Apollo Hospitals, the first super-specialty hospital in Andhra Pradesh and the first functional Health City in Asia has completed 25 years in service of the community. Apart from serving the healthcare needs in the city and the country, Hospital now serves patients from over 50 countries.
Apollo Hospitals is the first hospital in Andhra Pradesh to be accredited by the Joint Commission International, USA and also the first hospital in the world to be certified for management of stroke.
According to the The Week Magazine survey, Apollo Hospitals has been instituted as the ‘Best Hospital’ and is at the top of the list. The hospitals has also bagged awards from Hospital Management, Asia, FICCI Healthcare Awards, Avaya Global Connect Awards, G20 Award, Super brand and a variety of other awards. According to the hospital, the biggest award they have received is the trust of its patients, the medical fraternity and the community.
Speaking on the occasion, Sangita Reddy, executive director, Apollo Group of Hospitals said, “While we are extremely happy with our journey in the last 25 years, we believe that there is a lot more to be done. While celebrating the success of the last 25 years, we are recommitting ourselves to the challenges of the next 25 years.”
Dr Prathap C Reddy, chairman, Apollo Group of Hospitals said, “I have always believed that Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad is the biggest, the most beautiful and the best in the group. Its growth from a 150 bedded hospital to a Health City has been amazing and surpassed all expectations. I wish to greet the entire Apollo Family on this occasion. One success is the beginning of a journey towards the next success. In the next 25 years Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad will do much more than the first 25 years. Our association with University of Rochester Medical Centre, USA will provide us the fuel that will propel us to a different platform. I am extremely happy that we have decided to work together and create a new model of healthcare, combining the best of the east and the west. It has been my dream to create a platform for quality emergency care and we have done multiple things towards this goal. Today is a significant day as I believe we are launching a program that offers the right to emergency care for trauma victims. The Healthy School programme apart from building a healthy next generation will also provide access quality trauma care to the student and his/her family in case of an accident. We invite all the schools to be a part of this unique programme.”
Preetha Reddy, managing director, Apollo Group of Apollo Hospitals added that Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad has given the country a number of innovative concepts in healthcare. Specialties like emergency medicine and family medicine in India were born in this institution, technology like PET-CT Scan and MRI with ambience control became available at the Hospital for the first time in India, clinical protocols for management of acute stroke and primary angioplasty were developed here and techniques like minimally invasive spinal surgery and radio-isotope ablation of tumors were first performed here. This institution nurtures innovation and I am confident we will see many more path-breaking initiatives from Apollo Hospitals.