Frost & Sullivan Honours Outstanding Achievements in Healthcare

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - Frost & Sullivan will host its prestigious 'Excellence in Healthcare Awards Banquet' on Thursday, October 8, 2009, at the Guoman Charing Cross, London. (Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO) Frost & Sullivan's highly competitive awards recognise companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development.

August 24th, 2009 LONDON - Chronic wounds cause immense suffering, healthcare expenditure, and disability for millions of patients - and make the wound care market a billion dollar market. Chronic ulcers take a prolonged duration to heal, especially when appropriate treatment is not provided.

July 27th, 2009 LONDON - In order to increase productivity, healthcare providers have started to integrate many IT-based ancillary systems such as EMR, HIS and PACS. So far, this has purely been a service-oriented business, in which IT systems have accelerated healthcare practices.

July 20th, 2009 CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Adverse economic conditions, the rising cost of healthcare and decreased donor funding to sub-Saharan Africa are posing major challenges to the medical imaging markets in many countries in the region. Price sensitivity and competition in these markets are expected to increase due to the current financial constraints faced by many healthcare institutions.

July 20th, 2009 LONDON - Europe's aging population has led to a rise in the number of registrations and diagnoses of respiratory diseases. While there has been a shift towards non-invasive ventilation to manage these diseases, manufacturers are struggling to maintain profit margins in this highly price sensitive market, while providing technologically advanced products at the same time.

July 19th, 2009 LONDON - There has been a recent upsurge in Merger & Acquisition (M&A) activities in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology space. While the economic downturn and related credit crunch has had an impact, this alone cannot account for the recent M&A mania, which has including four mega M&As in the first half of 2009.

June 28th, 2009 LONDON - The Healthcare Group at Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce its 2009 Quarterly Analyst Briefing Presentation on the European Hospital Information Systems (HIS) Market to be held on Tuesday, 7th July 2009, at 2 p.m. GMT. (Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO) Although most hospitals in Europe have some kind of information system in place, only a few have fully integrated and functional hospital information systems solutions installed.

May 10th, 2009 CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Africa's healthcare markets are starting to feel the effects of the global economic slowdown. Pressures from the global environment have led to rising health costs and constrained healthcare resources.

March 24th, 2009 LONDON - The Healthcare Group at Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce its 2009 Quarterly Analyst Briefing Presentation on the European Medical Imaging Equipment Market to be held on Wednesday, 1st April 2009, at 4 p.m. GMT. (Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO) In 2006 the third amendment of the electrical equipment safety standard was introduced, requiring that manufacturers of electro-medical equipment have a formal risk management process.

March 17th, 2009 LONDON - Industry's Top Performers Remain Successful Despite Economic Downturn The current economic downturn has had an undoubtedly profound effect on companies from every industry across the globe. The news is littered with stories of bankruptcy, budget cuts, delayed projects and downsizing.

January 11th, 2009 LONDON - British actress Sadie Frost, who has moved on from her marriage with actor Jude Law, says she is too busy with work now to think of romance. According to mirror.co.uk, Frost just returned from a break with Law.

April 16th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Elton John, actress Angela Lansbury and Tony-winning playwright Arthur Laurents are to be honoured at the 75th Annual Drama League Awards next month for their contributions to Broadway. The trio will receive special recognition at the ceremony, hosted by Jeremy Irons and Cynthia Nixon, reports the Daily Express.

June 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharti Airtel, one of India's leading telecom service providers, has been adjudged the best service provider in the Asia-Pacific region by telecom research and consultancy firm Frost and Sullivan. The company has bagged top honours for overall service quality and has been adjudged the service provider of the year in the "Best of the Best" category, Airtel said in a statement Tuesday.

August 11th, 2009 Healthcare Realty declares dividend of 38.5 centsNASHVILLE, Tenn. —Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

August 11th, 2009 Healthcare Realty Trust 2Q FFO jumps 35 percentNASHVILLE, Tenn. —Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

July 10th, 2009 Healthcare Realty Trust joins S&P SmallCap 600NEW YORK — Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. will replace truck-trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp.

April 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Modern Medicare, a leading magazine on healthcare business news, has felicitated Charu Sehgal, Senior Director, Strategy and Operations Division and Head, Healthcare Vertical, Deloitte India, as one of the top 20 women achievers of the Indian healthcare industry. This recognition is bestowed on women professionals who have made a significant, positive contribution to the development of the healthcare sector in India.

June 16th, 2009 Palin nominates Sullivan to key Alaska postSOLDOTNA, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has nominated former U.S.

May 30th, 2009 Oklahoma congressman seeks alcohol treatmentOKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma congressman John Sullivan said Friday that he has entered the Betty Ford Center in California to receive treatment for his addiction to alcohol. "I value my relationship with the citizens of Oklahoma's First Congressional District, whom I am privileged and honored to have served for the past eight years.

January 24th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Chandigarh administration Sunday withdrew the name of an hotelier - accused in a fraud case - from the list of Republic Day awardees, a day before the honours were to be conferred at a function here Monday. Baldev Aggarwal was among the people chosen for this year's state level awards by the administration for their outstanding services in their respective fields.