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New Initiatives
Apollo Launches Childrens Centre for Trauma!
On World Trauma Day (17th October 2012), Apollo Children’s Hospital dedicated a state of the art trauma care centre to save little lives, Thiru. Rajendran, Additional Director General of Police, Tamilnadu formally inaugurated the centre today. Apollo Children’s Centre for Trauma (ACCT), equipped with high tech medical equipments and expertise (physicians and surgeons across anesthesiology and critical care medicine, emergency medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, plastic surgery and radiology) will provide 24X7 trauma care for children with severe and life threatening injuries. Apollo Chairman, DrPrathap C Reddy and MD Ms Preetha Reddy reiterated the importance of the platinum hour in treatment of injured children. Renowned singer Mano was invited and he enthralled the audience with his mellifluous melodies.
Studies reveal that every year around 10 lakh children die due to injuries and a number of them sustain serious injuries requiring hospitalizations, but these can be avoided by offering timely and quality medical assistance. ACCT is one such dedicated pediatric centre which provides multi disciplinary care approach for children with trauma and multiple injuries that require comprehensive care.
Pertaining to the fact that children are not mini adults and treatments and medical equipments required for elders do not suffice kids, ACCT is equipped with high tech medical equipments meant to treat childhood trauma. Dr Sankar, Consultant Orthopediacian gave a presentation on the facilities which makes ACH unique in handling child injuries and trauma. ACH is the only trauma centre for children to equip intracranial pressure monitoring to treat severe traumatic brain injury. The centre is facilitated within house blood storage and CT scan facilities, 24 hours Radiology and laboratory services in addition to the special pediatric ambulance service for rapid transfer of children requiring immediate interventions.
Speaking about the children’s centre for trauma, Dr. Indira Jayakumar, Senior Consultant, Pediatric Trauma and Emergency, Apollo Children’s Hospitals said, “”According to studies, children who suffer trauma have a better outcome if they receive care in a dedicated pediatric trauma centre. The first hour of trauma in adults is called the “”Golden Hour””, while in children it is called as the “Platinum 30 minutes”” and every minute delay can prove fatal. Hence Apollo Children’s Centre for Trauma is equipped with high tech medical equipments and multi specialty expertise to save lives of children who require emergency care.”
She also said, “Medical experts at ACT offer 360 degree care to the little ones through diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and follow-up care. ACT will also work towards preventing injury through community outreach programmes to educate the public, parents and children on how to avoid preventable injuries.” As part of Child Injury Prevention Campaign this year, Apollo Children’s Hospital has conducted first aid camps for children, Billion Hearts Beating pledge programmes for kids and Emergency Basic Life Support teaching seminars for teachers.
Apollo Children’s Hospital held slogan and painting competitions for school students to create awareness among them on safety measures like fastening seat belts, wearing helmets, avoiding mobile phone and consumption of alcohol while driving, winners were awarded with prizes and certificates during the launch. The painting /slogan writing were organized for children from the following 6 schools
1. Vidyodaya Matriculation higher secondary school 2. Sir Mutha school 3. MCC ,Matriculation School 4. DAV Girls Senior Secondary School 5. Sacred Heart Matriculation higher secondary school 6. Lady Andal
The All rounder trophy was won by the students of DAV Girls Senior Secondary School
Leadership
Dr.Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group honoured with the prestigious “Responsible Business...
Enterprise Asia’s “Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards”” program (AREA), South Asia 2012 has honoured Dr.Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group with the prestigious “”Responsible Business Leader” Award !
The Responsible Business Leader Award is awarded to an iconic individual who is a role model in advocating and promoting all aspects of Responsible Entrepreneurship in building the business.
The AREA awards underscore Apollo Hospitals’ efforts in building a culture and environment of compassion and integrity. In its relentless pursuit of excellence, Apollo Hospitals has always held itself to the highest ethical standards and gives paramount importance in building and nurturing a culture of Responsible Practices across every endeavour and initiative.
Awards & Accolades
The Billion Hearts Beating Program conferred with the “Health Promotion” Award 2012 !
Enterprise Asia’s “”Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards”” program (AREA), South Asia 2012 has conferred The Billion Hearts Beating Program with the prestigious “”Health Promotion”” Award 2012 !
The Billion Hearts Beating (BHB) program is an initiative by the Apollo Hospitals Group to create awareness among the people of this country on the risks associated with heart diseases and to motivate them to take the pledge to stay heart-healthy.
The Health Promotion Award honors businesses that encourage and promote programmes aimed at raising awareness and improving the health of their direct and indirect stakeholders.
The AREA awards underscore Apollo Hospitals’ efforts in building a culture and environment of compassion and integrity. In its relentless pursuit of excellence, Apollo Hospitals has always held itself to the highest ethical standards and gives paramount importance in building and nurturing a culture of Responsible Practices across every endeavour and initiative.
New Initiatives
Apollo Telemedicine service now at Yangon !
The Apollo Group of Hospitals, one of Asia’s largest healthcare providers formally announced the launch of its telemedicine service in Yangon on 4th December 2012
Mr Sailesh Thangal, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Yangon, Myanmar inaugurated the telemedicine facility services at the Keen Cie Co Ltd along with Dr Prathap C Reddy, Chairman Apollo Hospitals Group who was joined by tele link.
Speaking on the tele-link, Dr Prathap C Reddy, Chairman Apollo Hospitals Group said, “”Our mission is to bring healthcare of international standards within the reach of every individual. We are committed to the achievement and maintenance of excellence in education, research and healthcare for the benefit of humanity.
With this facility, people of Myanmar can now consult world renowned Indian doctors and get access to quality treatment and latest medical technology without physically going to Apollo Hospitals, India. At the inaugural function, live tele-consultation was demonstrated between doctors of KC Healthcare, Yangon and Apollo Hospitals, Delhi.
Apollo Tele-Medicine Network will facilitate ready access to specialists and super-specialists for referrals, consultation, second opinion, reviews, post treatment follow-ups besides facilitating tele-continuing medical education, programmes for the medical fraternity in Yangon. The network will primarily provide Tele-Education, Tele-Medicine, Internet, videoconferencing and VOIP services via satellite and fiber optic network. Overall, this technology aims to boost health care access through effective utilization of information technology.”” said Ms Preetha Reddy Managing Director Apollo Hospitals Group.
“”This project will enable us to move to the next level of treatment and will open new avenue for our people to explore latest medical facilities available at Apollo Hospital in real time”” said Dr Kyaw Min, Director of Keen Cie Co. Ltd, Yangon, Myanmar.
Prominent experts present at the launch ceremony included Prof Anupam Sibal, Group Medical Director Apollo Hospitals, Prof Sandeep Guleria, Renal and Pancreatic Transplant Surgeon, Dr V.P. Singh, Surgical Oncologist, Dr Muthu Jyothi, Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon, Dr Neerav Goyal, Liver Transplant Surgeon from Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals.
For further information, please contact:
Dr Kyaw, Min: Apollo Information Center, Keen Cie Co. Ltd. Yangon – +95 973144588
New Initiatives
Apollo YOUWECAN Cancer Screening Initiative Apollo Cancer Institutes join hands with Indian Cricketer Yuvraj S...
Apollo Cancer Institutes, an integral part of the Apollo Hospitals Group has joined hands with YOUWECAN, founded by Indian Cricketer Yuvraj Singh, on December 3, 2012, at Kolkata, with an objective to organize mass Cancer Screening Programs across various locations in India.
New Initiatives
Apollo Hospitals launches the Bariatric Institutes !
An exclusive center for Bariatric Surgery has been launched at Apollo Hospitals Chennai on 26 November 2012, aimed at holistic healthcare for patients dealing with obesity & metabolic syndromes. Every obese individual’s needs are different and our group of highly trained specialists will analyze and tailor the management protocols that best suits them. With literally all modalities of surgical and non-surgical options available at the Centre, coupled with our enviable safety record, our patients are +indeed assured of a safe journey with us during their weight loss process.
With department guidelines based on international standards, we will soon have India’s first integrated theater system for laparoscopy, Robotics, SILS and NOTES surgeries all under one platform, specially designed rooms and patient facilities including cots, chairs and transport devices to help our obese patients have a comfortable experience with us.
With a dedicated team of specialists, nursing and support staff, Apollo Bariatric Institute is indeed a world class facility and one of the most advanced Bariatric centers in the country.
New Initiatives
Apollo Telemedicine organizes pan-India Tele CME programme through Multi point Video Conferencing !
In a first of its kind initiative the e-Educational Services Wing of Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation made available the 2 day Educational Course conducted by the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies to Neurosurgeons in Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Maduraiwho gathered at the auditoriums of the Apollo Hospitals in these cities.
The programme consisting of 35 lectures by 20 speakers from 10 different countries included “”How I do it Sessions””. The conference was organized by Apollo Hospitals Bhubaneshwar with Dr.Brig Sahoo, Neurosurgeon as the Organizing Secretary and Mr.Subodh Singh as coordinator. Delivering the inaugural address thro Video conferencing, Dr. Prathap C. Reddy Founder Chairman of the Apollo Hospitals Group stressed the necessity to keep up to date. Half life of medical knowledge is 4-5 years, he remarked. He complimented Prof. Dr. K. Ganapathy Neurosurgeon and President of ATNF and his team for this innovative effort of providing an international CME programme at various cities and even directly to the doctors’ laptops (the program was also webcast making it available to 38,000 neurosurgeons representing 126 national societies).
Apollo Hospitals has during the last three years carried out more than 200 tele grand rounds within the Group. This is in addition to the 260 lectures given to 39 countries in Africa as part of the Pan African eNetwork. About 50 public lectures also have been given to various factory townships thro video conferencing.
Technology
A Cutting Edge – ECMO Technology at Apollo Children’s Hospital, Chennai saves the life of an 11 ye...
An 11-year-old girl who suffered acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) becomes the first pediatric patient in South India to have successfully recovered by the useof artificial heart-lung by-pass machine known as ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) at Apollo Children Hospital.
The child was transferred to Apollo Children’s Hospital few weeks earlier, due to progressive pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Her condition quickly worsened as there was a rapid loss in the functioning of her lung leading to drastic drop of oxygen levels and her liver showed signs of decreased function. Hence as a final option, the Child was put on ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation).
Though ECMO has been used in adult cases in the past, for the first time in South India, the technology has saved a pediatric patient, who was suffering from a life threatening pneumonia to give her a chance to survive and quicker recovery.
According to Dr. Paul Ramesh, Consultant Cardiothoracic surgeon and ECMO coordinator, Apollo Hospitals, “As the ventilators were of no support to the child, we had to put her on to the ECMO where her affected lung was put to complete rest and was given time to heal, managing the ECMO was the most challenging task as it has to be monitored 24×7. It required an organized effort of team experts including cardiac surgeons, pulmonologists, anesthetists, critical care specialists, physiotherapists and nursing staff”.
He also added, “ECMO is a type of heart-lung pump that provides support when a child’s heart or lungs fail to work properly or need to rest. By taking over the work of the heart and lungs, the machine gives a child’s heart or lungs a chance to recover. To initiate ECMO, catheters are placed in large blood vessels to provide access to the patient’s blood stream. Anticoagulant drugs are given to prevent blood clotting. The ECMO machine continuously removes blood from the patient and performs gas exchange, much like artificial lungs, before returning the blood to the patient”.
Elaborating on the successful pediatric ECMO, Dr. Suchitra Ranjith, Senior Consultant Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Apollo Children’s Hospitals said, “The story of the child’s astonishing success is the triumph of highly advanced and diverse specialties coming together and gelling as a coherent team. It was a collective effort to pull her back from heaven.”
Dr. Indira Jayakumar, Senior Consultant Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Apollo Children’s Hospitals said, “It is the Final Frontier, the only option when all conventional therapies to improve lungs or heart function fail, but like any other forms of treatment , the key is to initiate it early enough . It can be useful following lung damage by H1N1 infection too. It is however pointless in terminal or incurable diseases.”
The child was taken off the ECMO machine after 6 days of treatment and was discharged in a fully fit condition on few days ago. Apollo Children Hospitals gave her a gift of life on her 12th birth day (The day she was discharged).
What is ECMO ?
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is an advanced technology, which ensures that oxygen goes in and carbon dioxide is taken out of the body for patients who have heart or lung failure or both. It delivers oxygen and support to the heart by a modified heart -lung machine in the ICU.
ECMO is a temporary life support system that allows time for evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of the condition that caused heart or lung failure. It performs the work of the lungs and heart and prevents organs and the patient from dying during healing and ECMO supports the patient for days to weeks.
The ECMO technology has a proven track record in a variety of conditions especially with respect to children and it requires a dedicated team of medical and paramedical experts with round the clock bedside care.
Events
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals organised the 3rd ‘Dil ki Daud’ – A Heart Diseases Awareness P...
In association with the Billion Hearts Beating Foundation, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals organised a 5-km run titled ‘Dil ki Daud’. In the wee hours of Sunday, more than 2,000 people participated in the 5-km run, which kicked off at 6:45 am. India’s first blade runner and Kargil War amputee hero – also participated in order to encourage the runners for a healthy living. India’s first blade runner and Kargil War hero Retd Major Devender Pal Singh along with Former Wrestler of India, Satpal Singh and the famous Cricketer, Gurusharan Singh also participated in order to encourage the runners for a healthy living.
Organized to spread awareness about heart diseases, it aimed to bring people together and motivate the community to take the necessary steps towards a healthy lifestyle. The Healthy Heart run witnessed enthusiastic participation from school and college students, RWA members, various corporate houses, delegates from embassies, the staff of Apollo Hospitals as well as other citizens.
Said Mr Jaideep Gupta, Managing Director, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals: “Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals has always promoted initiatives that foster healthy living. The objective behind supporting such a run is to spread awareness about the tangible benefits of exercise and encourage positive action. This is the third consecutive year that we have organised the run to promote healthy living and we are overwhelmed by the response and support from residents of neighbouring colonies, school and college students as well as our staff.”
The biggest killer in urban India today, heart disease kills about 12 million people every year. According to the WHO, while the rest of the world enters the heart attack zone at around 55 years, Indians become susceptible as early as 35 years of age. Heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading cause of death, claiming 17.3 million lives annually, with the numbers rising year on year. By 2030, it is expected that 23 million people will die annually due to cardiovascular diseases. “The Billion Hearts Beating” campaign is a crusade to reverse this global menace.
In order to address this concern, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals brought together about 2,000 people from New Delhi and the NCR, which included areas such as Defence Colony, GK-I, Ashram, Friends Colony, New Friends Colony, Sarita Vihar, Jasola Vihar, Sukhdev Vihar, Jamia, and adjoining places. A dedicated team of doctors was present throughout the run to provide first aid and offer suggestions on how to maintain a healthy heart and body. The winners were presented with medals, while all finishers received certificates.
Technology
The newly introduced Robotic technology at Apollo Hospitals helps 14 year old girl to stand straight !
Preethi Suryavansh, 14, of Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra was born with a lumbar spine defect; her upper torso was curved towards her right from when she could remember. Her dream came true on Saturday morning, when she stood up after an eight-hour surgery. “”I had always imagined how things would be if I could stand and see straight. For the first time I could look into my mother’s eyes, stand as tall as her,”” she said with an excited smile.
Preethi’s parents Mangesh and Saritha took her to almost every neurosurgeon in Maharshtra before one in Thane referred her to Apollo Hospitals in Chennai. Doctors of Apollo Hospitals assured them they would use a newly-introduced robot that virtually ruled out any errors that could result in nerve or aortic damage.
The Renaissance Robot, manufactured by Mazor Robotics, tells surgeons where exactly screws have to be inserted and in what angle during a spinal surgery. “”The machine is fed with all the scans and images, along with the patients’ nerve composition. With its accuracy being close to 1 mm, it rules out damage to her nerves and organs,”” said neurosurgeon Dr Sajan K Hegde, who is trained to use the robot. The robot, the size of a 250ml soft drink can, moves like a capsule across the patient’s back, ensuring that screws and plates are inserted leaving no margin for error.
Technology
Apollo Hospitals introduces RenaissanceTM Robotic Technology in Asia-Pacific and completes 12 complex spinal s...
Apollo Hospitals performed a complex spinal surgery on a 10-year-old child. This was the 12th successful surgery done within 10 days of the launch of Renaissance Robotic Technology – the only technology specifically designed for spine surgery. Apollo Hospitals Group is the first in the Asia-Pacific to offer this minimally-invasive robotic-guided surgical guidance system for spine surgery.
A 10-year-old from Gujarat, Heema was born with congenital anomalies that left her with a severely deformed spine. Before being admitted to Apollo Hospitals, the child had already undergone multiple procedures that had failed and left her with rods placed in her back, broken at multiple places, and a spine that was grotesquely deformed.
The doctors’ team faced several challenges in treating the child. But RenaissanceTM Robotic Technology allowed a successful spinal fixation with extreme precision and safety in carrying out the delicate maneuver to correct the deformed spine. A child otherwise doomed to go through life with the severe deformity -which could have led to premature death due to cardiopulmonary failure or eventual paralysis – can now lead a normal life like any other 10-year-old.
“After a comprehensive 18 months study of Mazor Robotics’ RenaissanceTM in Europe and the USA, we found this to be the safest, most accurate minimally-invasive technology for spinal surgical procedures. This technology helped us in treating Heema, ensuring less pain, smaller incisions, shorter hospitalizations and faster recovery for the child. Conventional forms of such surgeries are more challenging due to the surgeon’s lack of direct line-of-vision, requiring many intra-operative X-rays to compensate for this. The Spinal Robot overcomes these challenges, providing patients with the best possible clinical results and with minimal intra-operative radiation to both patients and surgeons,” said Dr Sajan K Hedge, Head of Spine Unit at Apollo Hospitals.
Foreign patients have also benefitted from this treatment at Apollo Hospitals. Two young patients from Oman were admitted with severe back pain, which was also running down both their legs. Both patients had previously taken non-operative treatment in Oman, without any relief whatsoever. One of the patients was 36-year-old Sulaiman Mohammad, who had suffered pain for more than two years, which then began affecting his regular activities. Both patients underwent Robot-assisted minimally-invasive spine surgery. After the surgery, both have been free of pain and are now walking normally.
Dr Prathap C Reddy, Chairman of Apollo Hospital said: “Robotics and minimally-invasive surgeries have been a strong focus for Apollo Hospital in recent years. We believe in providing the best medical technologies for our patients. Once we recognized the positive impact that Spinal Robotics would have on patient outcomes, the decision was easy to bring in this technical marvel with close cooperation from our Robotics technology partner Advanced Medical Systems (AMS) Singapore. AMS has also developed with us ‘The CyberKnife’ Robotic Radio surgery project successfully at Apollo Cancer Specialty Hospital, Chennai. This is a Rs30-crore cancer therapy system, successfully treating patients for the past three years with extreme tumour-targeted precision. The Spinal Robotics will likewise offer precision, accuracy and minimally-invasive spinal surgery at Apollo Hospitals.”
Apollo Hospital is a referral centre for spine surgeries and a pioneer in minimally-invasive surgeries. The facility also has a reputation as an established leader in spine surgery as well as in adopting the latest technologies for patient care.
“As demand for quality healthcare grows, medical device analysts are projecting robust growth rates in the Asia-Pacific region, with recent reports indicating medical device growth rate of 23% in India alone,”stated Romesh Kaul, President and Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Medical Systems Pvt Ltd (AMS), turnkey technology systems and services provider of Renaissance Spinal Robotics System to Apollo Hospitals.
Leadership
Business Today honors Ms. Preetha Reddy as one of the ‘Most Powerful Women In Indian Business’
Business Today initiated the concept ‘Most Powerful women in business’ in the year 2004 to recognize and felicitate women from the corporate world, who have achieved strong results in their respective fields. The event felicitates the 25 most powerful women in Indian business and salutes the spirit of successful business women with a special issue on ‘Most Powerful Women in Indian Business’.
Ms. Preetha Reddy, Managing Director Apollo Hospitals, featuring in Business Today’s 9th listing of the Most Powerful Women in Indian Business, says, “”The primary responsibility of a health-care provider is to offer uncompromised clinical excellence to patients. Today, many hospitals in India have followed us and got themselves accredited. This has been immensely satisfying as a pioneering step taken by Apollo is once again impacting the standards of health care across India.””
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