The Complete Heart Package includes: Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG): Checks your heart’s electrical system and heart rhythm Exercise EKG: Checks for abnormal changes in your heart during exercise Makes sure your heart is healthy enough for physical activity, especially when you have not been physically active for a while and want to start a new exercise program. Sees how well you can handle exercise after you have had a heart attack or heart surgery Echocardiogram: Checks for signs of diseases that affect the walls and chambers of the heart Finds out how well your heart is pumping blood Regularly checks to see how your heart valves are working if you have a valve disease or you have an artificial valve Blood Work up: Includes a wide range of blood analysis that covers cholesterol, Sugars, Liver Function etc Chest X- Ray: Checks the Heart Structure and anomaly Ultrasound Screening, Whole Abdomen: Checks for aneurysm in the aorta. Evaluate liver functions and fat deposits in the liver. Checks for swelling of abdominal organs. Cardiologist Consultation: After the investigations are done, the cardiologist checks and talks to you. If required put together a treatment plan that may include medications, healthy lifestyle changes etc and refer you to the diet counselor Diet Counselling: There are so many foods to choose from today. How do you know which foods are healthy choices for you. Meet our diet counselor to understand your health and with their expertise create a super heart eating plan which suits your lifestyle. For more details contact: 040 6060 1066  

Apollo Hospitals and The International Congress on Patient Safety announce the Fourth edition of the International Congress on Patient Safety 2014 to be held on the 5th and 6th of September 2014. The Congress focuses on imparting knowledge on defining a strategy for patient safety improvement and imparting technical knowledge on the various aspects of patient safety. Patient safety lessons from across the globe and other industries will be discussed by eminent speakers thereby helping in setting objectives for the initiative “Patient Safety for 2030”. Click here for more details Event Schedule: Date & Time :05th and 06th September 2014 Venue :ITC Sonar, Kolkata  

HIMSS Analytics Asia Pacific announced that Apollo Specialty Hospital, Nandanam,Chennai has achieved Stage 6 of the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM).It is the fourth hospital from the Apollo Hospitals Group to achieve the internationally recognized benchmark. Apollo Specialty Hospitals is the first single specialty oncology hospital to have received this distinction. Only 8.49% of hospitals globally and less than 2.5% of hospitals in Asia Pacific have reached the stage 6 level. HIMSS Analytics developed the EMR Adoption Model℠ in 2005 as a methodology for evaluating the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems for hospitals in the HIMSS Analytics® Database. Tracking their progress on an 8-stage scale (0-7),hospitals can review implementation and utilization of IT applications.Stage 7,the highest stage,represents presence of an advanced electronic patient record, paperless environment and capability for community healthcare information exchange. Reaching Stage 6 is a result of focus, good direction and a steadfast commitment from leadership. Stage 6 institutions have established clear goals for improving safety, minimizing errors,and prioritizing IT implementations. Ms.Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director,Apollo Hospitals Group said, “Being at the forefront of healthcare delivery in the region, Apollo Hospitals had embraced technology early on to support its core organizational mission of making quality healthcare accessible to all and to empower provision of patient-centred clinical information across all its hospitals. An advanced health information system provides the underpinnings for decision-making and is critical to the journey of healing. HIMSS assists greatly in creating a clear frame work to assess the speed of evolution and we are pleased that four Apollo Hospitals have been recognized at level 6 which includes Apollo Speciality Hospital,the first single specialty Oncology hospital to have achieved this distinction. Ms.Reddy added, “A robust HIS impacts patient care and it is heartening that HIMSS and the clinician teams across Apollo Hospitals have been very successful in enhancing care outcomes and in developing architecture for greater efficiencies”. “”Congratulations to Apollo Specialty Hospital,Nandanam for achieving EMRAM Stage 6 accreditation in Asia Pacific”said Mr.JeremyBonfini,Vice President of HIMSS International. “”With four hospitals at EMRAM Stage 6, the Apollo Hospitals Group continues to serve as a role model that offers valuable best practices, insights and guidance for other healthcare providers in the region to emulate.”” Apollo Specialty Hospital,Nandanam will be officially recognised for their achievement at HIMSS AsiaPac14- Digital Healthcare Week (http://himssasiapac.org/14/)in Singapore,from the 15th to 18thSeptember 2014. For more information, please contact: Mr. Sukhjit Singh Manager, Marketing and Strategic Relations, HIMSS +91-92702594 Ms. RomiRajendran Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited +91-9444073206  

Apollo Hospitals, the pioneer of integrated healthcare delivery in India, along with the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) inaugurated an annual healthcare conference FICCI Heal 2014, with the theme “Innovation Enabling Access “at Delhi. The conference was held on 1st – 2nd September 2014 and focused on various opportunities and challenges to promote innovation which can change the current paradigms and move towards better, efficient and cheaper methods for accessible, affordable and quality healthcare in India. Elaborating on the conference theme, Ms. Sangita Reddy, Chairperson, FICCI Health Services Committee & Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group, said, “Across industries, disruptive innovations have brought forth greater efficiencies, efficacy, economy and higher quality. The healthcare sector too needs to nurture such innovations as they are the need of the hour. Our nation like most others across the world is standing at the precipice of crisis created by the burden of disease and woefully inadequate healthcare infrastructure. Over the last four years, FICCI has been making sincere efforts to encourage health innovators offering solutions to deliver care more effectively while improving access and quality from the grassroots level.” Dr. Didar Singh, Secretary General, FICCI while supporting the central theme of the conference announced, “We propose to create a virtual pooling of industry CSR funds by creating IISH (Indian Industry in Solidarity for Health) Kosh to channelize funds into priority areas in healthcare identified by the government. FICCI Health Services Committee is keen to work with the Health Ministry to develop a directory of healthcare activities based on the priorities of the government so that the CSR funds are channelized in the right direction to support the National Health Assurance mandate of the government”. To know more please visit: http://www.ficci-heal.com/  

An ICU admission is an extremely traumatic event for the patient as well as for their near and dear ones. To ensure maximum clinical care and to reduce the chances of infection, physical visits to ICU’s by relatives and friends are kept to the absolute minimum. It is also impractical for the primary consultant to make repeated physical visits to the ICU, in order to review the patients. The family would like a status report directly from the primary consultant in the presence of the patient. In an ICU setting sometimes, this is not always possible. The I-SEE-U™ facility has been designed with this in mind, to enable virtual Visits to individual ICU cubicles, both by consultants, relatives and friends using internet, through a PC, laptop and even a smart phone. The patient’s authorized relatives and friends can now virtually “”SEE”” an ICU patient by remotely switching on a camera installed over the ICU bed. Consultants can use this facility to make additional virtual visits 24/7 and remotely re-evaluate the patient in great detail. This facility would particularly be useful to NRI’s living abroad, who wish to actually see betterment in their near and dear in ICU. The consultant during a physical visit can also virtually interact with the relatives who will be in the Virtual Visit Room.  

Apollo Hospitals, Chennai has successfully performed a combined heart and double lung transplant on the oldest recipient recorded in the country’s medical history. The department of Cardiothoracic surgery at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai performed this rare surgery on a 67 year old, the patient is now on the road to complete recovery. Surgeries of this kind are very complex and rare and over the last 2 years only one patient over the age of 65 received a combined heart and lung transplant, anywhere in the world. The recipient, Mr.Hanifa from Kerala, was suffering from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis with severe irreversible right heart failure (cor pulmonale) leading to a combined end stage heart and lung failure. He was completely dependent on oxygen and was put on the list for a heart and lung transplant. He was however admitted on a late evening with extreme breathlessness, very low oxygen content in his blood and a low blood pressure. Dr.Paul Ramesh, Senior Consultant, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai said, “Hanifa is a strong willed person. He was clear that he would be put on a ventilator only if there was a prospect of a transplant and a possible, meaningful quality of life. He was fortunate that a matched donor was available within 12 hours. Thanks to the smooth coordination by the TNOS team of the Government of Tamilnadu and the provision of a quick transport of the heart and lungs by the efforts of the Chennai Traffic Police, it was possible to transplant both his heart and lungs in a smooth and efficient manner”. The team that performed this complex surgery comprised of Dr.Paul Ramesh, Senior Consultant; Dr.Sunder, Senior Consultant and Dr.Madan kumar Consultant, Cardiothoracic Surgery of Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.  

Apollo Hospitals collaborates with the Strand Centre for Genomics and Personalised Medicine through its own Sapien Biosciences to offer cutting-edge clinical genomic tests. These tests in Oncology, Cardiovascular disorders, Heritable eye diseases and Rare Genetic disorders shall be integrated into the clinical practice by Apollo’s subsidiary, Sapien Biosciences in partnership with Strand Life Sciences. These tests will help doctors diagnose diseases more precisely, identify the optimal treatment as well as monitor disease and treatment course for better outcomes. Genomics is integral to Apollo’s focus on research and innovations. Genomic testing involves analyses of patient genomes – genes and sequences of DNA/RNA. The analysis helps create better prognostic tools for improved disease screening and prevention strategies. The patient benefits from optimized clinical care, personalization of treatment and monitoring of outcomes. These tests come with comprehensive pre and post-test counselling to help patients and their physicians to integrate the tests results into the clinical care provided. Commenting on the partnership, Ms. Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals says, “Apollo has always believed that personalized medicine is the future of healthcare delivery. Our Chairman, Dr. P.C Reddy’s foresight of personalized health is becoming a reality today with the availability of such cutting-edge genomic tests. We are pleased that the Sapien team has drawn up a comprehensive plan for the introduction and integration of such diagnostic and genomic tests at Apollo. We are excited about this partnership with Strand Life Sciences. Under Dr. Vijay Chandru, Chairman & CEO, Strand Life Sciences, Strand is now translating their world-class expertise into the clinic through the introduction of these high-end genomic tests which will ultimately help us diagnose and treat patients with more precision and lesser suffering at Apollo.”  

Master Shivam had suffered from fever 5 months ago and later developed back pain leading to a deformity that made it difficult for him to walk. He also developed weakness in his legs and was unable to go to school or go out to play with friends. Later he was diagnosed to have tuberculosis of his spine and started treatment. As there was no benefit from the treatment with regards to his back pain and weakness, the family decided to come to Delhi for further treatment and explore the options of the latest treatments. Dr.Rajendra Prasad, Neurosurgeon, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals,New Delhi found that there was a collapse of his vertebra on the back at his chest level leading to compression of his spinal cord along with a large collection of pus in that area. Standard surgery involves a large cut in the chest and over the back with prolonged hospital stay. Pain after the procedure can make the recovery and return to normal activities slow. Robotic surgery had been performed in this area but not for this condition anywhere in the world. After review of the scans, robotic instrumentation and discussion, it was felt that the procedure can be attempted robotically and if successful , it would give the child the benefit of this latest technology. The family of the patient was counselled about the procedure and the fact that it has never been done before. They understood the risks and were keen on giving the benefit of the technology to their child. The child himself was excited about being the first child to undergo this procedure. The surgical team included Dr.Rajendra Prasad and Dr. Amit Kapoor from Neurosurgery and Dr Arun Prasad and Dr Abhishek Tiwari from Minimal Access Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. The Robotic Surgery was performed on 15th July 2014. The procedure took about 2 hours and went off very well. Once he recovered from the procedure, the vertebras were fixed from behind a week later so as to enable early mobilization .He is now perfectly normal and healthy.  

A 34 year old patient with an unstable angina who was referred in for a bypass surgery alternatively underwent a simple keyhole angioplasty at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. The procedure was completed in just 20 minutes. “The coronary angiogram taken at her native place revealed a 90 per cent critical narrowing of the left main coronary artery (LMCA), the main arterial trunk supplying the majority of the heart muscle due to high cholesterol levels. After discussing the options in detail, the patient opted for a non-surgical- keyhole angioplasty procedure. The procedure took just 20 minutes, the family and the patient were thrilled at the quick outcome, “said Dr. Y. Vijayachandra Reddy, senior Consultant and Interventional Cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai who conducted the procedure. Dr.Reddy added, “The use of advanced techniques, new generation drug eluting stents and adjunctive imaging technology of IVUS (intravascular ultrasound) which allows a virtual view of the inside of arteries has helped make these procedures simple.”  

As a result of the tie up, patients and their attendants from over 19 countries across the Middle East and Africa can come to the hospital’s flagship locations in Chennai, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmadabad and Bangalore to avail specially formulated fares for round-trip flights with Emirates. This facility is made available to patients from the Middle East – from countries like Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE. Furthermore, patients from African countries including Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, Cote d’Ivoire can avail this facility too. “Healthcare sector is evolving and has made great progress in the last few decades. However, access to better healthcare facilities, good quality and cost related challenges still exist. Therefore, we have entered into a strategic partnership with Emirates involving patients and their companions coming to Apollo Hospitals. Furthermore, all Apollo Hospitals customers can also enjoy special Emirates fares to selected destinations. We are delighted to team-up with Emirates Airlines and reach-out to those patients who value quality healthcare,” said Dr.K.Hariprasad, CEO, Apollo Hospitals Hyderabad. The hospital’s customers from India can save up to 6 % on return Business class and up to 4% on return Economy class bookings across the Emirates network in India. They can also save up to 10 % on business class and up to 5% on Economy class bookings from selected points of origin to India. Under this partnership, travellers coming to Apollo Hospitals from the above mentioned locations can avail the special fares through the ticket booking section of the Emirates Airlines microsite using the passcode, which is mentioned within the site. Click here to know more: www.emirates.com/in/Apollo  

94 year old Mr.Nasiruddin underwent a successful hip replacement procedure at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi after he suffered a fall and had injured his right hip. The surgery was a crucial one as there was only little hope of recovery considering the patient’s age. “The surgery was very challenging given the fact that he was a very elderly man and had other problems like extremely fragile bones and weak muscles”, said Dr Rajeev Sharma, Senior Consultant Orthopedics & Joint Replacement Surgeon, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi  

Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group announced forward looking leadership reorganization at Apollo aimed at furthering its strategic goals and achieving accelerated growth over the next five years while continuing to remain focused on its core of clinical excellence. Announcing the details of this change, Dr.Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group said, “As the healthcare landscape in the country and the region changes and expands, this strategic realignment, we believe, will enable Apollo to focus on growth opportunities in hospitals, pharmacies, clinics and health insurance while furthering its clinical leadership and service excellence. We aim to deepen our focus in each of these verticals as well as drive synergies between them using technology and an ecosystem focused on wellness, innovation and productivity.” Apollo Hospitals has had a strong record of leadership centered on robust business performance and commitment to its customers and shareholders. It has demonstrated consistent growth in top line and profitability driven by its focus on clinical excellence and patient care. Our greatest asset is the trust that 40 million patients from 120 countries have reposed in our clinical acumen since our inception. This in turn, increases our responsibility to deliver even greater care to our patients and customers as well as our committed family of over 70,000 members along with a team of over 8000 highly skilled doctors who work relentlessly in our pursuit of excellence. The reorganization has been designed to maximize the growth as envisaged in the strategy developed in close coordination with all our stakeholders including external consultants. Similarly, the re-designation of the four Executive Directors is in keeping with the expanded roles and additional responsibilities being assigned to them aligned with the strategy, with a view to achieving the organization’s accelerated growth agenda. Ms.Preetha Reddy will assume an expanded role and be re-designated as Executive Vice-Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited. Focused on Apollo’s core strength, she will work closely with the organization’s 8000 clinicians in reviewing global medical advancements and in introducing contemporary protocols to further enhance clinical outcomes. She will lead the organization’s thrust on continuous quality improvement processes to achieve the highest standards of patient satisfaction. Ms.Preetha will persevere to further build and strengthen engagement with doctors across the organization’s network. Considering the immense potential in international business, Ms.Preetha will directly lead this portfolio and drive Apollo’s aspiration of becoming the global healthcare destination. She will steer the Enterprise Risk Management portfolio for the company. In addition to her organizational responsibilities, Ms.Preetha will work closely with industry bodies and the State and Central Governments to advance policy matters on important healthcare issues. Ms.Suneeta Reddy has displayed deep domain knowledge and foresight in guiding Apollo’s emergence as a formidable and financially sound hospital enterprise. She will now assume the role of Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited. She will lead the corporate strategy, corporate finance, funding and investments and will leverage M&As to achieve the accelerated pace of growth and optimize profitability. Ms Suneeta will directly steer the hospital vertical and will also handle Brand and Marketing. Ms.Shobana Kamineni will assume additional responsibilities and be re-designated as Executive Vice-Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited. She will continue to spearhead Apollo Pharmacy related initiatives, which is presently the fastest growing business within AHEL. In a short span of time, Apollo Pharmacy has grown to become not just the largest pharmacy chain in the country but also acquired a unique position among the top 5 retail companies in India due to the sheer size of its retail operations and geographic presence. Ms.Shobana will oversee the planning, design and execution of new projects and lead the Apollo Global Projects Consultancy Division. Ms.Shobana continues to be a Whole Time Director on the Board of Apollo Munich Health Insurance, the company she founded. The business, we believe, has a very strong growth potential. Ms.Sangita Reddy will take charge as Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited and will assume greater responsibilities which will include creating an IT enabled patient centric operation across the Apollo footprint and creating an unmatched continuum of care for patients. Ms.Sangita has always been focused on the need to create healthcare of the future and has championed the organization’s endeavours in the domain of telemedicine, e-health and mobile health. She will continue to steer Apollo’s thrust on research, innovation and healthcare initiatives. In growing the group’s retail healthcare foray, Ms.Sangita will also spearhead Retail Health, including Health & Lifestyle under Apollo Health and Lifestyle Ltd., the company running Clinics, Cradles and other retail service formats. She will lead the Human Resources and IT functions across all divisions of the Group and will continue to be the Chairperson of Apollo Knowledge, the education vertical of the group. Dr.Reddy added, “We see enormous growth opportunities on which Apollo can capitalize; this restructuring will further facilitate our objective of leveraging on the company’s leadership and current business assets and platforms to execute against these opportunities. Our primary focus at Apollo is to continue on our path of growth and profitability in existing businesses while expanding to newer geographies, develop new areas in the healthcare business and harness the potential of technology to accelerate growth and innovation thereby continuing to significantly build shareholders value. While there is no change in our capital allocation plans as already communicated earlier, we believe that this structure will enhance our ability to invest and grow each of our key business platforms as we move forward.” There would be no change in the existing terms of remuneration payable to the working Directors. The Board today also approved the appointment of Mr. Vinayak Chatterjee as an Additional Director with effect from 2nd July 2014 to hold office as an Independent Director of the Company. Dr.Reddy said, “We are delighted to have Mr.Vinayak on our Board as he brings to the fore immense versatility of experience as a strategic advisor who has guided domestic and international corporates, the Government of India, various Ministries dealing with infrastructure, as well as multilateral and bilateral institutions in the areas of infrastructure planning and implementation. He has been one of the leading proponents of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for developing India’s infrastructure and I firmly believe that PPPPs which includes People participation would be key to ramping up the healthcare infrastructure in our country at an accelerated pace.”