The content of of the article is contemporary and relevent.But we need to ask there is any standarsation for starting and maintaining any hospital in India?.As far as me is concerned there is nothing or all the laws that are existing today are archaic and jeopardise the health of patients.where as it benitfits well to the kitty business men and entrepreuners(even politicians and beaurocrats as businessmen in hospital field).Most of the laws about health care dates back to British raj or made there after in the initial periods.Most works in todays hospitals are done by the doctors,nurses and pharmacist are illegal as per existing laws.When modern technology and instruments are used,nobosy governs who to do that and what the qualification is?.Even the injections given by the nurses like intravenous are illegal as per many state laws.Chemotherapy cannot even be given by a graduate in medicine(MBBS)but in all the cases even nurses are administring these type of medications though they may be doing it as per protocol established worlwide.None of the state boast of a comphrehensive law which regulate private hospitals.So the mushrooming private hospitals are a bane to society atlarge.
Despite all the Star(Corporate) hospitals are serving only a miniscule of India and that too for the diseases in which life-year saved would be much less comparing to the disease tackled by the Govt. Hospitals or national health programmes, at a very low cost. The trend of medical tourism or earning some money by the big houses/ shareholders are devoid of any human consideration and these should be treated by the Govt. as a business not as humanitarian work. Govt. should not provide them land or loan on a lesser rate as these have so far failed to accomplish any promises for the treatment to poor and in fact poor cannot dream to enter these just like a 'dhoti-clad' is debarred from any star-hotel or at least frowned upon. Rather due corporate tax should be collected from such hospitals and money thus obtained be given to the peripheral government hospitals and dispensaries for improving their infrastructure. Such star- hospitals are further draining talents from the Govt. medical colleges and future training of medicos is jeopardized. One should also focus that Govt.'s own expenditure to health sector is still around 1 per cent, which need 10 per cent minimum.
healthcare needs more attention from Government. There is no standards in India. People representation is very bad. Information Technology is developed in India. India should take opportunity to communication btween patients and doctors and senior members of the hospitals.In US there are number of agencies and goverment representatives who check the standards and give licence to the hospitals according to the quality of service provided to the patients. Pay-for-services (P4P) help the patients to have participation and reprsentation in the healthcare industries.
Although the global healthspend is 1.8 trillion usd the money apportioned for healthspend is over ten trillion usd.So the winners will be decided by those who will chase this money.In short devise ways to earn from keeping people healthy rather than just earning from the sick.
Everything Ok with the article but the writer shold also mention about the doctors and more imp nurses over there. For eg. The most human right violation is happening in Appolo is the treatment towards nurses by management. Pls go to any appolo hospital and ask any nurse over there. First they take there certificate with them. 8 hrs continous duty with one nurse handling 4-10 vip patients. No vacation. Chennai appolo give nurses max 4 day vacation. No annual leave. Very less pay and more over inhuman treatment against them by management. Dear writer this is happening n almost all so called 5star hospital. If you are n delhi. Pls go to appolo or any big private hospital and ask any nurse over there about the ('treatment') from the top guy and gals over there.
Panchkula Dec.2. Saturday , 2006. Well in the denunciation of PSU systems , it is natural business corporations shall plead for appreciating the efficiency and great concern of the private Health Operating Agencies.Very naturally the streamlined FiveStar Hospitality of Max, Apollo, or Escorts nay Fortis chains today beats the best old time AIMMS or other Charitable Hospitals like Sir Ganga RAM'S IN DELHI.But let me please ask the Great Dr. Naresh Trehan of the Heart Specialist once of Escorts superspeciality if his concern for his country's unwashed Poor could also get the advantage and care of his Heart Foundation? A man of his altruistic disposition ,is he realizing his ambition to serve the poorest of this ailing country also,or serving only to those who can buy global medical service any were in the world.Has likes of him the great Achievers even microscopic concern for the health of those who suffer and cool off uncared and unattended at these Smart Health Malls...D. Goel
India has a population of over one billion of which nearly 950 million,including the over 250 million middle class cant afford the 5 star healthcare systems. A recent world bank study indicated that the lowest 60% of our socio economic group did not have access to even the public health system. is this the way forward........... There are many not for profit organizations in the country who are silently trying to make a difference for this group who can only dream of going to one of these five star hospitals.
RE:healthcare goes 5 star
by Sumit Gulati on Dec 03, 2006 04:58 PM Permalink
The growth in 'healthcare industry' is medias' favourite write up portraying a resurgent India. But everybody is having a tubular vision of the 'corporate India' as the resurgent India. A corporate sector is good news, but nobody is talking of development in toto. 13% growth in the 'healthcare industry' is good, but is anybody talking about the figures for 'healthcare provision' to the population at large, is there a system to ensure widereaching emergency care, is anybody talking of how the maternal and child mortality figures have changed, is there any expansion of infrastructure of tertiary care in government sector, is there a network of 'functional primary care' across the country which reaches out with uniformity, is there disaster management planning for calamities & endemic diseases. 43 doctors to 10000 people is sad story, compared to USs' 2340 but is anybody comparing the social security to a US citizen, and a doctors salary there. The fruits of 'industry' is being reaped by a handful few and the media is shouting success, neglecting the stagnancy at large at the grassroot levels. 6 AIIMS across India was a big news a while ago...anybody talking now??
RE:healthcare goes 5 star
by Prem Kumar on Dec 02, 2006 09:14 PM Permalink
Well Said John!
Private health sector will run over Public and Government is turning a blind eye. Ofcourse, all 5-star comfort is there, but don't forget India has over 500 million people who can't get three proper meals per day!
RE:healthcare goes 5 star
by unnikrishnan on Dec 03, 2006 04:31 PM Permalink
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