Bold decisions in the interest of the nation are becoming the new normal in India, they signal a resolute determination to decline anything less than the very best for every Indian. This change in attitude underlines a commitment to bring about positive societal change along with the courage to face obstacles if any, along the course.

Mr. Dharma, 29-years-old from Mysore, met with an accident near Chunchunkatte, KR Nagara Taluk and was brought to Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysore at 8:15 pm on 14th August 2019 in an unconscious and critical condition. Initial CT scan showed severe traumatic brain injury. Patient was shifted to ICU for life support & intensive care. He was kept on life support the whole night and the patient was in a very critical state.

Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai successfully performed its first heart transplant on a chronic heart failure patient. The heart transplant team led by Dr. Sanjeev Jadhav, Consultant, Heart & Lung Transplant Surgeon retrieved the heart from the deceased donor at MGM Hospital, Vashi and transplanted it into the 33-year-old male recipient at Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai on July 27, 2019. The heart was transported from MGM Hospitals Vashi through a Green Corridor specially created for the purpose, to Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai with a distance of 12 km covered in just 10 minutes.

Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Nellore has successfully performed the first TAVI in Rayalaseema & the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh on a 69-year-old patient. Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Nellore is also the second hospital in Andhra Pradesh to perform TAVI, the first being done by Apollo Hospitals, Visakhapatnam. Dr. Sengottuvelu and his team from Apollo Hospitals Greams Road and Dr Bakthavatsala Reddy and his team from Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Nellore have taken the department of Cardiology to the next level in Andhra Pradesh.

Apollo Hospitals, Indore is the first hospital in Madhya Pradesh to perform complex valve replacement using the ‘pin-hole’ technique. Replacement of the aortic valve with a minimally invasive procedure called TAVR was performed successfully on a 69-year-old female patient.

Apollo Hospitals Group conducted the 8th edition of the International Patient Safety Conference (IPSC) and the 9th edition of the International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with Information Technology (THIT), inaugurated by Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Founder and Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group.

Apollo Hospitals Group launched Apollo ProHealth Program, the most powerful, proactive Health Management program. Apollo ProHealth is a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive health program, powered by pHRA (personalised Health Risk Assessment), enabled by Artificial Intelligence.

The Week-Hansa Research Survey 2019 has adjudged Apollo Hospitals in Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Hyderabad as the best hospitals in their respective cities. Apollo Hospitals in Bengaluru and Mumbai were placed second and ninth respectively.
The survey covered 17 cities (plus the National Capital Region) that are important medical centres in the country. The parameters used to rank were , overall reputation, competency of doctors, infrastructure and facilities, patient care, hospital environment and research innovation.

Apollo Hospitals Group hosted the first Futuring Cardiac Care Summit on 28th September in Chennai. The summit provides insights and perspectives that have the potential to transform the efforts towards prevention and eradication of heart disease.

Dr. CS. Muthukumaran, Pediatric Interventional Cardiologist, Apollo Children’s Hospitals and his team performed a Redilatable Stent Implantation procedure on a pre-term baby boy and gave a new lease of life. The baby was diagnosed with severe coarctation (narrowing) of aorta, a potentially dangerous heart defect that restricts the amount of blood being pumped around the body and required immediate surgical intervention.
Read more about how Apollo Children’s Hospitals gave a new lease of life to a pre-term baby