Apollo launches Liver Clinic

Over 50 million Indians are affected by liver ailments and the incidence appears to be on the rise, said Anand Rammurthy, consultant, surgical gastroenterology and liver transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. He was speaking at the launch of Apollo liver clinic at Jehangir Hospital and Apollo Clinic in Vimannagar recently.

"The liver clinic is a novel concept that offers multidisciplinary evaluation under one roof by several sub-specialists in liver medicine," Rammurthy said. The aim of launching the clinic is to create awareness and provide screening and treatment facilities under one roof, he added.

He described liver as a silent, uncomplaining worker.

Asked about the current shortage of cadaveric donors, Rammurthy said, "Living donor liver transplant is a safe procedure with high success rates for both the donor and the recipient."

"Apollo Liver Clinics is an effort to simplify, streamline and optimise the care of patients with liver disease. It has launched as a part of our mission to increase awareness regarding liver health, liver diseases as well as treatment for cirrhosis or end stage liver disease with liver transplantation. The clinic provides a road map of the treatment plan that is optimally tailored for individual patient,"s he added.

Apollo launches Liver Clinic

Over 50 million Indians are affected by liver ailments and the incidence appears to be on the rise, said Anand Rammurthy, consultant, surgical gastroenterology and liver transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. He was speaking at the launch of Apollo liver clinic at Jehangir Hospital and Apollo Clinic in Vimannagar recently.

"The liver clinic is a novel concept that offers multidisciplinary evaluation under one roof by several sub-specialists in liver medicine," Rammurthy said. The aim of launching the clinic is to create awareness and provide screening and treatment facilities under one roof, he added.

He described liver as a silent, uncomplaining worker.

Asked about the current shortage of cadaveric donors, Rammurthy said, "Living donor liver transplant is a safe procedure with high success rates for both the donor and the recipient."

"Apollo Liver Clinics is an effort to simplify, streamline and optimise the care of patients with liver disease. It has launched as a part of our mission to increase awareness regarding liver health, liver diseases as well as treatment for cirrhosis or end stage liver disease with liver transplantation. The clinic provides a road map of the treatment plan that is optimally tailored for individual patient,"s he added.

Group

Apollo Hospitals Group is the acknowledged leader in bringing super speciality world-class healthcare to India.

It is presently the largest integrated healthcare company in Asia.

Medical Milestones

Employs over 4000 specialists and super-specialists and 3000 medical officers spanning 53 clinical departments in patient care.

Achieved a 99.6% success rate in cardiac bypass surgeries, over 91% of these were beating heart surgeries.

Conducted over 55,000 cardiac surgeries - one of only 10 hospitals in the world to achieve these volumes.

First Indian hospital group to introduce new techniques in Coronary Angioplasty, Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery.

Performed over 7,50,000 major surgeries and over 10,00,000 minor surgical procedures with exceptional clinical outcomes.

Pioneered orthopaedic procedures like hip and knee replacements, the Illizarov procedure and the Birmingham hip re-surfacing technique.

Pioneered the concept of preventive healthcare in India successfully completed over 700,000 Preventive Health Checks.

First hospital group to bring the 64 Slice CT-Angio scan system.

First hospital group in South-East Asia to introduce the 16 Slice PET-CT Scan.

First to perform liver, multi-organ and cord blood transplants in India.

Equipped with the largest and most sophisticated sleep laboratory in the world.

With a large gap between the need and availability of hospitals facilities, our focus is to increase the bed capacity by about 30% every year. 

Major thrust fields of activities of the group consist of Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals Consultancy, Information Technology including internet based technology, Telemedicine, Education and Training, Virtual Medical University, Home Healthcare and Pharmacy Retailing. 

Hospital Care

Accident and Emergency department of Hospital has
» A Triage Room - when large number of patients arrive at same time, patients with medical priorities are treated first.
» 6 Beddded Resuscitation Room - Patients with life threating problems are stabilised in this area by team of specialist docotrs. Resuscitation room is fully equipped with modern monitors, defibrillators and ventilators
» 14 Bed High-dependency ward - This is the transit area to treat the patients till they are stabilised enough to be shifted to assigned ward , ICU of go home.
» Back-up Support - The emergency wing is backed up by 24 hr Blood Bank, Biochemistry labs, Diagnostics imaging facilities and exclusive emergency Opeartion Theatre.
» Over 50 Specialities - Consultants over 50 specialities are available round the clock to treat all type of emergencies from head to toe. This is the unique feacture of Apollo Hospital, New Delhi. 

Emergency Center

Apollo Hospital Delhi is a pioneer of modern day emergency care in India with facilities of international standards. Emergency Centre of Excellence has a team of board-certified doctors, registered nurses, and other specially trained staff is available at all times to treat anyone seeking emergency medical care and ACLS ambulances equipped with the essential equipment like oxygen, ventilator, monitors, syringe pumps, and emergency drugs are available round the clock.
The Apollo Hospital staff strives to provide patients with the highest quality emergency care and following services in an efficient and timely manner:


Pre-Hospital Care:

This department has facilities for providing ambulance which are fully air conditioned and are equipped with monitors and ventilators. Services of the air-ambulance, well equipped with resuscitative equipment, may also be made available on demand for quick evacuation of critically ill patients. The treatment of acutely ill or injured patients is done by proficient doctors and emergency staff nurses. All ambulances have mobile phone communication system with the Emergency Department of the hospital and the details of patient’s condition are passed on the qualified team waiting in Emergency.
For further information, please contact:
Mr J.K. Upadhyay
Head – Apollo Ambulance Services
Mobile: +91 7698815021
Email: transport@apolloahd.com
Hospital Care:
Acutely ill and injured patients are treated by an expert team consisting of well trained emergency medicine specialist, trauma surgeon and emergency nurses, supported by nicely organized back up services.

Emergency & Trauma Care Unit at Apollo Hospitals, Delhi has ED Reception and Registration Desk, Triage Room, Resuscitation Area, Barrier Nursing Room, Decontamination Area, Treatment Area.

• Back-up Support: The emergency wing is also backed up by 24 hr Blood Bank, Biochemistry labs, Diagnostics imaging facilities and exclusive emergency Operation Theatre.

Apollo Help Lines

Ms. Parveen Shaikh
Corporate Relations Officer
Phone No: +91 79 66701800 Ext: 1089
Telefax: +91 79 66701843

Apollo Hospitals International Limited
Plot No. 1A, Bhat GIDC Estate,
Gandhinagar - 382428
Gujarat, India.
  

Architect of Healthcare

Today Apollo Hospitals group is recognized as the "Architect of Healthcare" in India. Apollo group has a long history of accomplishments with its unique ability of resource management.
Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad opened in May 2003. A multi-specialty quaternary care hospital further strengthens the healthcare infrastructure in Gujarat, setting new benchmarks in quality standards in healthcare delivery. Keeping with the tradition of delivering healthcare at par with the best in the world, Apollo relies a great deal on innovation, introspection and improvement to render tender loving care to patients.
Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad provides holistic healthcare that includes prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and health education for patients, their families and clients by touching their lives.

Clinic Specialties

Centers of Excellence

Apollo Hospitals has dedicated Centers of Excellence for several key specialties and superspecialties. They are unique and state of the art facilities spread across several of the Apollo hospital location and each Centre of Excellence stands out as a citadel of excellence.

By Speciality

·                               Heart Institute

·                               Orthopedics

·                               Spine Surgery

·                               Gastroenterology

·                               Neurosciences

·                               Cancer Care

·                               Nephrology and Urology

·                               Critical Care

·                               Preventive Care

By Organ / Condition

·                               Heart

·                               Bones & Joints

·                               Brain, Spine & Nerves

·                               Stomach

·                               Brain

·                               Cancer

·                               Kidney

Highlights

1.                        State of the art and Best in class Infrastructure

2.                        Excellent clinical team and dedicated and committed Human Resources

3.                        Credentialing and Privileging of all clinical staff

4.                        Clinical Pathways usage for best possible outcomes

5.                        Excellence in Allied Services and Specialties

6.                        Focus on Research

7.                        Emphasis on Quality Management

8.                        Excellence in Academics

9.                        Benchmarking against the world's best centres

10.                    Tracking and standardization of best practices

Doctor

Apollo Hospitals has over 500 doctors working in over 25 different specialties to cater to patient needs. We wish to make you comfortable in every way we can. Find your own doctor by location or by specialty and feel at home whilst building a relationship with them.

Hospital 's Background

Hospitals and healthcare services are vital components of any well-ordered and humane society, and will indisputably be the recipients of societal resources. That hospitals should be places of safety, not only for patients but also for the staff and for the general public, is of the greatest importance. Quality of hospitals and healthcare services is also of great interest to many other bodies, including governments, NGOs targeting healthcare and social welfare, professional organizations representing doctors, patient organizations, shareholders of companies providing healthcare services, etc. However, accreditation schemes are not the same thing as government-controlled initiatives set up to assess healthcare providers with only governmental objectives in mind - ideally, the functioning and finance of hospital accreditation schemes should be independent of governmental control.

How quality is maintained and improved in hospitals and healthcare services is the subject of much debate. Hospital surveying and accreditation is one recognized means by which this can be achieved.

It is not just an issue of hospital quality. There are financial factors as well. For example, in the USA, up until recently the Joint Commission exercised a de facto veto over whether or not US hospitals and other health providers were able to participate, and therefore earn from, the Medicare and Medicaid programs. This situation has changed in recent years.

Medical tourism

Medical tourism (also called medical travel, health tourism or global healthcare) is a term initially coined by travel agencies and the mass media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain health care. It also refers pejoratively to the practice of healthcare providers travelling internationally to deliver healthcare.

Services typically sought by travelers include elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeries such as joint replacement(knee/hip), cardiac surgery, dental surgery, and cosmetic surgeries. However, virtually every type of health care, including psychiatry, alternative treatments, convalescent care and even burial services are available.

Over 50 countries have identified medical tourism as a national industry. However, accreditation and other measures of quality vary widely across the globe, and some destinations may become hazardous or even dangerous for medical tourists.

In the context of global health, "medical tourism" is a pejorative because during such trips health care providers often practice outside of their areas of expertise or hold different (i.e., lower) standards of care. Greater numbers than ever before of student volunteers, health professions trainees, and researchers from resource-rich countries are working temporarily and anticipating future work in resource-starved areas. This emphasizes the importance of understanding this other definition.

Information

Apollo Hospitals is a major hospital chain based in Chennai, India. It was founded by Dr.Prathap C. Reddy in 1983. Apollo is private healthcare provider in Asia with hospitals in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ghana, Nigeria, Republic of Mauritius, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait.

Several of the group's hospitals have been among the first in India to receive a form ofinternational healthcare accreditation, in their case by the American-based Joint Commission International (JCI). The Hyderabad hospital was the first in the world, outside the US, to receive JCI's Disease- or Condition-Specific Care (DCSC) Certification in addition to general accreditation when it received this for its Acute Stroke treatment in 2006.However, they have not as yet acquired international accreditation from any hospital accreditation group from outside of the USA.

The group has developed services in telemedicine, after starting a pilot project in 2000 in Dr Pratap C. Reddy's own home village. It is now the largest telemedicine provider in India with 71 centers.

Another venture of the group is Apollo Health Street, a global healthcare services company (Apollo Health Street). It offers business process outsourcing (BPO)and IT services internationally, operating out of three countries - the United States, the United Kingdom, and four centres in India (Hyderabad, New Delhi, Chennai and Combater). The success of Apollo Hospitals has made it the topic for Harvard Business School case study.