Ernst & Young honours Dr Prathap C. Reddy with Lifetime Achievement award

Ernst & Young honours Dr Prathap C. Reddy with Lifetime Achievement award

~ Award conferred on the Chairman of the Apollo Hospitals Group at the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2020 celebratory virtual awards ceremony ~

National, March 25, 2021: Dr Prathap C. Reddy, the visionary Founder-Chairman of the Apollo Hospitals Group, widely acknowledged as the architect of modern Indian healthcare, was today honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Ernst & Young. The award was conferred on Dr. Reddy at the EY Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) 2020 virtual awards ceremony that honours the unstoppable entrepreneurs who are reframing our future. The citation for the Lifetime Achievement Award acknowledges Dr Reddy’s compelling vision to provide world-class healthcare at a time there was a massive shortfall in quality hospital care. It speaks of how with no prior entrepreneurial experience, he started Apollo Hospitals in the early eighties in a difficult business environment and persevered in the face of heavy odds to build India’s largest integrated healthcare institution. Today, India has one of the most advanced and affordable healthcare amongst the developing nations led by the private sector and the award recognises Dr Reddy’s role in significantly shaping this reality.

Dr Prathap C. Reddy, Founder and Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group said, “I am humbled to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from Ernst & Young. I would like to dedicate this award to my entire Apollo Hospitals family without whose unstinted support it would not have been possible to grow from the first hospital in Chennai that opened its doors to patients 38 years ago to become Asia's largest and most trusted healthcare group today. I am happy that fate granted me the opportunity to sow and nurture the seed that began the healthcare revolution in the country. Today, it is indeed a proud moment for me to see not just Apollo Hospitals but many private healthcare institutions in the country deliver healthcare that is among the best in the world.”

A Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardee, Dr Prathap C. Reddy tirelessly persevered to set up the first 150-bed private hospital in Chennai in 1983, driven by the loss of a young patient who could not afford to go the US for cardiac surgery. His resolve to ensure that no one else should suffer for lack of access to world-class healthcare bore fruit with the establishment of the Apollo Hospitals group. Addressing the country's growing need for high quality advanced healthcare so that patients do not have to go abroad for treatment, the Apollo Hospitals Group has today extended its wings pan India with a capacity of around 10,261 beds across 71 hospitals along with a presence in pharmacies, diagnostics, and retail healthcare. The group has also led in adoption of digital technology with Apollo 24/7 app and virtual consulting and in preventive health and well-being with initiatives such as Apollo ProHealth.

Under Dr. Prathap C Reddy’s visionary leadership, the Apollo Hospitals group pioneered the introduction of many advanced medical technologies in India with many firsts including coronary artery stenting, bone marrow transplant, multi-organ transplant, cord blood

transplant, and more. The group with the first JCI accredited hospital in India has also led in facilitating patients with other milestones such as the first medical insurance scheme, first 24 hour ambulance service with wireless, first telemedicine facility, first world-class robotic centre, first CT scan, PET scan and MRI machines in India, followed by Cyberknife advanced robotic tumour treatment, and South East Asia and Middle East's first Proton Therapy, the world's most advanced radiation therapy for cancer care

Having set up the foundation of private healthcare in India, Dr Prathap C. Reddy does not believe in resting on his laurels. A compassionate humanitarian, Dr Reddy has over the years carried the torch of advanced healthcare to India's diverse corners by harnessing technology to make healthcare accessible to all. His pioneering initiatives in telemedicine and innovative insurance in Aragonda demonstrating the concept of 'Healthcare for All', led to its recognition as the world's first V-SAT enabled remote village. The groundbreaking Apollo Reach Hospitals model that takes superior quality healthcare to semi-urban and rural geographies is also credited to his vision of enabling excellent medical services to reach the country's multifarious terrains. Today, he continues to work relentlessly to further his vision of a Healthy India.

About Apollo Hospitals:

It was in 1983, that Dr. Prathap C Reddy made a pioneering endeavour by launching India’s first corporate hospital - Apollo Hospitals in Chennai.

Now, as Asia’s foremost trusted integrated healthcare group, its presence includes over 12,000 beds across 72 Hospitals, 3800+ Pharmacies, over 90 Primary Care clinics and 650 Diagnostic centers, 148 plus Telemedicine Centres, over 15 medical education centres and a Research Foundation with a focus on global Clinical Trials, epidemiological studies, stem cell & genetic research, Apollo Hospitals has been at the forefront of new medical advancements with the most recent investment being the commissioning of South East Asia’s very first Proton Therapy Centre in Chennai.

Every four days, the Apollo Hospitals Group touches a million lives, in its mission to bring healthcare of international standards within the reach of every individual. In a rare honour, the Government of India had issued a commemorative stamp in recognition of Apollo's contribution, the first for a healthcare organization. Apollo Hospitals Chairman, Dr. Prathap C Reddy, was conferred with the prestigious Padma Vibhushan in 2010.

For 37 years, the Apollo Hospitals Group has continuously excelled and maintained leadership in medical innovation, world-class clinical services and cutting-edge technology. Its hospitals are consistently ranked amongst the best hospitals in the country for advanced medical services.

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