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Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Ltd.
Apollo Hospitals
Company typePublic
BSE508869
NSEAPOLLOHOSP
IndustryHealthcare
Founded1983 (1983)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
FounderPrathap C. Reddy
HeadquartersChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Areas served
South Asia, Middle East
Key people
Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman
Preetha Reddy, Managing Director
K. Hari Prasad, President (Hospitals Division)
Revenue52.09 billion (US$620 million) (2015)
Number of employees
40,065 (March 2015[1])
Websitewww.apollohospitals.com

Apollo Hospitals is an Indian hospital chain based in Chennai, India. It was founded by Dr Prathap C. Reddy in 1983 and has hospitals in India, Bangladesh,[2] Kuwait and Qatar.[3] Several of the group's hospitals have been among the first in India to receive international healthcare accreditation by America-based Joint Commission International (JCI).[4]

The group has developed services in telemedicine, after starting a pilot project in 2000 in Pratap Reddy's home village.[5]

National Health Service

Apollo Hospitals in Visakhapatnam

The organisation signed a ‘memorandum of understanding’ with Health Education England in April 2016 to provide a large number of doctors to fill vacancies in the English National Health Service.[6]

Services

Apollo Cosmetic Clinics

Apollo Cosmetic Clinic is a part of Apollo Hospitals, a dedicated centre which specializes in cosmetic plastic surgeries. Apollo Cosmetic Clinics is headed by Manuel Athayde.[citation needed]

Apollo Diagnostics

Apollo Diagnostics is a part of Apollo Health and Lifestyle Limited (AHLL) launched in April 2015.

Apollo Pharmacy

Apollo Pharmacy is a part of Apollo Hospitals. It is India's first and largest branded pharmacy network, with over 2200 plus outlets.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Slowdown Signals: IT, pharma only silver lining in dark jobs cloud". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Hospitals in Dhaka - Apollo Hospitals". Apollo Hospitals.
  3. ^ "Clinic Locator".
  4. ^ Accreditation for 3 Apollo Hospital branches, The Hindu, 10 May 2006 accessed at [1] 11 Nov 2006
  5. ^ Telemedicine puts AP village on health map, The Indian Express, 7 September 2005 accessed at "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 October 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) 11 Nov 2006
  6. ^ "NHS to recruit Indian doctors to plug gaps in GP services". Daily Telegraph. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

Apollo Hospitals takes online health care a notch higher. Launches AskApollo.com – a single window for all healthcare services

Further reading

  • Rama V. Baru, Privatisation and corporatisation, 2000:paper 489, Seminar Publications, New Delhi, accessed at [2] 11 November 2006

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