If even one of India’s shining new hospitals for the elite can be ravaged by fire, what can we expect from the crumbling government institutions for the poor? Globalpost.com—For foreign “medical tourists” and a tiny fraction of the Indian elite, shining urban hospitals treat patients with the latest in diagnostic and surgical procedures.  Multi-room suites and platinum waiting lounges rival five star hotels or, at least, European airports for opulence.  But a recent hospital fire that killed 96 patients at Kolkata’s AMRI Hospital shows just how hollow those institutions can be behind the facade, writes the Globe and Mail’s Stephanie Nolen.   To continue reading click here.