Apollo Hospitals
Apollo Hospitals | |
Public | |
Traded as |
BSE: 508869 NSE: APOLLOHOSP |
Industry | Healthcare |
Founded |
1983 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Founder | Prathap C. Reddy |
Headquarters | Chennai, 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) |
Revenue | ₹52.09 billion (US$770 million) (2015) |
Number of employees | 40,065 (March 2015[1]) |
Website |
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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
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.
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.
See also
References
- ↑ "Slowdown Signals: IT, pharma only silver lining in dark jobs cloud". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ "Hospitals in Dhaka - Apollo Hospitals". Apollo Hospitals.
- ↑ "Clinic Locator".
- ↑ Accreditation for 3 Apollo Hospital branches, The Hindu, 10 May 2006 accessed at 11 Nov 2006
- ↑ 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. 11 Nov 2006
- ↑ "NHS to recruit Indian doctors to plug gaps in GP services". Daily Telegraph. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
Further reading
- Rama V. Baru, Privatisation and corporatisation, 2000:paper 489, Seminar Publications, New Delhi, accessed at 11 November 2006