ORGANIZATION PROFILE: Apollo Hospitals is a major hospital chain based in Chennai, India. It was founded by Dr Prathap C. Reddy in 1983. Apollo is a private healthcare provider in Asia with hospitals in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ghana, Nigeria, Republic of Mauritius, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait. The Hyderabad hospital, headed by Dr. K. Hari Prasad, (CEO – Central, Apollo Hospitals Group). The group has developed services in telemedicine, after starting a pilot project in 2000 in Dr Prathap C. Reddy's own home village. It is now the largest telemedicine provider in India with 71 centers.
The success of Apollo Hospitals has made it the topic for Harvard Business School case study. Apollo also launched Asia's first operational health city at