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Desperately
Seeking Timely Care
Emergency Medical Service (EMS) facilities in India are almost
non-existent. Nayantara Som and Sushmi Dey express concern
over the healthcare system's failure to sustain EMS and provide
timely care to accident victims.
Healthy
Hospital Design
The healthcare surrounding has substantial effects on patient
health and safety and staff effectiveness and morale. Nayantara
Som suggests that Evidence-based Design not only enhances
the look of the hospital, it also makes better business sense.
A
Better World for Diabetics
Advances in non-intrusive insulin delivery methods are sure
to bring sweet relief to diabetic community in India. Jayata
Sharma gives an insight into ongoing research that aims to
transform diabetes management.
‘There
will be only one AIIMS— others will be AIIMS-like’
From the first successful heart transplant in India on August
3, 1994 to the current position of the Director of India’s
most prestigious hospital, Venugopal’s journey has been
marked with many firsts. He introduced, for the first time
in Asia, the implantation of left ventricular assist device
for more than 90 days. He has also successfully pioneered
the use of autologous stem cells implantation for the repair
of the myocardium as an alternative to transplantation in
26 patients. Not only this, he has also implanted stem cells
into the pancreas for curing type II diabetes. Over the last
three decades, he was associated with over 50,000 open-heart
surgeries and over 12,000 closed heart surgeries. He has trained
more than 100 cardio-thoracic surgeons who are working in
various hospitals in India and aboard. Dr Venugopal, who has
established a well co-ordinated heart transplant programme
at AIIMS and performed 26 successful cardiac transplants,
has been conferred with prestigious honours like Padma Bhushan,
Dr BC Roy Award, Indira Priyadarshini Award, Vijaya Ratna
Award, Ratna Shiromani Award and Rashtra Ratna Award. Excerpts
from an interview with Sapna Dogra:
STOP!
Before it GATS too Late
GATS will definitely enhance the quality of healthcare services
in corporate India. However, there are certain risks involved.
Dr Sanjiv Malik assesses the impact of GATS
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