Global Launch of Apollo Health City in Hyderabad

Apollo Hospitals Group recently announced the first functional health city in Asia, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad. The Apollo Health City, Hyderabad was formally launched by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Dr YS Rajashekar Reddy. Spread across 33 acres, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad is an integrated healthcare system offering solutions across the healthcare space. Going beyond the realm of curative care Apollo Health City, Hyderabad offers the entire spectrum of services including education, research, information technology, preventive care and holistic medicine. Apollo Health City encompasses a 300-bed multi-specialty with over 50 specialities and super specialities along with 10 centres of excellence.Institutes for heart diseases, cancer, orthopaedics and joint diseases, emergency, renal diseases, neurosciences, eye, minimally invasive surgery, trauma and cosmetic surgery are all centers of excellence and are positioned to offer the best care in the safest manner to every patient. Apollo Health City is equipped with Institute of PG Education for doctors, Nursing School and College, College of Physiotherapy, Institute of Hospital Administration, Institute of Medical Informatics, Institute for Emergency Medicine, Institute for Paramedics along with other training institutions to offer the optimal learning ambience and clinical environment. Research at the Health City is aimed at identifying solutions to the challenges faced by the community and translating these results into clinical care, 'bench to bed'. Apollo Health City has a variety of IT initiatives including medical BPO services for offshore customers (Health Street), online education for medical professionals (Medvarsity) and telemedicine services. Dr Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Group of Hospitals, said, "Apollo Health City brings together all the components of healthcare and creates an environment that leverages the best of all forms of medicine.”