Archive: Private Healthcare
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May 02, 2011
No CommentsInsurance will drive healthcare!
There is a boom in healthcare in India and new hospitals are launched everyday. But it is ironical that the beds are not getting occupied despite big gap between the demand and supply of beds. “India needs huge investments in creating healthcare infrastructure”is the usual beginning slide in any healthcare conference presentation and hence it sounds a little...
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Apr 28, 2011
No Commentshospital area and heights of floors
I was in a design meeting for a 300 bed hopsital in Pune wherein I got to know that the ratio of diagnostic and therapeutic areas to in-patient housing areas is generally 60:40. Was’nt aware of that and hence though should share that. In fact the ratio is higher in western countries at 65:35. Similarly one needs...
