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  • Elon Musk Announces X Will Donate Its Revenue to Hospitals in Israel and Gaza as War Continues Between Hamas and Israeli Forces

    Elon Musk Announces X Will Donate Its Revenue to Hospitals in Israel and Gaza as War Continues Between Hamas and Israeli Forces

    Elon Musk announced on X (formerly Twitter) that X Corp will donate all revenue from advertising and subscriptions related to the war in Gaza to hospitals in Israel and the Red Cross/Crescent in Gaza. Musk addressed concerns about fund tracking, stating they will monitor expenditures and collaborate with the Red Cross/Crescent to ensure transparency. Responding to a user’s query about potential misuse, Musk expressed openness to better ideas while emphasising the importance of caring for the innocent, irrespective of race, creed, or religion, amid the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israeli forces. Elon Musk Afraid of Microsoft Taking Full Control of Artificial Generate Intelligence by Hiring Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Greg Brockman.

    X Announces Donations to Hospitals in Israel and Gaza

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  • Google Cloud and e-Governments Foundation To Connect ICU Healthcare in Remote Hospitals in Karnataka

    Google Cloud and e-Governments Foundation To Connect ICU Healthcare in Remote Hospitals in Karnataka

    Bengaluru, November 28 : Google Cloud and e-Governments Foundation, on Monday, launched the first Tele-ICU hub at K.R. Hospital in the presence of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Health Minister K. Sudhakar in Mysuru which will connect the ICU healthcare in remote hospitals in the state.

    “We are excited to partner with Google Cloud who are enabling 10 Bed ICU and the Tele ICU hub with their best-in-class technology. We launched a hub in Manipur with Google Cloud earlier this year and are now launching our first hub in Karnataka,” Srikanth Nadhamuni, Chairman, 10BedICU Project and Managing Trustee, eGovernments Foundation said in a statement. Mild to Moderate Stress is Good for Health: Research.

    10BedICU is a programme managed by the eGovernments Foundation that was conceived during the pandemic to create ICUs (intensive care units) in government hospitals across the country, particularly in rural and remote areas, according to an official report.

    With 10BedICUs, the aim is to create a hub-and-spoke model where specialists from medical colleges manage the units in taluka hospitals connected to a TeleICU hub. In Mysore, the TeleICU hub at KR Hospital is linked to taluka government hospitals in Nanjangud, HD Kote, Santhemarahalli, Malavalli, and Virajpet, the report added. Apple Partners With Epic Systems Offer Health Record Tool on macOS.

    “At Google Cloud, we believe that cloud technology can play a significant role in advancing patient care and healthcare outcomes. We are thrilled to work with the eGov team to bring critical care closer to people, and extend the reach of the healthcare network,” Bikram Singh Bedi, managing director, Google Cloud India, said in a statement. In Karnataka, the 10bedICU programme will cover 41 taluka hospitals with up to two hospitals in every district, said the report.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Nov 28, 2022 05:30 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • NIIF Fund NI invests 2,100 crores. Manipal Hospitals

    NIIF Fund NI invests 2,100 crores. Manipal Hospitals

    National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIF) on Thursday announced an investment of ₹ 2,100 crore in Manipal Hospitals based in Bengaluru through its Strategic Opportunities Fund (SOF).

    NIIF MD and CEO Sujoy Bose said, “With this investment, we look forward to playing a role in meeting India’s health needs.”

    “Manipal Hospitals’ strong governance, process and track record resonates well with NIIF’s investment philosophy.” ‘

    Manipal Hospital, which has 15 multi-specialty hospitals in the country, focuses on tertiary and quaternary care. According to a statement, the recent announcement of its acquisition of Columbia Asia Hospitals is expected to increase its expansion activities.

    “Manipal Hospitals continues on its path to reach many more geographic and under-served communities to provide both its reach and superb clinical outcomes,” said Ranjan Pai, chairman of Manipal Education and Medical Group.

    “Investing in the healthcare sector requires a long-term approach as well as sensitivity to social responsibilities, and I am delighted that we have a partner at NIIF who shares these perspectives,” Dr. Pie said.

    This investment ranks SOF’s first in India’s healthcare sector. The SOF focuses on those sectors, which are closely linked to the growth and profit of the country by demographics, consumption, investment and policy trends. NIIF currently manages over $ 4.5 billion of equity capital commitments in three funds – Master Fund, Fund of Funds and Strategic Opportunities Fund.

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  • Government. Hospitals are set to rise in COVID-19 cases

    Government. Hospitals are set to rise in COVID-19 cases

    With the infrastructure intact, the authorities are ready to take any kind of carelessness in the intake of patients.

    With increasing number of new COVID-19 infections in the city, government hospitals are in a state of readiness.

    The infrastructure created was in place and hospitals are gearing up to add more facilities and manpower in terms of growth.

    Major government medical college hospitals set up exclusive COVID-19 facilities last year. As the number of fresh cases began to decline, hospitals resumed their regular activities such as elective surgeries and outpatient services from October 2020.

    In the last 10 days, the number of cases in Chennai was increasing. However, hospital officials said the treatment facility was intact.

    At Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH), Tower 3 has a special COVID-19 facility with three floors of 120 beds. Of these, 40 to 50 beds were allocated for intensive care units. “We have four wings on each floor, two for the ICU and two for patients requiring oxygen and high flow nasal cannula. The strength of the hospital’s COVID-19 bed is 1,618, “E. Thernijn, dean of RGGHH said.

    On average, the COVID-19 outpatient department received 150 to 160 patients a day, while there were 184 in-patients – 111 who tested positive for COVID-19 and 73 individuals with suspected symptoms of COVID-19. “On average, we are accepting 10 to 20 COVID-19 positive patients a day,” he said. The doctors and staff nurses were adequately positioned.

    well prepared

    Government Medical College Hospital, Omendurar Estate, has 258 patients. Among them, 178 were positive for COVID-19.

    “We are in a state of preparedness. We did not destroy the infrastructure designed for COVID-19. Already, 550 beds were allocated for COVID-19. We have 300 beds and will grow [their number] When required. We have COVID-19 facility in Tower 2, while Tower 3 has two floors available. We activated our operation theater and all other non-COVID activities. When needed, we can gradually increase non-COVID activities, ”R. Jayanti, the hospital’s dean, said.

    He said the vaccination was going on at four sites simultaneously, involving 500 people per day. He said that people should strictly follow COVID-19 criteria such as masking, maintaining physical disturbances and hand hygiene to prevent cases, while all of them should be qualified vaccinations.

    Dean of Government Stanley Medical College Hospital P.W. Balaji said that the strength of the COVID-19 bed was 1,200. “The dedicated block now continues to operate with 600 beds. We had meetings with our staff, including meetings with professors and nurses, how to be prepared if matters sprang up. We have sufficient stocks of personal protective equipment. There were 60 COVID-19 patients in the hospital.

    In Government Kilpuk Medical College Hospital, Dean p. Vasanthamani said that a new block is under construction. “We have 180 beds in a new block for COVID-19 patients. We plan to increase the facility when needed.

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  • NIIF Fund NI invests 2,100 crores. Manipal Hospitals

    Representative meeting of ABARK-empaneled hospitals on 8 March: DC

    Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner KV Rajendra said on Thursday that a meeting of representatives of private hospitals under the Ayushman Bharat-Arogya Karnataka (ABARK) scheme will be held on 8 March to address the grievances of the scheme beneficiaries.

    He was speaking at an event to distribute Ayushman Bharat cards to journalists at Mangaluru Press Club organized by Dakshina Kannada District Work Journalists Association here.

    Dr. Rajendra said that he has already asked hospitals to do a minimum check on patients before being admitted so that their financial burden can be reduced. ABARK applies only after the patient is hospitalized.

    DC said that more than 23,000 patients with 4,275 COVID-19 positives have reaped the benefits of ABARK in the district since its launch in 2018.

    ABARK District Nodal Officer Ratnakar said that a referral letter of District Government Hospital is necessary for BPL card holder or other beneficiary of ABARK scheme to get treatment in private hospitals.

    However, patients needing emergency medical care, including accident victims, can be admitted directly to the nearest Embedded Private Hospital without a referral letter and benefit from ABARK.

    Dr. Ratnakar said that a patient in BPL category can get treatment up to 5 lakhs while non-BPLs can get up to 30% discount on treatment cost of 5 lakhs under ABARK.

    This scheme was applicable only for treatment in general wards. Dr. Ratnakar said that the ABARK cell at the district level approved the entry within 30 minutes of being informed about the entry. Patient / family Dr. to obtain approval. Ratnakar (9880157604), dr. Jagannath Srilal (9480161055) or Dr. Can call Naushad (8197350823).

    He said 35 private hospitals, including eight medical colleges, were placed in the district under ABARK, which caters to 1,650 diseases.

    Dr. Ratnakar said that BPL beneficiaries of ABARK can get cataract surgery in six private hospitals of the district completely free of cost.

    Dr. Rajendra distributed ABARK cards to some journalists on the occasion.

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