Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited is an Indian hospital chain based in Chennai, India. It was founded by Dr Prathap C. Reddy in 1983 and has hospitals and clinics in India, Bangladesh, Kuwait and Qatar. Several of the group's hospitals have been among the first in India to receive international healthcare accreditation by America-based Joint Commission International (JCI). The Sri Lankan branch of Apollo Hospitals was shut down in mid 2014 and the building was branded as Lanka Hospitals.
The group has developed services in telemedicine, after starting a pilot project in 2000 in Pratap Reddy's home village.
Accreditation
The organisation have 5 Joint Commission accredited hospitals in India[2] The organisation have 13 NABH National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers accredited hospitals throughout India
National Health Service
The organisation signed a ‘memorandum of understanding’ with Health Education England in April 2016 to provide a large number of doctors to fill vacancies in the English National Health Service.
Services
Apollo Cosmetic Clinics
Apollo Cosmetic Clinic is a part of Apollo Hospitals, a dedicated centre which specializes in cosmetic plastic surgeries. Apollo Cosmetic Clinics is headed by Manuel Athayde.
Apollo Diagnostics
Apollo Diagnostics is a part of Apollo Health and Lifestyle Limited (AHLL) launched in April 2015.
Apollo Pharmacy
Apollo Pharmacy is a part of Apollo Hospitals. It is India's first and largest branded pharmacy network, with over 2200 plus outlets.
Apollo Cradle
Apollo Cradle is a part of Apollo Hospitals, a chain of dedicated centers which specializes in Maternity.
Apollo Sugar Diabetes Clinics
Apollo Sugar Diabetes Clinics is a part of Apollo Hospitals, Apollo Sugar with its network of diabetes clinics stands committed to offering world-class diabetic care with a multidisciplinary approach of treating patients with a thorough going holistic and customized care
Hospital locations
Apollo has over 64 Hospitals, clinics across India. Major hospitals are located in the cities of Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Aragonda, Bacheli, Bhubaneshwar, Bilaspur, Guwahati, Indore, Kakinada, Karaikudi, Karimnagar, Karur, Lavasa, Madurai, Mysore, Nashik, Nellore, Pune, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Trichy and Visakhapatnam. It was formerly present in Ranchi however the hospital was sold off to Medanta chain.
Apollo also has 2 international Hospitals located in Dhaka and Muscat.
See also
- Medical tourism
- List of hospitals in India
References
Further reading
- Rama V. Baru, Privatisation and corporatisation, 2000:paper 489, Seminar Publications, New Delhi, accessed at [3] 11 November 2006
External links
- Official website