Apollo Hospital Chennai
In 1983 , the Apollo Group established the flagship hospital named as Apollo Hospital , Chennai. The Hospital has 60 departments organized by Internationally Trained Doctors , having hi-tech facilities of vaious health disorders and innovative medical procedures , that makes it the most desired destinations for patients from India as well as around the globe. It is widely recognized as the pioneer of private healthcare in India, and was the country's first commercial hospital. The Apollo Hospitals Set, which started as a 150-bed hospital and today, operates 9200 beds across 64 hospitals. The Group also claims of 15 academic institutions and a Research Foundation that emphases on genetic and stem-cell research, global clinical hearings and epidemiological studies. The Group has emerged as the foremost incorporated healthcare provider in Asia, with advanced group companies that specialized in insurance, pharmacy, consultancy, clinics and many such key touch points of the environment. The Apollo Group has touched the lives of over 45 million patients, from 121 countries. The Apollo Group of Hospitals has made a significant impact to medical science in the country, being the first to invest in infrastructure and services for international quality accreditations like the JCI. It also has Centres of Quality in organ transplantation, cancer, neurosciences, orthopaedics, cardiac sciences and emergency care. They are also providing the value added services like ApoKos , Apollo Prism , Apollo eDoc , Apollo sugar clinic , Apollo lifeline , Apollo home care etc.