Apollo to set up 200 more clinics

Apollo Health and Lifestyle Limited (AHLL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Apollo Group of Hospitals, on Tuesday announced plans to set up 200 more day-to-day healthcare franchisee centres, the Apollo Clinics, across the country in the next two years.

Addressing mediapersons at the launch of Apollo's 51st clinic across the country and the first in Andhra Pradesh in Hyderabad today, Sangita Reddy, executive director of Apollo Group of Hospitals, said, "Our studies and research findings have indicated that there exists a need for comprehensive day-to-day healthcare requirements in the country. We intend to utilise Apollo's expertise, standards and cost competitiveness to tap into this opportunity, primarily through the franchisee route."

Stating that the idea was to supplement the group's expertise in the healthcare domain with the franchisee's understanding of the local market, she said 70 of the 200 clinics planned had already been appointed.

"Hyderabad has the potential for 9 clinics including the one launched today, and franchisees for six of them have already been appointed while the other two are in various stages of completion," she added.

The Apollo Clinic at Tarnaka here will offer comprehensive day-to-day healthcare services under one roof at an affordable cost. Apart from specialist consultation services, the clinic provides diagnostic facilities and specially-designed preventive health check-up packages, a well-stocked 24-hour pharmacy and dental services.

The Hyderabad clinic is the first Apollo Clinic to have a round-the-clock emergency services.

Speaking on the occasion, Ratan Jalan, CEO of Apollo Health and Lifestyle, said that the company had so far completed 7 lakh health check-ups across its clinics in 32 cities.