Apollo Hospitals to launches new facility

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, AUG. 26. The Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, today launched an easy to remember emergency telephone number (1066) and a Life Savers Club for community first-aid providers on the occasion of its 13th anniversary.

According to a press release, this is the first emergency network in the country to get an easy to remember four-digit telephone number through which a caller can access to the central control room which is linked to the `Hospital on Wheels' and `Emergency Rooms' at eight different locations in the Twin Cities. This number will be installed in New Delhi, Chennai and Madurai soon.

The Apollo Hospitals group is also commencing its `international hospital services' programme to handle services and business process outsourcing for various hospitals, mostly located in the USA. The new service will leverage the opportunities in administration, nursing, pharmacy, physio-therapy, respiratory therapy and bio-medical services, areas which have immense capability of earning foreign exchange.

As part of this service, the hospital is starting a nation-wide `global nurse programme' to train Indian nurses on par with global standards and become the brand ambassadors of the Indian healthcare industry. Globally, there is a significant shortfall in nursing requirements. In order to attain the internationally recognised ratio of five nurses for every two doctors, even advanced countries like the US, UK, Singapore and Australia need a large number of nurses.

The nursing programme aims at imparting necessary skills through hands-on work in the 20 Apollo Hospitals across the country and training in cultural sensitization and adaption, global etiquette, personal and communication skills. The training module will also prepare nurses for the CGFNS, TOEFL and TSE exams.

Award to doctor

Meanwhile, Dr. G. Bhagvanth Reddy, consultant surgical gastroenterologist of Apollo Hospitals, has been awarded the first Dr. Ahluwalia Memorial Award in recognition of his significant contribution to the fields of surgery and academics and the work he has done in laparoscopic training.

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