The Apollo Hospitals story began
with the establishment of our first corporate hospital in Chennai in 1983. It
was the vision of our founder and promoter, Dr. Prathap C. Reddy that set us on
a significant and challenging journey in the field of healthcare.
As pioneers, we had an awesome
responsibility. In a country where medicine was mainly in the hands of
government medical institutions and individual medical practitioners, we set up
a full-fledged, multi-specialty hospital with the latest technology and a large
team of dedicated specialists and consultants.
Our commitment and results
succeeded in winning over the hearts and minds of the community, and before
long, our patients were not only from South India, but from all over the
country, and abroad as well. This acceptance, and the financial strength we
built up over the years, allowed us to expand the Apollo Hospitals Group in
India as well as overseas.
In 2004, we are the largest private
hospital group in Asia, with a network of hospitals and retail pharmacies
across India, Health and Lifestyle Franchisee Clinics, and a global presence
with centres in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the UAE, Nepal, Ghana, Nigeria, the UK
and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Our overall asset value has crossed 50 million
US $.
Along the way to reaching these
milestones, we have established our commitment to quality. We have also
established our position of leadership in the field of healthcare with measures
like our Family Health Plan, corporate health packages facilitating companies
in the public and private sector, Health and Lifestyle Clinics laying emphasis
on preventive medicine, and education and research in hospital administration,
nursing, emergency medicine and physiotherapy.
The Apollo Hospitals Enterprises
Ltd. (AHEL) evolved with the merger of IHCL (Indian Hospitals Corporation
Ltd.), DHCL (Deccan Hospitals Corporation Ltd.) and OSHL (Om Sindoor Hotels
Ltd.). The enterprise today controls the widespread activities of the Group.
On September 18, 2003, we at Apollo
Hospitals Group, India’s first and Asia’s largest private healthcare provider,
completed twenty years of dedicated service to the people of India, and our
patients from abroad. What made the occasion even more important was that it
coincided with Apollo Hospitals Group emerging as the “world’s third largest
private healthcare services provider”. After our modest beginning in 1983 with
a 150-bed hospital at Chennai, we have grown and performed consistently,
touching over 10 million lives and presently have a network of over 36
hospitals, own and manage more than 6,200 beds in India and abroad. On our 20th
Anniversary, we shared our plans for growth and reaching out to a global
audience. We have already taken the first definitive steps in the direction of
utilising India’s potential to emerge as the “preferred global healthcare
destination.”
The 20th Anniversary celebrations
were set off by “Apollo”, the first child born at Apollo Hospitals in 1983,
followed with a pledge by Apollo Hospitals Group’s 16,000 employees, from 36
hospitals, 46 clinics and from its offices in India and abroad, to reaffirm our
commitment to Apollo and to every patient we treat. The entire program was also
web-cast on the group’s websites www.apollolife.com,
www.apollohospitalsgroup.com and www.medvarsity.com for people from anywhere in
the world to be a part of the celebrations to mark a milestone in Indian
healthcare.
Apollo’s mission has been made
possible by a leadership that sets the highest professional standards, provides
an inspiring and supportive work environment, and emphasizes the safe and
ethical practice of medicine. This is what has makes the Apollo Hospitals’ team
of employees and medical professionals take giant strides in the field of
healthcare, even in the face of challenges and competition.
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