Madurai Apollo College of Nursing

Apollo, as it stands today, is the realization of the dreams of its dynamic Chairman Dr. Prathap. C. Reddy. Who established the first corporate hospital in India in 1983. What began as a dream to provide medical excellence to the millions of Indians who perished simply because essential medical care was not available in India, turned out to be a saga of success Excellence, literally meaning unparallel superiority is the quintessence of Apollo hospitals. This is reflected in many areas ? be it infrastructure, services, technology, informatics and medical and nursing education, above all the calibres and brilliance of our health care fraternity. The tiny seed that was sown two decades ago has grown into mammoth proportions and Apollo has spread its wings not only to the other states of the country, but also to the world across the seas. Today Apollo boasts of over 50 hospitals with 8,500 licensed beds and over 10, 000 employees in India, rest in Asia and Africa. The Apollo hospitals group has achieved the unique distinction of achieving JCIA accreditation for its hospitals at Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ludhiana,Bengaluru and Kolkatta. Indraprastha Apollo hospitals Delhi became the first hospital in India, while Apollo Hospitals Chennai became the first hospital in South India to achieve this unique and coveted accreditation Apollo telemedicine network foundations were commended for its primary efforts to introduce telemedicine to the rural population, by the former US President Mr. Bill Clinton after he viewed a live teleconsultation at C ll conference in Hyderabad. Apollo?s achievements are so many that listing them all would be a Herculean task.