Dr L H Hiranandani hospital becomes the first hospital in India to receive prestigious NABH accreditation

Dr L H Hiranandani hospital becomes the first hospital in West India to receive prestigious NABH accreditation, awarded for the delivery of highest quality of patient care.The recently established National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations (NABH) under the aegis of Quality Council Of India has made stringent patient care standards to validate the quality of care through compliance assessments against 500 criteria, critical to the efficient functioning of a healthcare setting. There is a strong emphasis on patient rights & benefits, safety, control & prevention of infections in hospitals, practicing good patient care protocols and better clinical outcome. The standards relate to the local culture and systems, yet at the same time, are benchmarked with the best International standards.

In a NABH accredited hospital, there is a strong focus on the following:
* Patient rights & benefits
* Patient safety
* Control & prevention of infections in hospitals
* Practicing good patient care protocols e.g. special care for vulnerable groups, critically ill patients
* Better and controlled clinical outcome

Located at Hiranandani township in Powai, Mumbai, Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital is the leading tertiary care hospital of the city. Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital was commissioned in February 2004 and in just 3 years of its operations the hospital has already established itself as the preferred healthcare destination and has benefited patients from India and abroad through the high end services in Orthopaedics, Cardiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and several other specialities.

Indian hospitals are cheap in cost and better quality

Medical tourism - patients going to a different country's hospital for either urgent or elective medical procedures - is fast becoming a worldwide, multi billion-dollar industry.

The reasons patients travel for treatment vary from home countries hospitals to other countries hospital. Many medical tourists from the United States are seeking treatment at a quarter or sometimes even a 10th of the cost at home. From Canada, it is often people who are frustrated by long waiting times. From Great Britain, the patient can't wait for treatment by the National Health Service but also can't afford to see a physician in private practice. For others, becoming a medical tourist is a chance to combine a tropical vacation with elective or plastic surgery.Indian hospitals are cheap in cost and better quality,English speaking staffs attracting more foreign patients day by day.

Patient Care may be Stepped Up with 'Smart' Hospital Beds

Patient Care may be Stepped Up with 'Smart' Hospital Beds
Patient care
is poised for a giant leap when findings of a new study into hospital bed
technology are implemented.

John La Course, professor and chair of university of Hampshire Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is in talks with hospital bed manufacturers to adopt his programmed algorithm technology, which could become the basis for 'smart' computerized hospital beds.The smart hospital beds would communicate with and respond to medical devices that monitor a patient's condition, explained LaCourse.

"Perhaps a sleeping patient moves, causing a drop in blood pressure. The blood pressure monitor would communicate this change to the bed and the bed, in turn, would move up or down until the patients' blood pressure
is stabilized," he noted.

Conversely, the bed would analyse faulty readings interfering with patient care.

"Someone sits on the edge of the hospital bed and it appears that the patient's blood pressure has fallen. The bed would send a signal to the monitor not to be alarmed - the reading is due to the visitor's presence and not because the patient's condition has deteriorated," said the professor.

LaCourse further stated that post-surgical needs may also be met with this technology.

"Procedures such as retinal surgery require exact blood pressure levels as part of the healing process. A smart hospital bed would periodically adjust itself to maintain these levels for patients," he said.

Even quality-of-life conditions such as bedsores could be addressed. "Instead of requiring hospital staff to move the patient, monitors could send signals to the bed to roll the patient to his left or right to avoid bed sores," says LaCourse.

Artificial kidney

what heralds hope for all patient hospital in the final stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD), Shuvo Roy, a bioengineering specialist of Indian origin, along with his team of scientists at one of the in the US, hospital has created the world's first implantable artificial kidney that can imitate almost all its vital functions.

According to Roy, if the device that was successfully tested in animals shows promise in human trials, it would eliminate the need for dialysis and kidney transplantation, the only two available treatment options for all patients with CKD.

"Better over dialysis, even transplants as well. Patients may not require anti-rejection drugs - as is required after transplants because there would be no exposed natural tissues for the immune system [complex network of specialized cells and organs that work together to defend the body against attacks by ] to attack," said Dr Alka Bhasin, Nephrologist, Max.

The working of the device
The artificial kidney, which is no bigger than a coffee cup is made up of two parts, comprising a filter and a cellular side.

The filter is formed of thousands of silicone chips with microscopic pores that strain the toxins, sugars, water and salt from the blood. The filtered and clean blood is then sent to the second part of the system.

In this chamber, the blood flows over silicon membranes that are coated with renal cells which perform all the functions of a kidney like absorbing the salt, sugar and water from the blood.

The process also helps regulate blood pressure and produce vitamin D. The waste matter is passed through a tube attached to the bladder [a hollow organ that urine drains into from the kidneys.] and removed as urine.

Roy stated, "Dialysis is not only time-consuming, but it's also debilitating. Many patients don't feel good, because it's not doing all the functions of a normal, healthy kidney.

"The new kidney doesn't just filter toxins. It has metabolic functions and hormonal functions, and dialysis does not capture these abilities.”

Expect to reach clinical trials in 5 years
The team is awaiting approval to carry out large scale animal and human studies of the miniaturized implantable device for total renal replacement therapy.

They expect to begin clinical trials in five to seven years.

Roy stated, “Given the shortage of transplant kidneys and associated complications like transmission of infectious agents from donor to patient and ethics, our device might provide some benefits.

“With the right financial support, I think we could reach clinical trials in five years. But it's hard to say how long after that it becomes commercially available due to the uncertainties of the FDA and commercialization prospects."

Indian hospitals running lack of rabbis

patient are forced to face struggling times as Jharkand state’s biggest Ambedkar Hospital is running short of anti rabbis vaccine since past twelve days. Surprisingly, the hospital authorities are skipping to talk straight over the entire issue, leaving no solution to the patients’ troubles.

The hospital authorities say the crisis is due to the irregular supply from the DME. Notably, the issue has been constantly raised by Bhaskar since past two weeks but has hardly affected the health administration which seems to be totally ignorant towards the cause.

The dearth of vaccines in proving to be worst for poor people coming from far-flung areas, who, with no options left, are force to move to private hospitals, where the charges for the vaccines are as much as four time more than the subsidized costs.

Fortis To Buy Stakes In Care Hospitals

Fortis Healthcare is in talks to buy a majority stake in Hyderabad-based Care Hospitals, which will help the group build its presence in south India and bridge the gap with rival and India’s largest healthcare chain Apollo Hospitals , said three people familiar with the development.

Fortis is in discussions with a few minority investors including ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, UKbased fund Ashmore and Matrix Laboratories founder N Prasad, who together own around 50% of the hospital, to buy their stake. This 50% could cost over Rs 300 crore.

What Are Some of the Largest and Best Hospitals in the World?

Over the last few years, the healthcare industry has boomed at the phenomenal pace. Many new professions in relation to healthcare industry have risen. Healthcare costs has climbed upward at an alarmingly rate and the cost of premiums for medical insurance has also increased. Today many kinds of surgeries and other medical procedures are no longer covered by the insurance companies, which in turn have forced many people to seek out different options for their medical treatments.

The picture of healthcare industry has in fact changed drastically in almost every part of the world. Today there are many hospitals in the world that pulling the attentions of many people. In fact, many people are travelling to foreign countries at best hospitals for treatment; where the cost of treatment is comparatively low in comparison to their own country. Here is the list of some of the world's best and top hospitals that are worth to know-

USC Medical Center - USC Medical Center is one of the world's largest hospitals that serve and offer a full range of inpatient, emergency and outpatient services in California. This is one of its own kinds of hospital that is globally known for providing gynecological, obstetrical, pediatric and specialized neonatal intensive care services to women and children.

Cedars Sinai - It is another large hospital in California that features 1,004 beds, employs 2000 plus physicians and 9000 employees. It is one of the few hospitals in world that has been awarded as the best in categories of endocrinology, geriatrics, digestive disorders and many others by U.S. News & World Report Ranking.

Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine - Situated in the capital city of China, this hospital is admired all across the world for its cost-competitive yet effective healthcare and world class services. Adding to this, it is also famous for its traditional Chinese remedies and subordinates Beijing Research Institute of TCM, Zhaobingnan Medical treatment center of Dermatosis. This hospital employs almost 1300 staff along with 150 high -rank medical specialists, 21 national and 2 municipal famous TCM doctors.

Piyavate Hospital -Located in Bangkok, Thailand, the Piyavate Hospital is yet another world's largest and best hospitals. Its medical staff generally comprises of Thai Board Certified and American Board Physicians. The key features that makes this hospital as the most renowned and one of the largest in the world is its capacity to provide medical services to patient by using modern technology and contemporary equipment. It offers almost every type of physical exam including diabetes test, DNA test, stress test and any other type of physical examination.

Hospital Clinica Biblica- Established in the year 1929 and located in Costa Rica, Clinica Biblica is another largest private hospital. The hospital actually features a 50 million dollar infrastructure and globally known for providing one of the world's best service offered by its orthopedic and bariatric surgeries. It employs almost 200 skilled physicians and English speaking staff.

Hospital Almater- Located in Mexico, hospital Almater incepted its operation in the year 1987. It is the next world's top and largest hospital that makes the best use of modern technology. Adding to this, it is one of few hospitals in this region that offer services such as Hematology Center- the sole Blood Bank operating in a private hospital along with a Cardiac Catheterism Lab that is a X-ray department and features the most advanced digital technology equipment.

These are some of the topmost and world's largest hospitals that are targeted by patients from all across the world for seeking medical treatment outside their homeland. In the last few years, almost all these hospitals have amazing success records in various fields of medical science. Patients availing medical service from any one of these hospitals can be sure to get best healthcare at reasonable price.