New Building for Hospital Soon
The Kolkata Age
KOlKATA, JANUARY 3, 2007

The new building, which would be constructed on the same architectural design of the current one, would house at least 300 beds for patients over an area of 15,000 sq. ft.

Ruby General Hospi­tal is going to expand its healthcare facilities by setting up a new building adjacent to the existing one at Kasba Gold Park, founder chairman and man­aging director of the hospital, Dr Kamal Kumar Dutta announced on Wednesday. Dr Dutta informed that the new building, which would be con­structed on the same architectural design of the current one, would house at least 300 beds for patients over an area of 15,000 sq. ft. "Work on the new building, which will house at least 300 beds, is expected to start early­2008 onwards," Dr Dutta informed in a press meet at a city hotel adding that health services would start fully post­ 2009." The project cost would be around Rs 10 crore of which Rs 8 crore would be spent on the construction of the building," Dr Dutta said.

Apart from increasing the number of beds, specialised treatment facilities like uro-gynaecology, maternity and child care and a 24-hour trauma care unit also would also be set up in the hospital. He mentioned that the hospi­tal will soon start an exchange program with foreign counterparts in medical education.

Ruby Hospital Gets New Team, Plans Bill of Rights
The Financial Express
KOlKATA, JANUARY 4, 2007

Ruby General Hospital, now back, under the control of its founder- chairman, is to intro­duce a 'bill of rights' for patients modelled on the one in the US.

The bill of rights will inform the patient about the choices or options of treatment available. While the patient has the right to make decisions about the treatment plan, he will have a right to refuse a recommended treatment.

"We are assuring absolute confidentiality of every com­munication and records regard­ing treatment of the patient," said Dr Kamal K Dutta, founder chairman and managing direc­tor of the hospital.

"The drive is to make patients aware of the rights they already have. It is a common practice in countries like US," he said. The hospital has planned to double its capacity to 300 beds with an investment of Rs 10 crore.

Hospital Plans Bill of Rights
The Financial Express
KOlKATA, JANUARY 4, 2007

Ruby General Hospital, now back, under the control of its founder- chairman, is to intro­duce a 'bill of rights' for patients modelled on the one in the US.

The bill of rights will inform the patient about the choices or options of treatment available. While the patient has the right to make decisions about the treatment plan, he will have a right to refuse a recommended treatment.

"We are assuring absolute confidentiality of every com­munication and records regard­ing treatment of the patient," said Dr Kamal K Dutta, founder chairman and managing direc­tor of the hospital.

"The drive is to make patients aware of the rights they already have. It is a common practice in countries like US," he said. The hospital has planned to double its capacity to 300 beds. The Rs l0-crore expansion will be housed in a new building at the same location.

Moreover, the hospital is negotiating with American Cardiac Life Support to set up life-support training center in eastern India des­ignated by the organisation. The center will facilitate faculty exchange programmes.

City Hospital to Add 300 More Beds
The Times Of India
KOlKATA, JANUARY 4, 2007

Ruby General Hospital has embarked on a major expansion drive.

The 150 bed hospital will add 300 more beds by 2009. An annexe building, twice the size of the existing one, is also being planned.

"We are pumping in Rs 10 crore for the expansion project. The treatment cost will be 5 % below other major private hospitals," Ruby General Hos­pital Chairman cum Managing Director Dr Ka­mal Kumar Dutta said on Wednesday. Last November, a ‘no admission' notice was slapped on Ruby General Hos­pital after surprise inspection by the state fire services de­partment.

The department said the hospital did not have adequate fire-fighting facilities in place. Hospital authorities said they have followed the instructions laid down by the department by installing a water sprin­kling system, an additional diesel pump, more portable fire extinguishers and weight raisers. "We have recruited six fire fighting experts and shift­ed the gas bank to the ground floor from the fifth floor. We ­are now awaiting a visit by de­partment officials," said Ruby General Hospital medical di­rector brigadier AK Sanyal.

Ailing get rights in hospital
The Telegraph
KOlKATA, JANUARY 4, 2007

To prevent the innocent from being duped by doctors, Ruby General Hospital has intro­duced patient's bill of rights.

"A hospital is bound to give its patients certain rights. In Calcutta, patients are hardly aware of these rights. As a result, in many cases, they can not enjoy the rights. Therefore, we have empowered our patients with these rights," said hospital founder, chairman Kamal Kumar Dutta.

Besides, in order to cater to more patients and offer them better services, Ruby General Hospital is planning to expand its area and facilities.

At present, the hospital has 150 beds. The capacity will be double by 2008, hospital officials said.

"We are investing more than Rs 10 crore in this expan­sion project. The new wing will come up in the same area, off Eastern Metropolitan By­-pass," added Dutta.

REVAMP PLAN

The new wing will house super-speciality maternity, paediatric and trauma-care units. A nursing training school will also take off by July. "Initially, we will train 40 students a year. The response will determine the future," added Dutta.

He held out the assurance that in coming years, services at the hospital will be avail­able at reasonable rates. "We are taking a number of steps to slash our treatment costs. Our aim is to give quality healthcare facilities at a lower cost, which will be at least five per cent less than other pri­vate hospitals," claimed the chairman.

The hospital is also plan­ning to rope in specialists from the US for patients in city. "Calcutta lags behind many cities in the health care sector. By bringing in special­ist from abroad, our patients can avail of international ­standard services right here. It will be a boon for the state's healthcare," signed off Dutta.