private hospitals

Hospital infections must be kept in check

Healthcare budgets should be used efficiently to ensure proper care for patients

A hospital without hygiene is the opposite of healthcare

Authorities must ensure minimum standards in all health facilities

DGHS raids on illegal clinics expose the rot in health sector

Health authorities must ensure proper follow-up actions

Private hospitals look to make a turnaround in 2021

Samorita Hospital, the lone listed healthcare provider, yesterday reported a sharp drop in profit for the last fiscal year, reflecting the sluggish business in the country’s private healthcare sector as most treatment-seekers opted to stay away from hospitals.

HC asks for report on pvt hospitals' free treatment for helpless

The High Court asks for a report from the government on whether the private hospitals are providing 10 percent bed and treatment facilities to the poor and helpless patients at free of cost as per the relevant rules.

Display fees, charges for treatment

Private clinics, hospitals and diagnostic centres must display the charts of their charges and fees in public view, the High Court directed yesterday.

HC directs pvt clinics, hospitals to display fees, charges at public places

The High Court directs the private clinics, hospitals, clinical laboratories and diagnostic centres to put in display their charges and fees fixed for medical tests at public places.

Editorial / A strike protesting accountability?

The recent physicians' strike at private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres of Chittagong, in protest of cases filed against their colleagues for medical negligence...

Four days in a top hospital

The hospital walls are plastered with photos of the late philanthropic founder of the hospital. Has his dream and vision come true? The hospital has clearly degenerated into a commercial proposition.

November 17, 2022
November 17, 2022

Hospital infections must be kept in check

Healthcare budgets should be used efficiently to ensure proper care for patients

August 31, 2022
August 31, 2022

A hospital without hygiene is the opposite of healthcare

Authorities must ensure minimum standards in all health facilities

May 30, 2022
May 30, 2022

DGHS raids on illegal clinics expose the rot in health sector

Health authorities must ensure proper follow-up actions

November 11, 2020
November 11, 2020

Private hospitals look to make a turnaround in 2021

Samorita Hospital, the lone listed healthcare provider, yesterday reported a sharp drop in profit for the last fiscal year, reflecting the sluggish business in the country’s private healthcare sector as most treatment-seekers opted to stay away from hospitals.

March 7, 2019
March 7, 2019

HC asks for report on pvt hospitals' free treatment for helpless

The High Court asks for a report from the government on whether the private hospitals are providing 10 percent bed and treatment facilities to the poor and helpless patients at free of cost as per the relevant rules.

July 25, 2018
July 25, 2018

Display fees, charges for treatment

Private clinics, hospitals and diagnostic centres must display the charts of their charges and fees in public view, the High Court directed yesterday.

July 24, 2018
July 24, 2018

HC directs pvt clinics, hospitals to display fees, charges at public places

The High Court directs the private clinics, hospitals, clinical laboratories and diagnostic centres to put in display their charges and fees fixed for medical tests at public places.

January 25, 2016
January 25, 2016

Four days in a top hospital

The hospital walls are plastered with photos of the late philanthropic founder of the hospital. Has his dream and vision come true? The hospital has clearly degenerated into a commercial proposition.

January 25, 2016
January 25, 2016

A strike protesting accountability?

The recent physicians' strike at private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres of Chittagong, in protest of cases filed against their colleagues for medical negligence...

July 6, 2015
July 6, 2015

Violation of professional ethics

A report published in this newspaper yesterday reveals an alarmingly high number of caesarean deliveries performed in private hospitals.