Apollo Hospitals Chennai

Apollo Hospitals Chennai is the flagship facility of Apollo Hospitals Group, India's largest private healthcare network, founded in 1983 by Dr. Prathap C. Reddy. Located in Greams Road, central Chennai, the hospital operates more than 700 beds across multiple blocks and is widely credited with introducing the corporate hospital model to India. It holds Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, first awarded in 2006 and renewed through subsequent cycles, alongside NABH certification. The cardiac sciences division has documented more than 100,000 open-heart procedures, placing it among the highest-volume cardiac surgery centres in Asia. The liver and kidney transplant programmes draw patients from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Maldives, African nations, and the Middle East, in part due to cost structures that represent a fraction of equivalent care in Western countries. Robotic surgery using the da Vinci system is available across urology, gynaecology, and general surgery. The international patient services department provides dedicated coordinators, visa facilitation letters, airport transfers, and accommodation referrals. Telemedicine consultations are available pre- and post-treatment. Tamil, Hindi, Arabic, Sinhala, and French language support caters to the hospital's primary international patient corridors. Direct billing arrangements are in place with major global insurers including Cigna, AXA, Bupa, Allianz, AIA, and United Healthcare.