Those who have been going under the surgeon’s scalpel for weight-loss surgeries had one concern – the ugly scar the surgery would leave behind. No longer.
Apollo Hospitals has introduced a Bariatric Surgery procedure done through a single incision in the belly button that leaves no visible scar. Bariatric surgery reduces the size of the stomach of morbidly obese people. Till recently, doctors had to either cut open the abdomen or make at least three holes to do these surgeries. The new technique does away with cuts and multiple incisions.

Apollo Life, a sister initiative of the Apollo Hospitals Group, launched Apollo M.I.N.D. Line, a tele-counselling helpline to address an array of psychological issues prevalent in society.

In an endeavor to spread awareness about prevention of heart disease and to emphasize the importance of a healthy lifestyle, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals in support with the Billion Hearts Beating Campaign organized “”Apollo Dil Ki Daud”” – a mini marathon today. 1000 people participated in the mini marathon supported by the Billion Hearts Beating Campaign.

The pediatric cardiac team at the new Apollo Children’s Hospital, Chennai successfully performed a complicated surgery to treat a condition called complete A-V canal defect in a four-month-old Nigerian baby. Apollo Children’s Hospital, is a one of its kind comprehensive paediatric hospital in the country. A tertiary care multi-speciality hospital, the Apollo Children’s Hospital will administer health care for children from birth to adolescence under one roof.

Apollo Health City – Hyderabad has become the first hospital in the country to be recognized as the “”Best Medical Tourism Facility for 2009-2010″” by Ministry of Tourism – Government of India. This prestigious National Honor was given on 28 March 2011 by Ms. Meira Kumar – Honorable Speaker, Lok Sabha in New Delhi in a glittering ceremony.

Mr. Ghassan Mohamad from Iraq was admitted at Apollo Speciality Hospital Chennai with a type of movement disorder called Cervical Dystonia with Dysphonia. His neck was tonically turned to the left side always and affected all his activities as he had to turn around to face people, and for other activities. He had also lost his voice (dysphonia) because of the spasm of the neck muscles. He had visited many countries like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE etc., but was told no treatment is possible.

Apollo Hospitals Group Website wins the “Best Healthcare Provider Website” Award in the Internet Advertising Competition – IAC 2011 by the Web Marketing Association, USA.

The Economic Times-ET Corporate Dossier’s survey-India Inc’s most power CEOs 2011: Most powerful women leaders ranked Dr. Preetha Reddy, MD Apollo Hospitals Group as the 5th among the Most Powerful Women Leaders.

Marking a new beginning in diagnosis of Breast Cancer, South Asia’s first-of-its-kind, Full-Field Digital Mammography with Tomosynthesis (3D) system was inaugurated at Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospitals, Chennai by Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group, in the presence of Mr. Jack Cumming, Chairman, Hologic Inc., USA and Dr. G S K Velu, Founder & Managing Director, Trivitron Healthcare.

The first ‘Apollo Isha Vidya Rural School’ at Aragonda village, Chittoor District was formally opened by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Founder, Isha Foundation in the presence of Padma Vibhushan Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group, Board members of Apollo Hospitals Group & Isha Foundation and many other national dignitaries.