Asian Age, 24.10.05:
Escorts hospital sale upsets Trehan
... India?s top cardiac surgeon, Dr Naresh
Trehan...started EHIRC in 1988 after returning from
the US to provide *his services to this country*.
However, with the DDA going ahead with its eviction
plan, which Dr Trehan termed as a *painful moment*
?said Dr Trehan... *Can we afford to let an
institution of this reputation be affected by dragging
it into unnecessary litigations and
counter-litigations that are totally unwarranted?*...
He also termed the sale as unfortunate and said ...Dr
Trehan, who holds 10 per cent equity in EHIRC... *How
can somebody run away with Rs 600 crores which was
given to him in the name of donation to run a
charitable institute and serve the underprivileged?*.
When asked that if the institute has been following
the freeship norms for the poor patients, he replied:
*Ask Mr Nanda if he was doing that.* ... On his future
with the hospital, Dr Trehan said, *We hope that
things are sorted out as soon as possible.*
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huh?! see, Trehan's recent (since dharambir
khattar)*services to this country*
24.04.03: ENL:
Court to take up Escorts opinion on Khattar today
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=50001
The special court for CBI will take up for arguments
tomorrow on the statement given by a doctor from
Escorts Hospital that the "bypass operation (on DDA
land allotment scam accused Dharamveer Khattar) should
be done as early as possible".
17.05.03: Pioneer:
Khattar gets his way, to have bypass surgery at
Escorts
...Dharam Bir Khattar, the alleged middleman in the
Delhi Development Authority (DDA) land scam was on
Friday allowed by the city court to undergo heart
bypass surgery in a private hospital... by noted
surgeon Naresh Trehan in Escorts Heart Institute
28.05.04: ENL:
Escorts makes Rs 50-cr offer to skip quota clause
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=85925
Stating that the conditions for free treatment "are
highly burdensome and onerous", the Escorts Heart
Institute and Research Centre Ltd (EHIRC) today
submitted before a division bench of the Delhi High
Court that they are willing to pay Rs 50 crore... so
that they "be released from the conditions of free or
subsidised treatment"
28.05.04: Pioneer:
Escorts Hospital offers Rs 50 crore to DDA for land
... Senior counsel Shanti Bhushan, representing the
hospital stated that the proposal for Rs 50 crore may
help the Government in building another hospital
dedicated to heart care in the city
01.07.04: ToI:
Private hospitals shirk responsibility
http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/760058.cms
...private hospitals demanded that the number of
patients treated free by the hospitals be reduced from
40% to 5% ... When asked about the meeting, Dr Naresh
Trehan from Escorts said, "I would not like to comment
since the matter is sub-judice".
02.07.04: Hindu:
Honour for eminent doctor
http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/02/stories/2004070209850400.htm
The U.S.-based International Society for Minimally
Invasive Cardiac Surgery (ISMICS) has elected Naresh
Trehan as the president of its society at the ongoing
conference in London... Dr. Trehan, said it was his
privilege to be chosen for the position and added that
he was extremely proud to see India's contribution
gain international recognition?
21.07.04: ToI:
DDA serves notice on Escorts
http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/784973.cms
... DDA... served a final showcause notice threatening
cancellation of land allotted to the reputed Escorts
Hospital. ... income tax (I-T) department has pointed
out to DDA that Escorts ... is no longer a charitable
trust and has merged with a Chandigarh-based
organisation of the same name, which is corporate in
nature. ...The notice was issued after additional
commissioner (income tax, range 11) Seema Raj pointed
out in successive letters from March to July that
EHIRC had been claiming tax exemption under Section 11
of the Income Tax Act, 1961. ... Dr Naresh Trehan,
said: "I am not aware of any notice. I am not involved
with this issue."
18.10.04: ENL:
Sonia's latest for aam aadmi: A healthcare camp at NAC
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=103763
... NAC's headquarters, in a meticulously restored
Lutyen's bungalow, has a new addition: a permanent
health camp for the poor and disadvantaged people. The
camp came up without any fuss several weeks ago in the
servants quarters after Sonia and her friend, restorer
Sunita Kohli, saw the undernourished child of a
construction worker... Sonia asked Kohli to arrange a
paediatrician... A decision was taken on the spot to
carry out urgent medical check-ups of the 250
construction workers hired for restoration work ... It
was a call no doctor refused to take and within a day,
there was a roll call of the best medical experts
waiting to examine the 250 workers. Kohli says, "We
had TB experts, dentists, opthalamologists, even
cardiac experts from Escorts, after I spoke to Dr
Naresh Trehan..." ...Out of this plea for help,
emerged an organised camp, now headed by Dr V.G.R.
Shastri, the Chief Medical Officer of the Prime
Minister?s Office ...
29.10.04: ENL:
Escorts to set up hospital in Gurgaon
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=105005
..."We will lay the foundation for the Asian Institute
of Advanced Sciences and Holistic Medicine next month
and we hope to start the institute in the next 24 to
30 months," said Dr Naresh Trehan... during the CII
annual conference in Delhi...
03.11.04: ToI:
Gurgaon's hearty welcome to Escorts' Medicity
http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/908789.cms
Dr Naresh Trehan, Executive Director and Chief Cardiac
Surgeon at Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre
announced the launch of a project that promises to
change the course of global medicine. Christened as
Medicity... in the presence of Om Prakash Chautala,
chief minister of Haryana and his son, Abhay Singh
Chautala. ... With an investment of about $ 250
million, Medicity... plans to integrate super
specialties ... integrate and explore the new
frontiers in the field of medicine and healthcare on
the lines of a Mayo, Cleveland, Harvard, Johns Hopkins
...
18.11.04: ENL:
CM seeks tips on healthcare in NCR
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=107042
Shiela Dikshit ... invited suggestions from experts at
the Second India Health Summit... announced that a
speciality liver institute would be set up in Delhi in
the next two years, in collaboration with the US...
released the "CII-IHCL Guide ... for Promotion of
Health Tourism." ... Dr Naresh Trehan, chairman, of
the National Committee on Healthcare, informed that
the Confederation had formed task forces to establish
uniformity and basic optimum standards for Indian
institutions on accreditation... chairman of Apollo
Hospitals Group, said the government should make a
budget announcement for healthcare... the industry
would invest... health insurance... Conference
chairman Harpal Singh lauded the fact that India was
fast becoming an international health destination...
25.03.05: ENL:
Sip a cola and read what Dr Walia did not tell you
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=122528
... 12.5 per cent tax on cardiac surgery consumables,
so far exempted, means an increase of thousands of
rupees. ... "We don?t want patients to pay more for
treatment. We had made requests that tax values should
stay at zero," said Dr Naresh Trehan, CEO Escorts
Heart Institute and Research Center...
10.09.05: rediff: The Escorts story: Can it be saved?
http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/sep/10spec.htm
... the healthcare business, facing stiff competition
from Max India, Apollo and Fortis, needs an infusion
of capital. Dr Naresh Trehan, the face of the Delhi
hospital, is building his own MediCity. Nanda admits
to an immediate need to raise funds, but denies that
the business is up for sale - lock, stock and Trehan..
29.09.05: ENL:
Cash-strapped Escorts sells heart institute to Fortis
for Rs 585 cr
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=150788
Dr Trehan said he had no knowledge about the deal
being finalised today. "I was aware of the dialogue
and knew it was happening but did not know it has been
announced today," said Dr Trehan. He says it hardly
matters who heads the institution. "I am a doctor and
my concern is patient care... I will work with anybody
provided there is no compromise on the integrity and
ethics of the hospital," he said.
Dr Trehan is also planning a Rs 2,000 crore project,
?Medicity?, in Gurgaon
29.09.05: Hindu: Businessline
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/09/29/stories/2005092903000100.htm
ESCORTS Ltd on Wednesday said that it has sold its
equity in Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre
(EHIRC) to Ranbaxy-controlled Fortis Healthcare for Rs
585 crore... The remaining 10 per cent would continue
to be held by Dr Naresh Trehan ...The transaction
would help the debt-ridden Escorts group, which was in
the process of business restructuring, to overcome its
liquidity crunch and debt repayment problem. ...The
acquisition would strengthen Fortis' presence in the
field of cardiology and consolidate its position in
the healthcare sector. Mr Harpal Singh, Chairman,
Fortis Healthcare Ltd said, "By bringing EHIRC under
our fold the company has a combined competency for
ensuring that India becomes a healthcare hub." ...The
deal, however, comes amid stiff resistance from Mr
Rajan Nanda's younger brother Mr Anil Nanda, CMD of
Goetze India, who moved the Delhi High Court on
Wednesday to prevent the deal. ...petition seeks to
revert EHIRC to its original status as a charitable
society, and block any move to sell the heart
institute. ...Mr Rajan Nanda, however, pointed out
that EHIRC is registered as a company since the year
2000, and has been paying taxes. Meanwhile, Dr Trehan
maintained that he is a professional in the company
and has nothing to do with litigation between the
Nanda brothers...
07/10/05
DDA scraps Escorts lease over allotment norms
http://mail.architexturez.net/+/MPISG-Media/archive/msg00595.shtml
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