Apollo Hospitals
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Apollo Hospitals is a major hospital chain based in Chennai
, India
. It was founded by Dr. Prathap C. Reddy
in 1983. Apollo is private healthcare provider in Asia
with hospitals in India
, Sri Lanka
, Bangladesh
, Ghana
, Nigeria
, Republic of Mauritius, Qatar
,Oman and Kuwait
.
Several of the group's hospitals have been among the first in India to receive a form of international healthcare accreditation
, in their case by the American-based Joint Commission International (JCI). The Hyderabad hospital was the first in the world, outside the US, to receive JCI's Disease- or Condition-Specific Care (DCSC) Certification in addition to general accreditation when it received this for its Acute Stroke
treatment in 2006. However, they have not as yet acquired international accreditation from any hospital accreditation
group from outside of the USA.
The group has developed services in telemedicine
, after starting a pilot project in 2000 in Dr Pratap C. Reddy's own home village. It is now the largest telemedicine provider in India with 71 centres. Apollo Hospital and DHAN to provide affordable rural healthcare, Philips press notice, July 08, 2005 accessed at http://www.newscenter.philips.com/about/news/press/article-15053.html Nov 11, 2006
Another venture of the group is Apollo Health Street, a global healthcare services company (Apollo Health Street). It offers business process outsourcing (BPO)and IT services internationally, operating out of three countries - the United States, the United Kingdom, and four centres in India (Hyderabad, New Delhi
, Chennai
and Coimbatore
).
The success of Apollo Hospitals has made it the topic for Harvard Business School case study.
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was founded by Dr. Prathap C. Reddy
Prathap C. Reddy
Dr Prathap C Reddy ,M.D, MBBS, FCCP, FICA, FRCS is a cardiologist and entrepreneur who founded the first corporate chain of hospitals in India – the Apollo Hospitals Group....
in 1983. Apollo is private healthcare provider in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
with hospitals in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, Republic of Mauritius, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
,Oman and Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
.
Several of the group's hospitals have been among the first in India to receive a form of international healthcare accreditation
International healthcare accreditation
Due to the near-universal desire for quality healthcare, there is a growing interest in international healthcare accreditation. Providing healthcare, especially of an adequate standard, is a complex and challenging process...
, in their case by the American-based Joint Commission International (JCI). The Hyderabad hospital was the first in the world, outside the US, to receive JCI's Disease- or Condition-Specific Care (DCSC) Certification in addition to general accreditation when it received this for its Acute Stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
treatment in 2006. However, they have not as yet acquired international accreditation from any hospital accreditation
Hospital accreditation
Hospital accreditation has been defined as “A self-assessment and external peer assessment process used by health care organizations to accurately assess their level of performance in relation to established standards and to implement ways to continuously improve”...
group from outside of the USA.
The group has developed services in telemedicine
Telemedicine
Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication and information technologies in order to provide clinical health care at a distance. It helps eliminate distance barriers and can improve access to medical services that would often not be consistently available in distant rural communities...
, after starting a pilot project in 2000 in Dr Pratap C. Reddy's own home village. It is now the largest telemedicine provider in India with 71 centres. Apollo Hospital and DHAN to provide affordable rural healthcare, Philips press notice, July 08, 2005 accessed at http://www.newscenter.philips.com/about/news/press/article-15053.html Nov 11, 2006
Another venture of the group is Apollo Health Street, a global healthcare services company (Apollo Health Street). It offers business process outsourcing (BPO)and IT services internationally, operating out of three countries - the United States, the United Kingdom, and four centres in India (Hyderabad, New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
and Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
).
The success of Apollo Hospitals has made it the topic for Harvard Business School case study.
- Apollo Munich Health Insurance.
- AircelAircelAircel group is a mobile phone service provider in India. It offers both prepaid and postpaid GSM cellular phone coverage throughout India. The Aircel group is a joint venture between Maxis Communications Berhad of Malaysia and Sindya Securities & Investments Private Limited, whose current...
Honours
The Apollo Hospital was honoured by having a stamp created in their name on 2 November 2009See also
- Medical tourismMedical tourismMedical tourism is a term initially coined by travel agencies and the mass media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain health care...
- International healthcare accreditationInternational healthcare accreditationDue to the near-universal desire for quality healthcare, there is a growing interest in international healthcare accreditation. Providing healthcare, especially of an adequate standard, is a complex and challenging process...
- Hospital accreditationHospital accreditationHospital accreditation has been defined as “A self-assessment and external peer assessment process used by health care organizations to accurately assess their level of performance in relation to established standards and to implement ways to continuously improve”...
- List of hospitals in India
- Top hospitals in India
Further reading
- Rama V. Baru, Privatisation and corporatisation, 2000:paper 489, Seminar Publications, New Delhi, accessed at http://www.india-seminar.com/2000/489/489%20baru.htm November 11, 2006
External links
- Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation
- Apollo Health Street
- Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysore - Website
- http://www.surgicaltourism.ca - Official Canadian Representative
- Apollo Hospital's Medical Journal Website
- Apollo Global Projects Consultancy Division
- Have a Question? Ask Dr Prathap C Reddy Directly