Apollo Hospital Delhi

• Indraprastha Apollo hospital recently established the 1st center in Northern India for Cartilage transplantation.
• The center performs surgical procedures, including arthroscopic and reconstructive techniques.
• Indraprastha Apollo Hospital has become the first hospital in India to achieve JCI accreditation four times consecutively.
• The hospital spans 15 acres, with around 700 beds and the latest state-of-the-art modern facility
• Apollo hospital Delhi is one of the most sought after destinations in the region of SAARC for healthcare facilities.
• 52 specialties departments are housed under one roof at Delhi Indraprastha Apollo Hospital such as: Institutes Of Respiratory, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation, Institutes Of Robotic Surgery, Transfusion Medicine and Institute.
• Apollo hospital has the largest network of the best and brightest medical professionals in the world who offer compassionate care while displaying exceptional knowledge and cutting-edge technology.

Nearest Airport:

• Indira Gandhi International Airport
• Distance: 21 kms
• Duration: 45 Mins

Taxi: On call, available at your doorstep.

Nearest Metro Station:

• Sarita Vihar metro station
• Distance: 1.5 Kms
• Duration:  5-10 mins

Key Points about Indraprastha Apollo Hospital:

• Major joint replacements are offered, including hip resurfacing and shoulder surgeries at Indraprastha apollo hospital Delhi.

• Arthroscopic surgery of various joints (knee, shoulder, ankle, elbow) is routinely performed here at Apollo hospital Sarita Vihar.

• Procedures such as Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction, meniscal surgery, Bankart’s & rotator cuff repairs are done successfully.

• Technologies like PET- MR, PET-CT, Image Guided Radiotherapy, Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery, High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy,  Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy, 3D Conformal Radiotherapy, etc. are available at the Apollo hospital Delhi.

• The Cancer Institute at Indraprastha Apollo hospital Delhi is equipped with an advanced Radiation Oncology Centre with Novalis Tx, Radixact X9 Tomotherapy, and HDR-Brachytherapy.

• The hospital has a 320 Slice CT Scan system, an advanced imaging system that scans your body from head to toe, in less than one minute.

• Apollo Indraprastha hospital is one of the few hospitals to be equipped with the Da Vinci Robotics Surgery System.

• Apollo Hospital Delhi has maximum number of ICU Beds in a Private Hospital in India.

• Apollo Hospital Indraprastha has the largest Sleep Lab in Asia and is one of the largest Dialysis Units in India.

• 6 beds are dedicated to the bone marrow transplant unit with stringent infection control practices.

• Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi was the first hospital in India to perform pediatric and adult liver transplants on 15th November 1998. Sanjay Kandaswamy, a two-year-old boy from Kancheepuram, became the first child in India to receive a successful liver transplant with his father as the donor, marking a significant advancement in the field of liver transplantation in the country.

News About Indraprastha Apollo Hospital:

According to an article published in Times of India on February 22,2023:

The successful liver transplant surgery carried out by the medical experts at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in February 2023 is a testament to their skill and dedication to saving lives. The transplantation of one lobe of a liver from a brain-dead 14-year-old patient's cadaver to two individuals is a rare and complicated procedure that requires immense precision and expertise. 

The nine-year-old child and the 54-year-old man who received the liver transplant can now look forward to a new lease on life, free from the ailments that had been plaguing them. The medical team's achievement is a ray of hope for patients with critical liver conditions.