APOLLO HOSPITALS

Declared a 'Centre of Excellence' by the Government of India, Apollo Hospitals is a multi-speciality hospital that has pioneered several angioplasty and orthopaedic procedures. It has the largest Bone Marrow Transplant unit in the country. It is also the first private company to administer health insurance in the country.

This Hospital has several other firsts to its credit - The first organ transplant registry in the country, the first to introduce sterotactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery facilities with the X-Knife.

Apollo has also stood out for the innovations it has brought to Health Care - The Apollo Heartline (a tool to help access ECGs over the telephone line) and the Apollo Cliniq (Medicare and lifestyle management centres).

And the most reassuring feature of the Hospital is its panel of Specialist Doctors, some of them comprising the 'who is who' of Expert Opinion in the city's medical circles.

Address: Apollo Hospitals, 21, Greams Lane, Thousand Lights,
Chennai - 600 006
Phone: 829 4870,
Ambulance Service: 829 2111,
Blood Bank: 827 5753 / 823 4428
URL: www.apollohospitals.com

VIJAYA HOSPITAL

Vijaya Hospitals, founded by Mr B. Nagi Reddy in 1972, is one of the oldest private hospitals in the city. The three hospitals - Vijaya Hospital, Vijaya Heart Foundation and Vijaya Health Centre are part of the Vijaya Medical and Educational Trust.

Vijaya Hospital has a blood bank, laboratory, ultrasound, treadmill, cardiac cath, eco cardiology, ECG, endoscopy, digital cardiac cath lab and cardiac post outpatient ward. The blood bank catering to the in-patients in the hospital is licensed to prepare blood components and blood products. Blood components are also supplied to outpatients and surrounding hospitals.

Vijaya Health Centre was established in 1987. This hospital with 270 beds is equipped with the latest equipment. The centre is one of the largest health care providers in South India. The Speciality services available here are at the cardiology and cardiothoracic department, emergency ward, general surgery, laser, laproscopic surgery, nephrology, neurology, neuro surgery and neuro intensive care, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthopaedic and trauma care, physiotherapy, plastic surgery, vascular surgery and endo-vascular surgery and video endoscopy.

Vijaya Heart Foundation, an extension of Vijaya Health Centre, set up with a cost outlay of Rs12 crores in 1996, is a 100-bed hospital. Services are available round-the-clock and the hospital aims to keep pace with the growing demand for highly sophisticated state-of-art cardiology and cardiothoracic surgical services. The facilities available are round-the-clock laboratory, X-ray, pharmacy and emergency medical units. It has a fully automated computerised lab service, ECG, treadmill, echocardiography, stress echo, digital cardiac cath lab, nuclear cardiology, centrally monitored ICU, twin cardiac surgery theatre, comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation services and preventive cardiology services.

Address: Vijaya Hospital, # 108, N.S.K. Salai, Vadapalani, Chennai - 600 026,
Phone: 484 6694

Address: Vijaya Heart Foundation, # 180, N.S.K.Salai, Vadapalani,
Chennai - 600 026,
Phone: 484 2933

Address: Vijaya Health Centre, # 175, N.S.K.Salai, Vadapalani,
Chennai - 600 026,
Phone: 483 0147 / 148.

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