Apollo Hospitals at 42: Celebrates a global movement of health and happiness in homes

200 Million Lives | 185 Nations | 19,000+ Indian Pincodes
 5.1 million surgeries | 27,000+ organ transplants | 22,000+ robotic surgeries
 3 million preventive screenings | 20 million diagnostic tests | 11 lakh professionals trained
 40 million Indians served through Apollo 24|7 digital health
 1.9 million vulnerable lives touched through Apollo Foundation’s community programs

National, September 19, 2025: Apollo Hospitals commemorated its 42 nd anniversary having touched
over 200 million lives, earned trust across 185 nations and reaching over 19000 pincodes across
India. As Apollo opened India’s first corporate hospital in 1983, it sparked a healthcare revolution
having completed over 51 lakh surgeries and 27000 organ transplants through the four decades.
Apollo has also trained over 11 lakh professionals significantly augmenting the skilled healthcare
human capital in the country.
By creating trust in India’s healthcare quality, Apollo has made India a global destination for care,
reversing the earlier trend of outbound patients. Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals
Group said, “When Apollo began in 1983, it was not just the birth of a hospital, but the birth of a
movement. Over four decades, that movement has grown into a force that has touched 200 million
lives, built trust across 185 nations, and redefined what is possible in healthcare. Our vision has
always been to make world-class care accessible and future-ready. As India rises on the global stage,
Apollo will remain a driving force, shaping healthier societies, advancing medical frontiers, and
ensuring that families everywhere can look to the future with hope, health, and happiness.”
Apollo’s journey is deeply interwoven with India’s rising longevity and health standards. By reducing
dependency on foreign care, raising clinical benchmarks across sectors, and expanding access to
millions, Apollo has directly contributed to longer lives, stronger survival rates, and India’s reputation
as a trusted global healthcare destination.

Dr. Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, said, “The strength of a nation lies in the health of
its people. India’s doctors, nurses, and caregivers are the silent architects of progress. At Apollo, we
have built not just hospitals, but human capital. When we invest in people, we invest in the dignity,
resilience, and future of our nation.”
Dr. Suneeta Reddy, Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group, added, “Our growth has always
been purposeful, with the patient at the core. From preventive care to advanced treatments, from
digital health to research, every expansion has been built on trust, access, and impact. As India
stands at the cusp of becoming a $5 trillion economy, healthcare must be its strongest foundation.
Apollo’s mission is to ensure that quality care reaches in every corner of this country of 1.4 billion.”

Apollo has consistently changed the face of medicine in India and beyond with its pioneering firsts
such as South Asia’s first Proton Cancer Centre, India’s first AI-Precision Oncology Centre, and the
region’s first CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery system. Today, Apollo leads with 28 advanced
robotic platforms, AI-powered cardiovascular risk prediction, and augmented reality–assisted
surgeries, making tomorrow’s medicine available today.
Dr. Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director – Apollo Hospitals added, “The future of healthcare
will be borderless, personalized, and powered by exponential technologies. At Apollo, we are
integrating AI, robotics, and digital platforms to not just treat disease, but to predict and prevent it.
Imagine a world where every Indian has a digital health twin, where interventions are precise,
affordable, and accessible in real time—that is the future we are building.”
Through Apollo 24|7, over 40 million Indians access teleconsultations, diagnostics, and pharmacy
services anytime, anywhere. Beyond hospitals, Apollo Foundation’s Billion Hearts Beating and Total
Health programs have reached 1.9 million vulnerable lives, reaffirming Apollo’s belief that healthcare
is a right, not a privilege.
About Apollo:
Over the years, the hospital has achieved several significant milestones and ‘firsts’ in the city and the
region. These include the inauguration of Apollo Hospitals Ramnagar in 1999, Apollo Hospitals Health
City in 2015, Apollo Cancer Centre in 2023, and the Apollo BMT Unit in 2023. On the clinical front,
Apollo Hospitals, Visakhapatnam, has been a pioneer in introducing advanced procedures and
therapies: the first Coronary Angiogram (CAG), the first PTCA, IVL, and IVUS, the first Paravalvular
Leak Closure, the first CABG, and the first Paediatric Heart Surgery in the region. It also performed
the first Kidney Swap Transplant in Andhra Pradesh and the first Combined Liver and Kidney
Transplant in this region. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it became the first hospital to perform
Plasma Therapy in the region and was the only centre to conduct Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic
Stroke. More recently, it achieved yet another milestone by performing the region’s first CAR-T
Therapy – making it the ninth centre in the country to do so.