With the world’s attention continuously focused on the Indian healthcare sector, and this market more dynamic than ever, it is essential for the industry to have an annual platform to recognize the exemplary work done by organizations and individuals for their significant contributions and achievements. Taking this initiative forward, Frost & Sullivan organized its second annual 2010 India Excellence in Healthcare Awards at JW Marriott Hotel, Mumbai. The stalwart honored with the special award Lifetime Achievement Award was Dr.

Paediatric Cardiac Specialists of Apollo Children’s Hospital perform a complicated intracardiac repair of complete A-V canal defect on a Nigerian infant
Chennai, July 3, 2009: The Paediatric Cardiac team at the new Apollo Children’s Hospital successfully performed a complicated surgery to treat a condition called complete a-v canal defect in a 4-month old Nigerian baby

Apollo Hospitals is geared to venture into the mobile health space with plans to tie up with telecom operators Aircel and Idea to deliver m-health solutions.
The m-health rollout is likely to start in early January 2011, in Tamil Nadu and the North East sector before being expanded to other key cities.
The service will be commenced with a core of 100 staffer and tele-centres in Chennai and Kolkata.

Apollo Hospitals Group consolidates leadership in healthcare with focus on clinical excellence and patient-care . Record income of Rs. 14,580 million in FY08-09; Q4 income at a record Rs.3911 million.
Jun 29, 2009 – Through its relentless pursuit of clinical excellence and improving patient-outcomes, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd (AHEL) – Asia’s largest healthcare service provider – recorded a turnover of Rs 3911 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, registering a significant increase of 34 per cent net profit in the fourth quarter.

Apollo Hospitals Hyderabad launched a state-of-the-art cardiac facility ‘Centre for Advanced Cardiac Care’ (CACC). Announcing this at a press conference Ms Sangita Reddy, Executive Director, Apollo Hospitals Group, said that CACC was specially set up to address the ever expanding pandemic of heart disease in Andhra Pradesh. CACC will cater to the needs of the patients from the twin cities and Telangana districts.

Cricketer Wasim Akram launched the Sugar Clinic at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi, which offers an integrated solution to manage Diabetes. Sharing his own experience, Akram said, “”I am a diabetic since the age of 29. I have played a lot of cricket after being diagnosed with diabetes. I am 44 now, and all these years what I have learnt is how to manage life to stay fit.””

An innovative Orthopedic procedure was performed for the first time in India at Apollo Hospitals Chennai – leading to pain free postoperative recovery after shoulder surgery.
The Orthopaedic team at Apollo Hospital, Chennai successfully performed an Arthroscopic Brachial Plexus Catheterization on a young lady patient. Dr. C Lenin, Consultant Total Knee Replacement & Arthroscopic Surgeon and his team at Apollo Hospitals Chennai performed this innovative procedure, the first of its kind in India.

The Apollo Hospitals, one of the six centres in India to be part of a global trial on using drug-eluting bio-resorbable stents, are the first in Chennai to use the product. The next generation in devices that relieve blood vessel blocks will dissolve within a couple of years. The device works like a regular stent by restoring blood flow to a clogged vessel. It also contains a drug that is slowly released to help the healing process.
But what stands out is the fact that the stent dissolves harmlessly inside the blood vessel and restores flexibility of the affected vessel.

A revolutionary textbook on Surgical Oncology, dealing with the fundamental principles, evidence based approaches and emergent technologies was released by Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals. The book has been edited and compiled by Dr. David L Bartlett, Dr. Pragatheeshwar Thirunavukarasu and Dr. Mathew D Neal, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh, USA. The first copy of the book was received by Pariventhar Thiru. T.R.Pachamuthu, Chancellor, SRM University.

In a first, doctors at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi used ‘Super Plastic’ to operate upon two heart patients last week. ‘Super Plastic’ is a material NASA invented for insulation in spacecrafts. The patients have been discharged.