patients and released Rs. 22.14 crore to private hospitals for providing treatment to COVID-19 patients. Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said that as on Aug.28, various private hospitals has treated 42,291 patients referred by the Government and hospitals have billed Rs. 169.55 crore…
‘Centre must take over Private Hospitals for two years’
July 22, 2020Hassan: The Central Government should take over all Private Hospitals for a period of two years, for conducting free health screening and treatment, in the wake of the alarming increase in Covid cases, said social activist Mari Joseph. In a press conference here, on Tuesday, Joseph opined that the Central Government should have been cautious…
Medical, Para-medical staff of Private Hospitals to be covered under COVID Health Insurance
July 1, 2020Bengaluru: Days after the Government asked private hospitals to reserve 50 percent of beds available with them for COVID-19 patients, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Tuesday said that all Medical and Para-medical staff of private hospitals deployed for COVID patient treatment will be covered under the Government Health Scheme. Speaking to presspersons after holding a…
Default on submission of details of COVID-19 suspects: DC issues final warning to Private Hospitals
June 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As fresh COVID-19 positive cases are being reported from across the District almost every other day in the past couple of weeks, Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has warned private hospitals of action if they fail to submit details of SARI (Severe Acute Respiratory Illness), ILI (Influenza Like Illness) and COVID-19 symptomatic patients,…
No private hospital in Karnataka can deny COVID-19 treatment
June 30, 2020Bengaluru: No private hospital or medical establishment in Karnataka can turn away or deny treatment to COVID-19 patients. “Private medical establishments in the State shall not deny, refuse or avoid treatment to patients with COVID and COVID-like symptoms,” ordered Chief Secretary T.M. Vijay Bhaskar. Bhaskar highlighted that the Government took note of some private medical…
Private Hospitals can treat COVID-19 patients: Govt.
June 19, 2020Task Force halves cost of testing in Private Hospitals for people referred by Government Hospitals Bengaluru: Karnataka will rope in Private Hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients. “Only Government Hospitals were being utilised to treat patients till now and going forward Private Hospitals will also be utilised to treat patients,” said Medical Education Minister Dr. K….
Doctors Stage Protest: Medical services in city not affected
January 2, 2018Mysuru: Doctors of many private hospitals in city wore black badges and attended to patients, protesting against the proposed law that aims to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) with National Medical Commission (NMC), here today. Hospitals were seen functioning normally as all the departments including Out-Patient Department (OPD) and surgery departments. Meanwhile, many…
Doctors’ strike called off: Pvt. hospitals, clinics resume operations
November 18, 2017Mysuru/Bengaluru: The private healthcare sector that shut down its OPD services on Thursday, resumed operations late last evening after Karnataka High Court passed an order directing all private medical practitioners to resume work immediately, thereby putting an end to a doctor’s strike that has lasted almost five days. The HC order came barely an hour…
City Private Hospital services crippled
November 13, 2017Mysuru: The out-patient and casualty services were all crippled in the city as the private hospitals and nursing homes refused new admissions and were seen sending away the patients to government hospitals, here this morning as private doctors are on an agitation at Belagavi. As a result, there was more than usual rush seen at…
Doctors to stage ‘Belagavi Chalo’ on Nov. 12
November 7, 2017Mysuru: The doctors and staff of private Hospitals and Nursing Homes, opposing the implementation of the Karnataka Private Medical Establishment (Amendments) Bill, have organised ‘Belagavi Chalo’ programme on Nov.12. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Dr. M.S. Vishweshwara, President, Indian Medical Association (IMA), Mysuru Chapter, said: “Nearly 250 to 300 representatives of IMA from…
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