Over 250 school children and teachers along with gym instructors received training in “Basic Life Support and First Aid” at Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (AIMSR) recently

An 80-year-old lady was having a huge dilation of the arch of the aorta, which was leaking and could have ruptured at any instance, causing instantaneous death. Her detailed work up in the form of aortic angiogram and CT aortic angiogram confirmed the diagnosis as well as the exact extent of the disease.

This minimally invasive surgery could help patients suffering from spine problems like back pain, sciatica, neck pain and tingling numbness. “We are committed to bringing latest procedures, skill and technology for the benefit of population of Nashik and more such procedures will be introduced in future” informed Maj Gen (Dr) Vijay Saraswat, Chief Operating Officer, Apollo Hospital.

The workshop comprised of patients who are very sick to undergo CABG or have been refused angioplasty because of complexity of the lesions or arterial blockages. Dr. Jan Kovak, will be the main Surgeon and will be supported by team of experts from Apollo Hospital, Indore, comprising of Dr. K. Roshan Rao, Dr. Sarita Rao, Dr. Kshitij Dubey, Dr. Vikas Gupta and Dr. Sushil Jain.

A team of specialists at Apollo Hospitals led by Dr Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale, Senior Heart & Lung Transplant Surgeon, performed a Heart Transplantation successfully on a 36-year-old man suffering from terminal heart disease. This surgery was done on 26th of February, 2016 and the patient has since recovered and is getting discharged.

The National Board for Hospitals and Health care (NABH) Organization is an institutional member of International Society for Quality (ISQua) in Health Care. This esteemed certification is a landmark in our journey of progress and reaffirms our capability to deliver world-class integrated healthcare services to our patients. This accreditation is considered as a symbol of excellence in Clinical Quality and Safety in Patient Care and Apollo Hospitals, Nashik is proud to be in the league of such exceptional and elite organizations in India.

The Patient was a thirty-five-year-old man who was struggling to live due to his chronic kidney disease and his Mother came forward and donated the kidney.
Dr Mohan Patel said that kidney donation from living family member is preferable and is as safe as blood donation. He also added that soon they will be starting SWAP kidney transplant (Paired Kidney Exchange), Paediatric transplant and laparoscopic surgeries for the donor.

A team of highly qualified surgeons, nephrologists and support staff performed the surgery on 28 Sep 2016. The organ for the patient was retrieved from a ‘Brain dead’ patient at Pune and transported to Nashik under controlled environment, after being assigned by Zonal transplant coordination committee (ZTCC). To reduce the time of ischemia, traffic police, Nashik created a ‘Green corridor’, so that transportation time could be reduced and organ could reach the patient at the earliest, which is crucial in any successful transplant.

Sixty-six-year-old, Mr Ashok Katkade would have never expected that his ordeal for next 2 months at Apollo hospitals, Nashik would become an example of team approach for management of critically ill cardiac patient. His visit to the emergency department was in a very unstable condition. Cardiologist Dr Sudhir Shetkar said,” The patient had presented to us with extremely low blood pressure with excess fluid in his lungs, impairing oxygenation, a condition known as cardiogenic shock with acute pulmonary edema”.

Mr. Mahmud, 50-year-old male from Somalia had a bullet injury 9 months before he had come to Apollo Hospitals. Since then, he was having continuous pain in the abdomen which prevented him from doing his work. He visited lot of hospitals both in his country and in India and was advised surgical removal of the bullet. In all the hospitals, he was advised conventional open surgery – wherein the abdomen is cut open and bullet along with some part of the liver are removed. He was also told that it is a high-risk surgery.