Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has taken strong exception to the strike call given by the private hospitals terming it an act of irresponsibility by the Doctors. Reacting to the strike call by the doctors of private establishments against the KPME (Amendments) Bill, he said that the strike was uncalled for when discussions were still on…
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Private Hospitals’ strike causes untold hardships to patients
November 4, 2017Mysuru: Unaware of the 24-hour strike call given by the Private Hospitals and clinics against the Karnataka Private Medical Establishment (Amendments) Bill, here yesterday, majority of the patients were put to untold hardships as they were turned away from the hospitals. The nearly 120 hospitals in city had suspended most of the services following the…
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Private Hospitals closed: Doctors hold protest meeting
November 3, 2017Mysuru: Nearly 1,500 doctors, all private practitioners gathered at the Platinum Jubilee Auditorium at JK Grounds this morning to protest against the implementation of the ‘draconian’ Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendments) Bill 2017, by burning a copy of the Act. This is the second time in nearly five months (first strike was on June 16)…
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Govt’s Draconian Law: Private Hospitals in city to close tomorrow
November 2, 2017Mysuru: In a show of vehement protest against a draconian law to be introduced by the Government, intended to regulate private hospitals in the State in the matter of treatment and hospital charges etc., all the private hospitals in city will be closed tomorrow from 8 am to 8 am the following day. The doctors…
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Bill to regulate private hospitals referred to Joint Select Committee
June 21, 2017Bengaluru: The Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2017 that seeks to empower the Government to fix rates for various procedures in private hospitals was yesterday referred to the Joint Select Committee of the State Legislature as many members wanted the Government to tread “cautiously” on the issue. Interestingly, almost all MLAs who opposed the…
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Docs in the dock
June 19, 2017Private medical establishments and Karnataka government have just got entangled over the former offering healthcare services at costs making big holes in the pockets of patients and their families, while alleviating the pains of the suffering lot in the process. One is prompted to point out in this context the utterly under-prepared infrastructure and thoroughly…
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OPDs of Private Hospitals, Petrol Bunks closed in city
June 16, 2017Mysuru: Health and transport, the lifeline of common man is hit, then life can go out of gear. The city this morning witnessed these two sectors up in arms against the policies of the Governments both at the Centre and in the State. First, the petrol bunks in the city were shut since early morning….
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A time to hang up the Stethoscope?
June 16, 2017By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Every morning of every working day, over the past forty years, with a silent prayer to the Almighty to make me an instrument of His Grace, I’ve been picking up my stethoscope and putting it around my neck with a sense of elation and pride that only a fellow…
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Private Hospitals surprised at Govt. move to fix rates for treatments
June 14, 2017Bengaluru/Mysuru: A bill which empowers the State Government to fix rates for different types of treatment and bed charges in private hospitals and nursing homes was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. The Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2017, piloted by Health and Family Welfare Minister K.R. Ramesh Kumar, may come up for…
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