Posts Tagged ‘Hospitals’

Lost medical records of thousands of patients in the United Kingdom

Monday, May 25, 2009 23:53 By GSerrano

The medical records of tens of thousands of patients have been lost in Britain in a number of serious security breaches by the National Health Service. Between January and April this year, there were over 140 such failures, more than in all central government departments and local governments together.
According to Information Commissioner Richard Thomas, what [...]

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Healthcare in Singapore

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 22:39 By GSerrano

Singapore has a world-renowned and well-established healthcare and medical system. The World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked the country’s healthcare as one of the world’s current best. As far back as 2000, the WHO ranked Singapore’s healthcare system as the best in Asia and sixth best in the world. The Political and Economic Risk Consultancy [...]

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Jeffrey Inaba Creates The Waiting Room

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 13:14 By Jaiyant Cavale

The infamous Policlinico Umberto 1 has inspired Jeffrey Inaba of Inaba Projects to design ‘The Waiting Room’. The hospital, which has been known for its unsanitary conditions, is also known for its waiting room, which is anything but pleasant. The melancholy that sets in during waiting for test, to be discharged, for that appointment with [...]

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GIve Birth To Your Baby In A Tub!

Sunday, November 2, 2008 23:48 By Jaiyant Cavale

If giving birth is one of the most surreal experiences a woman can have, it also is one of the most painful. Something that can be so frightfully uncomfortable can now become a joyous and luxurious experience. Darling Dushinka has designed the perfect water tub to assist the mother to give birth in a bathtub. [...]

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