Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata: The only JCI accredited hospital in Eastern India

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Dr Rupali Basu CEO, Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata & CEO, Eastern Region, Apollo Hospitals Group

Clinical finesse, sincere service, dedicated people, affordable price and unmatched quality are five pillars of excellence that reinforces Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata’s role as torchbearers of modern healthcare.

Facilities and specialities are

• 510-bedded multi superspeciality tertiary care JCI accredited hospital
• More than 56 medical specialities
• 78-bedded critical care unit with designated cardiac, neuro, gastro, medicine, neonatal and burns unit.
• 64-slice CT (at Apollo Gleneagles Heart Centre, Gariahat)
• da Vinci robotic surgery system
• Dual head SPECT gamma camera
• Round-the-clock presence of consultants of all specialities
• Comprehensive emergency and trauma care system with emergency number (1066), hospital-on-wheels (fully-equipped ambulance), emergency unit, doctors, paramedics and nurses trained to handle any emergency
• 24-hour diagnostic services, pharmacy, blood bank
• NABL-accredited laboratory services
• Dedicated daycare centre
• Preventive healthcare
• Telemedicine facility with group hospitals
• Complementary therapies like pranic healing and ayurveda
• Corporate helpdesk
• International patients services
• Travel desk
• Apollo Gleneagles Nursing College
• Telemedicine facilities
• DNB courses in various super specialities

Apollo Gleneagles Cancer Hospital (AGCH)

Apollo Gleneagles Cancer Hospital (AGCH) is a first of its kind, 100-bed super speciality cancer care destination in the eastern region offering multi-modality treatment under one roof. Some unique features of AGCH are:

• State-of-the-art technology with two linear accelerators including the world’s most versatile technology in radiotherapy – Novalis Tx with BrainLab and Clinac iX.
• Complete range of diagnostics required for cancer treatment including dual head SPECT gamma camera
• Dedicated bone marrow transplant unit
• Paediatric cancer unit
• Women’s cancer unit

Services offered at AGCH:

• IGRT
• IMRT
• Frameless radio surgery
• Stereotactic radio surgery
• Radio frequency ablation
• Strontium therapy for pain management
• Bone marrow transplant
• Daycare chemotherapy

The 1st hospital in eastern India to:

• Launch 64-slice CT angio scan to assess the coronary health and predict heart diseases
• Launch MRI with PET technology for early detection of malignancy
• Introduced radio frequency ablation for gastrointestinal malignancies
• Perform minimally invasive hip replacement surgery
• Perform articular surface replacement for young arthritis patients
• Introduce narrow band imaging (NBI) and Fujinon intelligent contrast enhancement (FICE) for treatment of gastrointestinal ailments
• Introduce 3-D mapping in electrophysiology study for treatment of cardiac arrhythmia
• A dedicated unit for daycare surgeries
• Implant dual chamber (ICD) – latest gadget to prevent sudden cardiac death
  
• Perform adult live donor liver transplant
  
• Perform stereotactic radio surgery for brain tumour

International and national accreditations

JCI: Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata is the only hospital in Eastern India receive with Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, the international benchmark for quality. It was earned after going through a stringent evaluation process covering vital aspects like patient safety and consistent quality.
NABL: Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata is the only hospital to receive NABL in six separate categories.
ISO 22000:2005 – HACCP Certification: The Food and Beverage Department of Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals (AGH), Kolkata is the first F&B department of any hospital in India to get the coveted ISO 22000:2005 – HACCP certification. It is certified by British Standards Institution (BSIUK). The ISO 22000:2005 – HACCP final survey was conducted recently and the AGH F&B conformed to all standards and guidelines. The ISO 22000:2005 – HACCP certification is valid for three years.
Cost effectiveness: The treatment costs at Apollo are at par with the major private sector hospitals in the region.
Vision: Envisioning Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals’ future as – The most trusted healthcare brand in the country and beyond. Truly touching lives…

Responsible corporate citizen

Apollo is fulfilling its corporate social responsibility in multiple ways. It is actively involved in organising regular free health checkup camps, health talks and public forums far and wide. It is also associated with the Kolkata Police for its ‘Pronam’ programme, meant for the safety and well being of senior citizens. Imparting training to Kolkata Traffic personnel on management of medical emergencies, undertaking a number of health-related service in association with Rotary and Lion’s Club are some of the services offered. Setting up of emergency medical booth in strategic locations and offering the service of mobile ‘Hospital on Wheels’ during major festivals like Durga Puja are other highlights. It also supports organisations like Welfare Society for the Blind. ‘Save a Child’s Heart (SACH), an Apollo Group initiative for the treatment of under-privileged children born with heart defects is the largest voluntary organisation in Asia. Some other major ongoing CSR activities are: AGHL runs two mobile medical units (MMU) which are fully equipped with advanced technology with on board doctor and paramedics at Barrackpore constituency. The objective is to bring the healthcare services to the doorsteps of the needy and reach the underserved areas. The MMUs have facilities and personnel to provide both diagnosis and treatment to the citizens. AGHL also runs a free Malaria & Dengue Screening & Testing Centre in South Kolkata.

Patient safety

Patients safety and security is a top priority at AGHL. “Apollo Group has pioneered the concept of organised private healthcare. Over the past 29 years, it has established itself as the numero uno brand in terms of quality, service, innovation and patient care. While introducing our services in Kolkata, those established values took the prime position in our priorities. Keeping true to the vision of our Chairman Padma Vibhushan Dr Prathap C Reddy, we have been committed to offer international standard of services at an affordable price to our own people. A vision as noble as this definitely generates a passion, dedication and zeal that keep on driving the whole organisation. The year 2012 has started with a great accomplishment. AGHL has been re-accredited by JCI of USA. We also introduced the first robotic surgery system in the region. Our team is working very hard to provide the best in healthcare to our people and we see a great future ahead.” said Dr Basu.