Apollo Hospitals is one of the leading hospital groups
in India. Here is a brief profile and history of Apollo Hospitals Group.
Apollo Hospitals
Apollo Hospitals is the largest healthcare group in Asia. Apollo group
owns and manages 41 hospitals in and around India and has a total
capacity of 7000 beds. Apollo Hospitals was founded by Dr. Prathap C
Reddy in 1979 and is the first group of hospitals that pioneered the
concept of corporate healthcare delivery in India. Apollo Hospitals
Enterprise Limited (AHEL), the flagship company of the group, is a
listed Company on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Today, AHEL is the leading private sector healthcare provider in India
and owns and manages a network of speciality hospitals and clinics. The
company also operates a chain of pharmacy retail outlets across the
country, and provides consultancy services for commissioning and
managing hospitals. The consultancy division of Apollo Hospitals offers
project and operations management consultancy services to clients that
vary from conceptualization to commissioning of a wide range of
healthcare models.
Group Companies of Apollo Hospitals
Apollo Health Street Limited: It is a global healthcare services
company that offers business process outsourcing and IT solutions and
services to a global clientele.
Apollo Pharmacies: It is the largest retail pharmacy chain in
India with over 70 round-the-clock retail outlets in India. Apollo
Pharmacies is moving towards offering e-prescription based services to
the end user and the doctor.
Apollo Health & Lifestyle Limited: Apollo Health &
Lifestyle Limited (AHLL) is engaged in establishing a network of clinics
in India and neighbouring countries. It intends to address the
day-to-day health needs of common people by providing a range of
superior quality healthcare services at affordable prices.
MedVarsity Online Limited (MOL): MedVarsity Online Limited is
promoted by Apollo Hospitals and NIIT Ltd. MedVarsity has developed over
1500 hours of medical content that is accessible to the medical
community anytime and anywhere.
Apollo Telemedicine Enterprises Limited (ATEL): Apollo
Telemedicine Enterprises Limited has developed the 'Apollo Telemedicine
Network' that allows the participant sites to collaborate with
institutions in the country and abroad and provides their clientele
access to better healthcare in areas not adequately served by the
medical community.
Family Health Plan Limited (FHP): The company deals in the
healthcare insurance sector and is the largest Third Party Administrator
(TPA) in Asia.
Equipment World: Equipment World sources and selects high-end
medical equipment, catalogues and provides expert advice and services on
technology, techno-commercial issues.
Keimed.com Limited: Keimed.com Limited is a unified national
pharmaceutical procurement and supply chain management company for a
wide range of medical goods, consumables, drugs, surgical, health and
personal care products.
Major Achievements of Apollo Hotels
- Apollo Hospital, Chennai is the first Indian hospital to be
awarded the 1S0 9002 and ISO 14001 Certifications.
- Apollo Hospital, Chennai is the first Indian hospital to
introduce newer techniques in coronary angioplasty, stereotactic
radiotherapy and radio-surgery (for CNS tumors).
- Apollo Hospital, Chennai is the first to perform liver,
multi-organ and cord blood transplants in India.
- Apollo Hospital, Delhi is first Indian hospital to receive the
Joint Commission International (JCI) USA accreditation-the
gold-standard in hospital certifications worldwide.
- Apollo Hospital, Delhi performed the first successful
liver-kidney transplant in the Indian sub-continent.
Note: The above information was last updated on 21-07-2007
