Apollo Hospitals Group is a pioneer in bringing cure through transplants. Speaking on the occasion, Prof Anupam Sibal, Group Medical Director and Senior Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Apollo hospitals, Delhi said, “we are delighted that we have been able to touch so many lives across the border. We performed the first successful liver transplant in India in 1998, the Apollo Transplant Program today has performed over 1700 liver transplants in children and adults”.
 

A 52 year old kidney transplant beneficiary, who was also diabetic, can now look forward to an insulin free life This is the first of its kind to be performed in South India reinforcing Chennai as a haven for medical prowess. Post the surgery, the patient Parameshwari, who has been diabetic for over 20 years, can now look forward to an insulin free life over a few months as her condition gets better.

Rupees 19 Lakhs were needed to save the life of a poor patient who was suffering from Liver Cirrhosis and Hypothyroidism but unfortunately Satpal did not have money for his treatment. In this situation, Apollo Hospitals took a decision to conduct his surgery, free of cost.

Apollo hospital has set up a state-of-the-art body scanner which detects cancerous cells quickly, and may go a long way in timely selection of treatment for cancer patients, officials of the hospital said on Wednesday. The Positron Emission Tomography-Magnetic Resonance (PET-MR) has been combined with PET Computerised Tomography (CT) to create the PET Suite which scans patients quicker, thus reducing discomfort and helping in therapy selection and treatment.

Shaping the dimensions of the ever evolving and complex healthcare environment in India, Apollo Hospitals launched The PET SUITE in India. The PET SUITE was launched at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals by the Hon’ble Chief Minister, of Delhi Smt. Sheila Dikshit.
Paving the Way for the Next Generation of Clinical Multimodality Imaging Applications and designed to diagnostically address the complexities of human body, Apollo Hospitals has installed a PET CT and a PET MR, which is the first of its kind across South Asia, signifying a tremendous leap forward in imaging capabilities.

The Apollo Hospitals Educational & Research Foundation (AHERF) along with Multi Regional Clinical Trials ( MRCT) Centre of Harvard University and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have joined to improve the process of evolving clinical trials regulations in India.
The group also discussed accreditation of sites, independent ethics committees (IECs) and investigators, process of informedconsentandissues related to compensation and legislation.

True to Apollo’s, firm belief that enhancement of medical knowledge is one of the key mechanisms for continued excellence, and to keep abreast with the ever evolving changes in the field of stem cell usage, Apollo Speciality Hospital , Chennai organized the 1st International Symposium on Cord blood Transplantation covering the usage of cord in blood disorders.
Cord blood stem cells have been termed truly as Lord Dhanvantri’s magic potion for the cure of blood related disorders in the last two decades.
The symposium, the 1st of its kind in the country was aimed to:-

Apollo Health City, Hyderabad has been bestowed the prestigious ‘INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL TOURISM AWARD’ for Excellence in customer service, by the reputed International Medical Travel Journal, UK, at a glittering ceremony at JW Marriott Hotel in Dubai . The dedication to customer service rendered by Apollo Health City was applauded on the international platform attended by number of dignitaries from healthcare, insurance, pharmaceutical industries from around the world. Apollo Health City was the only hospital from India to be in the race for the prestigious awards and win one.

The first day of the Conference, hosted by The Healthcare Alliance saw a splendid turnout of thought leaders, policy makers, senior Government officials, business and health leaders from India and across the globe.

“We are what we repeatedly do, Excellence, then is not an act, it becomes a habit!”” – Aristotle
These words of Aristotle very well define the work culture at Apollo Hospitals, where excellence is just not a word or an act, but it is a day to day practice.
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai has been conferred the award of “”BEST MULTI-SPECIALTY HOSPITAL – METRO”” at the very prestigious ICICI Lombard & CNBC TV18 India Healthcare Awards 2012.