Apollo Hospitals, Chennai

## Apollo Hospitals, Chennai Founded in 1983 by Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Apollo Hospitals Chennai is the flagship institution of the Apollo Hospitals Group — Asia's largest and most trusted integrated healthcare conglomerate. With a network spanning 72 hospitals across India and international presence in multiple countries, Apollo set the benchmark for private healthcare in India. ### A Legacy of Firsts Apollo Chennai was the first hospital in India to perform a liver transplant, the first to introduce robotic surgery, and among the first to receive JCI accreditation. The hospital is equipped with 64-slice CT scanners, 3T MRI machines, a PET-CT suite, hybrid operating rooms, and a dedicated bone marrow transplant unit. Its Centre of Excellence for Cardiac Sciences performs over 5,000 cardiac procedures annually. ### International Patient Services Apollo serves patients from over 120 countries through a dedicated international patient centre. Services include airport pickup, medical visa assistance, multilingual coordinators (Arabic, French, Bangla, Swahili), in-campus guest houses, and telemedicine follow-up. The hospital's international quality standards, combined with warm Indian hospitality, make it the most preferred hospital for medical tourists in South Asia.