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Choosing
the right technology for your hospital
Rising prices of drugs and high cost of technology are
the two most commonly attributed reasond for spiralling healthcare
costs.
‘India
should not be a dumping ground for medical equipment of other
countries’
J V Vaidya, Vice-Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry,
Medical Equipment Division, and past Chairman of Indian Electrical
and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA), is an authority
in the medical equipment industry and has been associated
with it for the last 15 years.
Guidelines
to evaluate donated medical equipment
Donation of medical equipment and devices is a general
trend in any developing country to enhance the healthcare
technology in the country.
The
famous five medical equipment manufacturers
* “Every
second catherisation done in world is on a Philips system”
The
Netherlands-based Philips Medical Systems’s Indian subsidiaryhas
a Dutch as the managing director. The 58-year old Aris
Bruin, has been a globe- trotter, being posted at Saudi
Arabia, United States of America, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, Jordan,
Lebanon and Netherlands, ever since he started out in 1964
as an electronic design enginee at Philips Research Laboratories,
Netherlands. He took charge of the India operations two years
ago with an aim to sustain the growth of Philips Medical Systems
India Ltd.
* “After
L&T’s arrival, the MNCs were forced to slash their prices”
R N Mukhija, senior vice president (operations), L&T and
a Director on Board is the driving force behind the company’s
continuous success in the arena of medical equipment.
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“We
are committed to offering highest quality products”
Anant Shridhar Bhat has been serving the medical
equipment industry for more than a decade now. He joined Usha
Dragger as the regional manager (west) around nine years back,
and since then there has been no looking back for him.
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“We
exist because of our customers”
Anjan Bose, the managing director of Datex Ohmeda, has
more than 25 years of experience in Indian and Asia Pacific
Healthcare markets. He is also the chairman of the Medical
Equipment Division of CII.
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“We
continue to contribute new developments in endoscopy”
When Peter Laser, joined Karl Storz five years back as
the Managing Director of the company, there was a lot to be
done.
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Rise
of the equipment market
Growing at a rate of nearly 20 per cent each year, the
medical equipment market holds a huge stake in the healthcare
pie at Rs 1500 crore.
Schiller
Healthcare India Launches Solus+ Multiparameter Central Station
Solus+ Multiparameter Central Station from Schiller Healthcare
India is ideal for Hospitals, Nursing Homes and ICUs.
Intregated
OR technology from Karl Storz
In June 2000, Karl Storz Endoscopy, a world leader in
endoscopic technology, introduced a revolutionary PC-based
system that allows surgeons and OR staff to control the operating
room and communicate with the outside world.
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