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 and trusted integrated healthcare services provider, the group's presence includes Hospitals, Pharmacies, Primary Care & Diagnostic Clinics and Telemedicine units across 10 countries, Health Insurance Services, Global Projects Consultancy, Colleges of Nursing and Hospital Management and a Research Foundation with focus on Global Clinical Trials, epidemiological studies, stem cell & genetic research. Today, Apollo Hospitals are consistently ranked amongst the best hospitals globally for advanced medical services and it has touched the lives of over 45 million patients, from 121 countries.