Apollo Hospitals, Chennai

Apollo Hospitals Chennai, located on Greams Road, is the flagship hospital of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd — the hospital group that pioneered corporate healthcare in India. Established in 1983 by Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, this hospital is where the Apollo story began. With over 500 beds, it is one of the most recognized hospitals in India and a leading destination for international medical tourism. The hospital holds both JCI and NABH accreditations and is internationally renowned for its cardiac surgery program (performing over 100,000 cardiac surgeries to date), organ transplantation, and oncology. It has been a pioneer in Indian healthcare, performing many of India's first successful procedures.

Apollo Chennai is a comprehensive tertiary and quaternary care hospital. Its flagship centers include: the Apollo Heart Institute (one of the world's busiest cardiac surgery programs with expertise in CABG, valve surgery, pediatric cardiac surgery, heart transplant, and minimally invasive cardiac surgery), the Apollo Transplant Centre (liver, kidney, heart, lung, multi-organ, and bone marrow transplant — among India's most experienced transplant programs), the Apollo Cancer Centre (comprehensive oncology with surgical, medical, and radiation oncology, bone marrow transplant, and advanced radiation including proton beam therapy access), the Neurosciences Institute (brain tumor surgery, epilepsy surgery, functional neurosurgery, stroke intervention), the Orthopaedic Centre (joint replacement, complex spine surgery, sports medicine), and comprehensive programs in gastroenterology, hepatology, nephrology, endocrinology, pulmonary medicine, and women's health.

The Greams Road campus features 500+ beds with dedicated ICU floors, 25+ operating theatres including hybrid operating rooms, multiple cardiac catheterization labs, a dedicated transplant operating suite, advanced radiation therapy (TomoTherapy, VMAT), CyberKnife radiosurgery, PET-CT, 3T MRI, interventional radiology, ECMO capability, intra-aortic balloon pump, a comprehensive blood bank with component separation, rehabilitation center, and a dedicated international patient wing with private suites. The campus also includes the Apollo Proton Cancer Centre (India's first JCI-accredited proton therapy facility) and the Apollo Specialty Hospitals in nearby locations for focused care.

Apollo Chennai is one of India's most established medical tourism destinations, having treated patients from over 130 countries. The hospital's International Patient Services division offers pre-arrival medical assessment and treatment planning, medical visa support and invitation letters, airport reception with meet-and-greet, dedicated multilingual case managers, international patient lounges and private suites, diverse international cuisine options, prayer rooms and spiritual support, in-house guest accommodation for patient families, airport departure assistance, and post-discharge telemedicine follow-up programs. Chennai's international airport has direct flights to the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Europe.