Hospitals in New Zealand increased to 33.92 per one million people in 2018 from 33.79 per one million people in 2017. Hospitals in New Zealand averaged 35.87 per one million people from 2009 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 37.92 per one million people in 2010 and a record low of 33.79 per one million people in 2017. This page includes a chart with historical data for New Zealand Hospitals.

Facilities were launched with a fanfare but medics complain they lack equipment for complex Covid-19 cases 

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Tuesday, March 17

Governments in all large western economies took drastic measures to limit public movement on Monday in an urgent effort to arrest the spreading coronavirus pandemic while US stocks plunged despite a set of emergency measures laid out by the Federal Reserve on Sunday. Plus, an analysis by the Financial Times finds that the UK and the US have key weaknesses in their healthcare systems which could trigger a collapse if put to the test by the outbreak. 

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EXCLUSIVE: The elderly patients sent back from hospitals, despite suffering from coronavirus, triggered outbreaks in care homes, tragically claiming the lives of other vulnerable residents.

Public Health England released a statement following reports of three people in West Yorkshire being treated for the virus after returning from overseas. It said the risk to the general public is low.

There are around 1,000 foreign qualified nurses in Australia who are unable to work in Australian hospitals because of sanctions on working holiday visas.

Hello,Welcome to Dispensed, Business Insider's weekly healthcare newsletter. Are you all ready for the Polar Vortex? I sure am (if only to keep my seasonal allergies at bay for a quick minute). Here's hoping it makes social distancing a bit easier here in Brooklyn.I made a run by Prospect Park yesterday, and it was bustling with walkers, bikers, and joggers. The ice cream trucks are out, making me wonder whether that's a safe interaction I can look forward to this summer. It's nice to hear that my neighbors won't be leaving any time soon — as Jeremy Berke reports, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has frozen evictions for New Yorkers until August 20. Are you new to the newsletter? You can sign up here. 75635152The search for remdesivir has proven frustrating for hospitalsThe race to develop treatments and

At least two hospitals in California have suspended nurses for calling out inadequate access to protective gear such as airborne-resistant masks. Nurses at these hospitals - Providence Saint John's in Santa Monica and West Hills Hospital in Los Angeles - said there aren't enough caregivers to treat coronavirus patients.Nearly 90,000 volunteer nurses and healthcare workers have signed up to help short-staffed California hospitals, but the state hasn't deployed any of them yet.If you are a nurse in a short-staffed hospital, email aakhtar@businessinsider.com. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Jacob Childs used to work alongside his brother as registered nurses in the designated coronavirus floor at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California - until his

On Tuesday, there were 330 COVID-19 deaths across the state of New York which is the lowest number since April 29, which brings the total to 17,968. There were 957 new hospitalizations.

The 22-year-old's company Kylie Cosmetics and Kylie Skin will begin producing hand sanitizer for hospitals across southern California, TMZ reports.

A record 113 deaths and 1,209 new cases were reported in Iran in just 24 hours, with a leading official admitting health facilities could be overwhelmed in the country.

EXCLUSIVE: The elderly patients sent back from hospitals, despite suffering from coronavirus, triggered outbreaks in care homes, tragically claiming the lives of other vulnerable residents.

Five adorable Humboldt penguin chicks have hatched at Chester Zoo. The keepers have named them after NHS heroes and hospitals - including Florence Nightingale.

EXCLUSIVE: Charity Combat Stress, which helps veterans struggling with anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, confirmed it had been involved with filming for the series.

The NHS Nightingale Hospital in Birmingham will initially have 500 beds to treat coronavirus patients, with the capacity for 2,000. A conference centre at UWE Bristol is also being constructed into a hospital.

Doctor Ali Shah, 40, from Birmingham, (pictured left) drove at the victim and knocked him off his feet with his wing mirror when he 'saw red'. He drove off without checking if the elderly man was injured.

The FDA made its warning against using hydroxychloroquine after several reports of abnormal heart rhythms and rapid heart rates in patients who took the medication.

Doctors from the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust have warned against the 250 ventilators purchased from the Chinese company Beijing Aeonmed Co. Ltd., in a five-page letter.

Cuomo went on his younger brother Chris Cuomo's CNN show on Wednesday night, minutes after President Trump's bombshell address to the nation where he announced the ban.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says that the city hospitals only have enough supplies to last a week through Sunday April 5 and is pleading with the president to send more equipment and doctors.

Buttler was the man who broke the stumps during the decisive super-over victory against New Zealand at Lord's, the act which ultimately secured England's unforgettable first World Cup success.

Delhi Medical Council (DMC), which keeps a close watch on the functioning of the hospitals in the city, receives at least 30 serious grievances every month.

BlinkIN, a Bengaluru-based intelligent visual-assistance firm helped service engineers from Germany remotely install air ventilation systems in two hospitals in Wuhan

Amid a spurt in coronavirus cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has roped in three more private hospitals with a total of 150 beds to treat COVID-19 patients. In an order issued on Saturday,Delhi Health Secretary Padmini Singla declared Fortis in Shalimar Bagh, Saroj Medical Institute in Sector 19, Rohini and Khushi Hospital in Dwarka for admitting confirmed or suspected cases. The decision was taken due to the "shortage of isolation beds in private hospitals", te order read. The three hospitals will have 50 isolation beds each. Medical superintendents of these hospitals have been directed to make the isolation facility functional before Monday. On April 30, Singla had declared Maha Durga Charitable Trust Hospital and Sir Gangaram City Hospital as COVID-19 hospitals. LNJP Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality hospital, Sir Gangaram Kolmat Hospital and Max Hospital in Saket are some of the COVID-19 dedicated facilities in Delhi, where 6,318 people have tested positive

Confusion prevailed over the number of deaths due to coronavirus in the national capital, with data from four hospitals showing that 92 people succumbed to the infection as against 68 fatalities reported by the Delhi government. The toll of 68 shared by the Delhi government in its health bulletin on Friday is based on data collected from 10 hospitals, including AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital, Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College. According to the bulletin, AIIMS (Delhi and Jhajjar) reported two deaths, Safdarjung Hospital reported four, RML 26 and Lady Hardinge Medical College had none till Friday. However, officials from these hospitals said the number of people who died due to coronavirus in the national capital till Friday is higher than that reflected in the Delhi government's bulletin. AIIMS (Delhi Trauma Centre and Jhajjar) has recorded a total of 14 deaths, an official said. According to All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Medical ...

As many businesses around the world struggle, a Canadian disinfectant company is increasing production to keep up with demand during the novel coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Ron Kolumbus/WSJ

Institutionalised delivery is encouraged as a means of reducing maternal/infant mortality, but the misbehaviour meted to pregnant women in government hospitals deters them from seeking such care. Ruhi Kandhari reports.

While appreciating where we stand today thanks to the efforts of the government in We-Shall-Do-It-Alone mode, I now feel that time has come for Narendrabhai to invite the rest of the India to join hands...

While some appreciated this gesture and said that it would help boost morale, others felt that this is waste of resources which could have been utilised for something much more important.

Alongside the HCARD robot, CSIR's labs have been further contributing with contactless hospital waste management systems, sanitisation services and more.

Formula One team Mercedes will make and deliver CPAP devices, which help coronavirus patients with lung infections to breathe more easily, to Britain's NHS.

Two hospitals from Ahmedabad and one each from Chennai, Jodhpur and Bhopal will conduct clinical trials on four treatment protocols remdesivir, combination of lopinavir and ritonavir, hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir and ritonavir with Interferon beta-1a.

New York, where nearly 20,000 people have died of COVID-19, is the epicenter of the US virus pandemic. Latinos and African-Americans are the principal victims, experiencing a mortality rate nearly double of that of white Americans.

Amid a spurt in coronavirus cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has roped in three more private hospitals with a total of 150 beds to treat COVID-19 patients.

New Delhi, May 09: Confusion prevailed over the number of deaths due to coronavirus in the national capital, with data from four hospitals showing that 92 people succumbed to the infection as against 68 fatalities reported by the Delhi government.

The NHA, which implements the national health insurance scheme, said this will strengthen the country#39;s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Sony Corp said on Friday it will manufacture and donate medical face shields to hospitals in Japan, amid worries about the availability of protective equipment for healthcare workers dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

The Centre on Monday announced setting up of a slew of new hospitals and expansion plans for several existing ones to bolster health care facility in West Bengal.

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Though hospitals have resorted to e-consultations, the increased burden to create capacity to deal with the Covid-19 situation has resulted in huge losses.

Resident doctors, MBBS students and those serving their bond are at the frontline in the fight against Covid-19 in the city as senior clinicians stay away from their duty, leaving the young team of medical professionals firefighting the crisis on their own.

Wary about a sharp spike in kidney patients testing positive for the novel coronavirus, the state government has asked the private hospitals to keep the health officials in the loop on those undergoing dialysis.

With protective equipment in short supply, health-care facilities are decontaminating and reusing items designed to be disposable

With protective equipment in short supply, health-care facilities are decontaminating and reusing items designed to be disposable

LG Electronics India will donate products like water purifiers, air conditioners, refrigerators and TVs to the hospitals. Samsung India, on the other hand, will provide preventive kits to hospitals, which includes a surgeon gown, face mask, gloves, preventive eye wear, hood cap and shoe cover.

While the Delhi government’s statement says 68 coronavirus-related deaths have occurred in the national capital till Friday, the number of such deaths in just two hospitals in the city that The Hindu accessed was 107

Report kidney cases: Telangana govt to hospitals

Confusion over Delhi's Covid-19 toll as govt data, figures from hospitals don't match | Delhi News - Times of India

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