Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals successfully performed liver transplant procedures for 11 children from Philippines who were suffering from chronic liver diseases. These children were between the age of 12 months – 15 years, in grave health conditions and needed immediate organ transplants along with specialised medical treatment, as any further delay could have been fatal.

On August 11th, 2021, a 27-year-old pregnant patient was brought to the Community Health Centre (CHC) Kaza. She was diagnosed with Abruptio Placentae. A caesarean section had to be performed on the very same day for delivering the baby. The patient encountered persistent vaginal bleeding, a post-surgical complication that needed specialist consultation for clinical management. Apollo TeleHealth has been delivering technology-enabled specialist healthcare services to the rural communities in and around Kaza, for over six years.

Apollo Hospitals Bangalore has announced the successful completion of 100 robotics cardiac surgeries at its dedicated Robot-Assisted Cardiac Surgery Unit; a milestone in the history of cardiovascular surgery in the country. The hospital also announced that the team had performed a Complex Mitral Valve surgery using robotic-assisted minimally invasive cardiac surgery with the da Vinci robotic system in under 70 minutes, a landmark achievement in interventional cardiology.

Apollomedics Super Specialty Hospital, Lucknow has performed its second Living Donor Transplant surgery. A 45-year-old patient underwent a successful liver transplant at Apollomedics Super Specialty Hospital, Lucknow.

Apollo Cancer Centres will be conducting India’s first virtual Duathlon. Apollo D2D Duathlon 2021, aiming to create awareness, support and raise funds for the treatment of childhood cancers. In addition to raising awareness around Paediatric Cancer, Apollo’s Dawn to Dusk(D2D) Duathlon also promotes the need for a healthy lifestyle to ensure a future with less cancer risk. All support raised through Apollo D2D Duathlon 2021 will give young cancer patients, identified by Apollo’s team of Oncologists, a chance to live and be the future we can all proudly look forward to.

A first-of-its-kind Post-Graduate medical simulation centre at Apollo Specialty Hospital, Vanagaram was inaugurated by Thiru. MA Subramanian, Minister for Health and Family and Welfare, Tamil Nadu, in the presence of Thiru. A. Krishnasami, MLA-Poonamallee, Thiru. K. Ganapathi, MLA-Madhuravoyal, Dr. Sudha Seshayyan, Vice Chancellor, The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University and Ms Preetha Reddy, Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Group.

A 28-year-old post-graduate medical student successfully underwent Robotic Colorectal Surgery at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai for her low rectal cancer and also succeeded in completing her studies as well as winning a gold medal.

15-day-old Baby Dianna from Mauritius successfully underwent a complex heart procedure at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai. Baby Dianna was born on 28th July 2021 in Mauritius and was diagnosed with a severe congenital heart disease.

Apollo Hospitals announced the national launch of an AI (artificial intelligence) tool to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease. The Apollo AI-powered Cardiovascular Disease Risk tool will help healthcare providers to predict the risk of cardiac disease in their patients and initiate intervention early enough to make a real difference. The cardiac risk scoring tool is remarkable for the speed in processing data and its accuracy at predicting the probability of a patient developing coronary disease.

Apollo Hospitals Group has launched the Apollo Centre of Excellence in Critical Care (ACECC). Apollo Hospitals is currently the largest critical care provider in India with over 25% of its in-patient bed capacity designated for critical care. Critical care, also referred to as Intensive care, deals with critically-ill patients who require intensive care for various medical conditions that are immediately life-threatening but reversible.