Apollo Hospitals
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into [[:<Apollo Hospitals India>|<Apollo Hospitals India>]]. ([[Talk:<Apollo Hospitals India>#Merger proposal|Discuss]]) Proposed since February 2011. |
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| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | Healthcare |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Chennai, India |
Key people | Prathap C. Reddy, Founder and Chairman Preetha Reddy, Managing Director |
| Revenue | ₹ 9.566 billion |
Number of employees | 10,000 + |
| Website | www.apollohospitals.com |
Apollo Hospitals is a major hospital chain based in Chennai, India. It was founded by Dr Prathap C. Reddy in 1983. Apollo is a private healthcare provider in Asia with hospitals in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ghana, Nigeria, Republic of Mauritius, Qatar,Oman and Kuwait[citation needed].
Several of the group's hospitals have been among the first in India to receive a form of international healthcare accreditation, in their case by the America-based Joint Commission International (JCI).[1] The Hyderabad hospital was the first in the world, outside the US, to receive JCI's Disease- or Condition-Specific Care (DCSC) Certification in addition to general accreditation when it received this for its Acute Stroke treatment in 2006.[2] However, they have not as yet acquired international accreditation from any hospital accreditation group from outside of the USA.
The group has developed services in telemedicine, after starting a pilot project in 2000 in Dr Pratap C. Reddy's own home village.[3] It is now the largest telemedicine provider in India with 71 centers[citation needed]. Apollo Hospital and DHAN to provide affordable rural healthcare, Philips press notice, July 08, 2005 accessed at [4] Nov 11, 2006</ref>
Another venture of the group is Apollo Health Street, a global healthcare services company (Apollo Health Street). It offers business processes outsourcing (BPO)and IT services internationally, operating out of three countries - the United States, the United Kingdom, and [four centers in] India (Hyderabad, New Delhi, Chennai and Coimbatore). The success of Apollo Hospitals has made it the topic for Harvard Business School case study.[4]
- Apollo Munich Health Insurance.
- Aircel
Honors
The Apollo Hospital was honored by having a stamp created in their name on 2 November 2009[5]
See also
- Medical tourism
- International healthcare accreditation
- Hospital accreditation
- List of hospitals in India
- Top hospitals in India
References
- ^ Accreditation for 3 Apollo Hospital branches, The Hindu, May 10, 2006 accessed at [1] Nov 11, 2006
- ^ Make medicare affordable, says Rosaiah, The Hindu, September 25, 2006 accessed at [2] Nov 11, 2006
- ^ Telemedicine puts AP village on health map, The Indian Express, September 7, 2005 accessed at [3] Nov 11, 2006
- ^ Martha Lagace (2007-12-17). "The Rise of Medical Tourism — HBS Working Knowledge". Hbswk.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ "Welcome to the Indiapost Web Site". Indiapost.gov.in. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
Further reading
- Rama V. Baru, Privatisation and corporatisation, 2000:paper 489, Seminar Publications, New Delhi, accessed at [5] November 11, 2006