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Dr. Prathap C Reddy, the visionary Founder-Chairman of Apollo Hospitals is widely acknowledged as the architect of modern Indian healthcare. He is best described as a compassionate humanitarian, who dedicated his life to bringing world-class healthcare within the economic and geographic reach of millions. The institution that he envisioned and built – Apollo Hospitals, steered a revolution and marked the birth of the private healthcare industry in India

Apollo Hospitals opened its doors in 1983 and introduced international quality healthcare to India, at a cost that was a fraction of comparable costs in the western world. This was Apollo's ?rst act of social responsibility and it underscored the intrinsic social conscience of the organization's business model.

Over the years, Dr. Reddy has carried the torch of healthcare to distant corners of India. Always the visionary, he harnessed technology and insurance to take healthcare to the masses. The pioneering success of telemedicine and innovative insurance in Aragonda, the world's ?rst V-SAT enabled remote village in Andhra Pradesh validated the concept of 'Healthcare for All'. He also envisioned the groundbreaking Apollo Reach Hospitals model, one that takes high quality healthcare to semi urban and rural geographies. This blueprint has been taking good health to the very heart of India.

A tireless advocate for creating access through insurance, Dr. Reddy ?rmly believes that mandatory health insurance is critical for the nation. The innovative insurance project of Re.1 a day that he introduced decades ago in his native village has been adopted in multiple ways across the country and created the platform for the Government of India's Universal Health Insurance programme for the below-poverty-line population.

In the firm belief that preventive healthcare is the key to good health, Dr. Prathap C Reddy passionately propagated it with the concept of Annual Health Checks and over 15 million health checks have been performed by the group. As a cardiologist, he recognized that the battle against disease had to go beyond hospitals and he championed the Billion Hearts Beating Foundation, an endeavour that deploys innovative mediums to encourage Indians to stay heart-healthy.

In service to the nation, Dr. Reddy has also been the Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry's National Health Council and advisor to its committees on Healthcare, Health Insurance, Public Health and Pharma. He was pivotal in the genesis of NATHEALTH - the Healthcare Federation of India, which today is one of the nation's most powerful and influential forums in facilitating the shift in mind-set, delivery and policy making to nurture the gift of good health for all in India.

Dr. Reddy's incredible journey is captured through a biography entitled "Healer: Dr. Prathap Chandra Reddy and the Transformation of India," authored by Pranay Gupte, and published by Penguin, the world's largest publisher.

A dedicated philanthropist, Dr. Reddy introduced social initiatives that helped transcend barriers and a notable example is the Save a Child's Heart Initiative that is addressing the widespread issue of congenital heart disease in India.

Dr. Prathap C Reddy was conferred the 'Padma Vibhushan' the second highest civilian award by the Government of India, an acknowledgement of his untiring pursuit of excellence in healthcare.
 
 
A JOURNEY RECOGNISED AND RESPECTED BY EVERYONE

Conferred the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India (1991)

The Mother St Teresa's 'Citizen of the Year' award (1993)

Business India Top-50 personalities who made a difference to India since Independence

Sir Nilrattan Sircar Memorial Oration (JIMA) award (1998)

Conferred the Fellowship Ad Hominem by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Ernst & Young 'Entrepreneur of the Year' Award (2001)

Lifetime Achievement award by Hospimedica International

Franchise award for Excellence in Business Development

The 'Asia-Pacific Bio Leadership' award by the Marshall School of Business

Modern Medicare Excellence award by the ICICI Group

Conferred Padma Vibhushan, second highest civilian award by the Government of India (2010)

Lifetime Achievement award from Rotary International and Frost & Sullivan

Lifetime Achievement award from Federation of India Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Lifetime Contribution award from All India Management Association

NDTV Indian Lifetime Achievement Award (2013)

Asian Business Leaders Lifetime Achievement Award (2013)

CNBC TV18 Lifetime Achievement Award - India Business Leaders Awards (2013)

Conferred an Honorary Doctorate by UNSW, Australia for exemplary contribution to the health and wellbeing of millions (2016)

Conferred as the Global Healthcare Icon by Telemedicine Society of India (2017)

Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Telemedicine & E-Health (2017)

The 'Iconic Man' Award conferred by the FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) (2017)

Conferred the Dr. B. L. Maheshwari Life Time Achievement Award in Healthcare from Centre for Organization Development (2017)
 
 
 
Our Centres of Excellence

Heart Institutes

The centres of cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery at Apollo hospitals are among the largest cardiovascular groups in the world. From pioneering open-heart surgery in India, to be being the first to do minimally invasive cardiac surgery, its cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons have been at the results are there to be seen 1, 52,000surgeries and 1,25,000 angioplasties, with worlds class outcomes that improved quality of life for thousands of cardiac patient who visit Apollo hospitals each year.

Institutes of orthopaedics

The Apollo Institutes of orthopaedics at Apollo hospitals are at the forefront of cutting edge orthopaedics, and offer the latest in orthopaedic treatment and techniques. Their orthopaedic surgeons have completed over 10,000 joint replacements and perform advanced surgical procedures which include the most current arthroscopic and reconstructive technique –including major joint replacements, revision joint replacements, hip resurfacing and shoulder replacement surgeries, knee, shoulder & hip arthroscopies, advanced spine surgeries, hand surgeries and complex trauma. This center has pioneered several technologies and is south East Asia's only robotic spine surgery centre.

Institutes of Neurosciences

The Apollo institutes of neurosciences are headed by world- renowned consultants and backed by outstanding clinical staff and sophisticated equipment. These centres investigate and treat diseases affecting the brain, spinal cord, muscles and nerves. The extremely competent neurologists, neurosurgeons, critical care specialists, nurses and researchers provide expert care for treatment of brain tumors, head and spine injury, stroke, headaches and seizure. They are equipped with equipment on par with the best in the world and complete over 10,000 neurosurgeries every year

Institutes of transplant

The Apollo institutes of transplant provide a multi-disciplinary, highly skilled state-of-the-art service to patients under one roof, supports by cutting edge medical technology and infrastructure. The Apollo institutes of transplant have been established with a view to provide the very best of tertiary level services in transplantation and allied fields in the world. Facilities available include liver, kidney, pancreas, small bowel, bone marrow, heart, lung, cornea and other tissue transplantation. Having pioneered several techniques including multi0organ, cord blood, cadaveric and pediatric transplants in India, the Apollo institutes of transplant became the world's largest solid organ transplant program, last year, completing 1,200 transplants in the year.

Cancer Institutes

The Apollo cancer institute's, an integral part of the Apollo hospitals group, are the leading cancer care centers in the country. With the latest medical gadgets and state-of the-art technology, manned by a highly skilled pool of consultants with unmatched competence and expertise, the centres adopt a multi-disciplinary approach. Ever since its inception, contemporary expertise has been achieved by combining continuous training, education and clinical practice. The Apollo cancer institute's were the first to perform a cord blood transplant for leukemia and have performed over 500 bone marrow transplants. They will revolutionize cancer care yet again, by launching the 1st proton beam facility across south East Asia Africa and Australia

Emergency

Apollo hospitals was the first to modify the concept of casualty to emergency services. They introduced a nationwide emergency number – 1066 and were the first to start air-ambulance services in India. The advance life support ambulance act like hospitals on wheels. They are the only hospitals in India to have certified emergency consultants, with high end clinical and training pathways. Apart from this, they have all super-specialists under one roof-making them the one to trust in an emergency. Be it accidents, acute myocardial infarction at home, work or on the road. Every year, they are saving 1, 20,000 lives with the state-of-the-art emergency services

Preventive medicine

Research all over the world has proven that it is more economical to invest in preventive healthcare rather than to think of a hospitals only in times of distress. More than the cost, it is the sheer joy of living a stress- free life without having to worry about one's health. Apollo's institute of preventive medicine has pioneered in the area of preventive healthcare and preventive checks in India through Apollo health checks. Over the years, these centre's have completed over 8 million health checks providing them with a vast experience in the area of preventive healthcare. And now they are ready to bring in the next revolution-personalized health checks. Because no two individuals are the same. They will understand the individual's state of health and leverage their vast experience to create a health check which is exclusively designed for that particular individual
 
 
A journey of many revolutions begins

1983
 

Inauguration of Apollo hospitals, Chennai by shri giani zail singh, president of India on 18th September.
 

Opened first hospitals based pharmacy
 

Performed first cardiac sugery

1984
 

The first Apollo health check done

 

Prime minister indira Gandhi visites chef minister Dr. M.G.Ramachandran at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
 

Performed first kidney transplantation
 

Performed 100th cardiac surgery

1985
 

Cardiac surgery program completes 1000 surgeries

1986
 

Medical insurance scheme introduced in collaboration with united india insurance company limited

1987
 

Performed over 700 open heart surgeries

1988
 

Inauguration of Apollo hospitals, Hyderabad
 

The pharmacy retail outlet started in Chennai

1989
 

IVF unit creates medical history with the birth of a baby by the GITF procedure

1990
 

Apollo Hospitals performed revolutionary orthopaedic surgery-equalising of limbs and deformity correction.

1991
 

Dr. prathap c Reddy awarded the padma bhushan award.
 

Chief nephrologists, Dr M.K.Mani awarded the Padma Bhushan Award
 

First Apollo School of Nursing commissioned in Chennai

1992
 

Apollo hospitals introduced coronary artery stenting for the first time in india.
 

Establishment of Apollo institute of hospitals management & Allied Science, Chennai

1993
 

Launch of 24 hours ambulance service
 

Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills Performed 362 Consecutive coronary bypass surgeries with zero complications.
 

1994
 

Inauguration of Apollo specialty hospitals, Chennai
 

A three year old was the 10,000th patient to undergo an open heart surgery
 

Launch of the first management training institute-Apollo institute of hospitals administration in Hyderabad.

1995
 

Performed first bone marrow transplant.
 

Performed fist multhi organ transplant in the country.
 

Harvard Business school introduced a case study on Apollo Hospitals

 

Establishment ofirst stereotactic radio surgery unit in south asia
 

Performed first successful casaveric transplant in india

1996
 

Inauguration of indraprastha Apollo hospitals, New Delhi.
 

Apollo specialty hospitals, first in the country, to get ISO 9002 Certification
 

Completion of 1000 Successful renal transplants
 

First FDI in healthcare with Schroder's capital.
 

inauguration of Apollo cancer Hospital, Hyderabad.
 

Inauguration of Apollo hospitals Madurai
 

Pioneered emergency medicine in india and transformed the existing casualty concept.
 

Performed first successful cord blood transplant in india

1998
 

Performed the first successful paediatric and adult liver transplants in india
 

Establishment of Apollo College of physiotherapy.
 

Inauguration of Apollo hospitals, vikrampuri

1999
 

Orthopaedic centre opened at Apollo sepciality hospitals.
 

Performaed the first pre-oprative brain interstial implant in india

2000
 

Inauguration of Apollo hospitals, aragonda
 

Inauguration of the first telemedicine facility in the country by mr.Bill Clinton, President of the United States.
 

Establishment of Medvarsity online Limited, the first medical e-learning venture of the Apollo group
 

Inauguration of Apollo specialty hospitals, Madurai

2001
 

Competition of 100 bone marrow transplants at Apollo speciality hospitals, Chennai

 

Performed a successful heart surgery on a 2-day-old body
 

Successfully implanted a pacemaker in a 97 year old patient
 

Inauguration of Apollo hospitals in bilaspur and mysore

2002
 

Introduced nationwide single emergency number – 1066
 

Dr.Prathap C Reddy recived the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award

2003
 

Inauguration of Apollo hospitals, ahmedabad
 

Inauguration of Apollo gleneales Hospitals, Kolkata.
 

Launch of Apollo Hospitals' First CSR initiative Save Chid's Heart Initiative

2004
 

Recognised as a Super brand of India in the Healthcare sector
 

First drug eluding stent was used
 

Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad became the first hospitals to use satellite technology for telemedicine

2005
 

Dr.Prathap C Reddy Became the first recipient of te asia-pacific Bio-Business Leadership Award
 

Launch of the first 16-slice PET CT Imaging System in South East Asia
 

Launch of the first 64-slice CT Angio Sysytem
 

Inauguration of Apollo Hospitals, Kakinada
 

Indeaprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi Became the first hospitals in india to recive accreditation from JCI, USA
 

Launch of the first cradle facility in gurgaon

2006
 

Apollo Hospitals is nominated as consumer Healthcare super brand
 

Apollo Hospitals Group Forms Apollo DKV insurance company Limited, now called Apollo Munich Health Insurance company limited.

2007
 

Launch of the first health city in asia Hyderabad.
 

Dr.prathap C Reddy was awarded the "Modern Medicare Excellence Award 2006" by ICICI Group
 

Inauguration of Apollo hospitals, Bangalore.

2008
 

Inauguration of the Apollo Reach Hospitals, Karimnagar by Dr.Manmohan sign, Prime Minster of india
 

Launch of B positive, a health and lifestyle magazine
 

Performed the youth gest paediatric liver transplant in India
 

Apollo Hospitals Initiatives, reach & sugar clinics win the prestigious 'consumer health Awards'
 

Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad performed the highest number of cochlear implants in a day

 

Apollo hospitals, Hyderabad won the hospitals Management Asia Award for CSR

2009
 

Inauguration of Apollo children's hospitals, Chennai
 

The government of india releases a commemorative stamp for Apollo hospitals
 

Launch of advance cyberknife technology at Apollo specialty cancer hospital
 

Launch of ACE@25, a clinical balanced scorecard, in all Apollo hospitals
 

Apollo specialty Hospitals, Madurai becomes the first hospital to receive accreditation from NABH, Quality council of India.
 

Performed bypass surgery on a conscious patient at Apollo Health city

 

Launch of centre for Bariatric Surgery at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad

2010
 

Apollo Hospitals became India most preferred Hospital at the india healthcare awards
 

Launch of novalis TX at indraprastha Apollo hospitals
 

The Billion Hearts Beating Campaign from Apollo wins the best marketing campaign of the year award at the world brand congress 2010
 

Launch of mobile-health services

 

First American national to have undergone a successful heart transplant at Apollo hospitals, Chennai
 

Dr.Prathap C Reddy is conferred with the padma vibhushan

 

Inauguration of Apollo hospitals, Bhubaneswar
 

Launch of the Apollo Quality program across the entire Apollo group

 

Launch of the 50th hospitals in the group Apollo hospitals, secunderabad
 

Launch of the first international congress on transforming healthcare with information technology

2011
 

Inauguration of Apollo reach hospitals, karaikudi in tamilnadu
 

Launch of Apollo institute of robatic surgery, the first world class robotic centre in tamil Nadu
 

Apollo pharmacy awarded the Best Healthcare retail company of the year-2011 by forst & Sullivan
 

Introduced Apollo Day surgery – a dedicated facility for minor surgeries requiring short-stay.
 

In the great place to work (GPTW) survey Apollo Hospitals ranks first in the Hospitals category
 

Launch of 1000th pharmacy with a Rs 1000 crore pharmacy turnover
 

Performed world's first single incision revision bariatric surgery
 

Apollo health city, Hyderabad became the fisth hospital in the country to be recognized as the best medical tourism facility for 2009-2010
 

Apollo hospitals, Hyderabad bagged Hospitals Management Asia award for clinical excellence
 

Dr.Prathap C Reddy launched the 4 essentials of patient safety during the first international corgeress on patient safety
 

Dr.Prathap C Reddy launched the 4 essentials of patient safety during the first international corgeress on patient safety
 

Performed the first cadaver liver transplant

2012
 

Apollo Hospitals transplant program became the world's busiest solid organ transplant program
 

3-year –old Pakistani child diagnosed with liver cancer underwent a successful liver transplant
 

Completed more than 130,000 cardiac surgeries with a 99.6% success rate

 

Apollo institute of medical sciences and research under AHERF started its first Apollo medical college
 

Apollo Hospitals, Chennai became India leading single incision laparoscopic center having performed more than 500 SILS advanced surgeries.
 

Apollo Hospitals, Chennai became the only centre to offer all techniques of bariatric surgeries like laparoscopy, SILS Robotics & Endoscopic Surgery

 

Inception of the prestigious proton therapy Project

2013
 

Dr.prothap C reddy turned 80on 5th February
 

Dr.prathap C Reddy, received the NDTV Indian of the year Life Achievement Award
 

Launch of 1,500th Apollo Pharmacy
 

Apollo Hospitals marks its 30th anniversary on 18th September

 
 
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