The civic body has a welcome New Year's gift for Mumbaikars. The civic-run Nair Hospital is to start long-pending Health Information Management System (HIMS) by December 31.

Patients will get unique health cards, with a specific number that will help doctors/ hospitals get information about them. They will get the patient's personal details, health history and real-time health records including medical records of examinations. A report in this paper cited how long queues for patients at this facility will be a thing of the past with this card. In fact, this is a pilot project, to be replicated by other centres if this is a success.