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NHM staff to protest over unpaid salaries on April 15

India, April 10 -- Contractual healthcare staff, including doctors and nurses, employed under the National Health Mission (NHM) will hold a one-day strike on April 15 at the Pune zilla parishad office... Read More


Hospitals empanelled under schemes directed not to deny urgent treatment to patients

India, April 10 -- The state government has issued orders to all hospitals empanelled under government health schemes to uphold their ethical responsibility and ensure that no patient is denied urgent... Read More


Call for stricter rules in pvt hospitals grows louder after hospital controversy

India, April 10 -- The recent controversy surrounding Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital has prompted citizens and political groups to demand strict enforcement of the Bombay Nursing Home Registration Act ... Read More


State panel submits report on pregnant woman's death

India, April 10 -- A state-appointed committee formed by Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has submitted its detailed investigation report into the death of 37-year-old Tanisha alias Ishwar... Read More


70 maternal deaths in a year raise concerns about access to timely healthcare for pregnant women in city

India, April 10 -- The maternal death audit committee of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has reported over 70 maternal deaths between April 2024 and March 2025, raising serious concerns about acc... Read More


IMA, Hospital Board call for clarity on emergency care rules

India, April 9 -- In the wake of the recent incident involving the death of a patient at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Pune and the Hospital Board of India on Tue... Read More


Pune police seek expert medical opinion in pregnant woman death case

India, April 9 -- Pune Police approached Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) and BJ Medical College (BJMC) to seek expert medical opinion in connection with the death of a 37-year-old woman who was alleged... Read More


DMH doc resigns citing pressure as a result of public outcry; probe panel holds hospital guilty

India, April 8 -- A week after the death of Tanisha Bhise, after she was denied emergency treatment at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital (DMH), Pune, Dr Sushrut Ghaisas, consulting gynaecologist of the ho... Read More


Private hospitals must follow rules: PMC issues strict reminder on emergency services

India, April 8 -- Following the death of a 37-year-old pregnant woman, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has issued a letter to all private hospitals, nursing homes, and medical establishments with... Read More


Mangeshkar Hospital admits rRs.r10 lakh deposit was sought from deceased patient; Dr Ghaisas resigns

India, April 8 -- Dr Dhananjay Kelkar, director of Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital (DMH), admitted on Monday that a Rs.10 lakh deposit was mentioned on a hospital form in the case involving the death of... Read More