Apollo

Apollo Speciality Hospital, India’s first ISO certified healthcare provider is today ranked among the top super speciality hospitals in the country offering advanced tertiary care in Oncology, Orthopedics, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Head and Neck surgery and Reconstructive and Plastic surgery. Equipped with the latest and the best technology, manned by a large pool of world renowned specialists and supported by a dedicated team of medical and paramedical professionals, Apollo Speciality Hospital offers speciality healthcare of international standards with outcomes matching those of the world’s best hospitals. Further realising that stress levels will be high among the patients and their attendants, Apollo takes that extra step to ensure maximum patient comfort, so much so that its patient service is popularly referred to as tender loving care.

As an integral part of the Apollo Hospitals Group, an acknowledged global leader in healthcare services in over 50 disciplines, Apollo Speciality Hospital also has ready access to the expertise of the Group for any cross references and interdisciplinary treatment plans.

Apollo Speciality Hospital, Chennai is one of the few hospitals in India that is equipped to provide 360 degree cancer care. The comprehensive treatment planning system involves a Tumour Board which consists of a panel of competent medical, surgical and radiation oncologists. The Board along with diagnostic consultants examines referred cases and jointly decides on the best line of treatment for each patient. Medical counsellors, speech therapists, dieticians and other professionals, relevant to the case further support the panel.

The Hospitals has dedicated a brand-new contemporary and exclusive Chemotherapy Ward to Cancer patients on the occasion of Rose Day, on September 22nd, 2011.

Apollo Speciality Hospital also has speciality clinics like The Breast Clinic, Brain Tumour Clinic and Thyroid Clinic.

Radiotherapy

The Apollo Speciality Hospital is equipped with two Linear Accelerators (LINAC) for external beam therapy.The Multileaf Collimator (MLC) with Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) add to the accuracy and precision and help in optimising radiation.

Other facilities include a High Dose Rate Micro Selectron Brachytherapy unit, computerized 3D treatment planning system for both traditional and inverse planning and permanent isotope implantation. The hospital also provides Prostate Brachytherapy Treatment for treating early carcinoma of the prostate. The centre uses Iodine 125 Seed Implant Technique which reduces the duration of hospitalization and offers higher patient convenience than the conventional Radical Prostatectomy or the conventional External Beam Radiotherapy.

Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radio Therapy

Apollo Speciality Hospital Chennai was the first center in South Asia to introduce Streotactic Radiosurgery.

A non-invasive technique where the entire radiological equivalent of the full treatment is administered in a single dose, this is especially useful in treating various types of intracranial lesions like Arteriovenous Malformation, Meningiomas, and Acoustic Schwanomas and offers several advantages over conventional surgical procedures.

Ushering in another new era in healthcare, the Apollo Hospitals Group has introduced the most advanced CyberKnife® Robotic Radio Surgery System in Asia Pacific. The world’s first and only robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body with sub-millimeter accuracy.An innovation in the treatment of cancer, a breakthrough technology, a non-invasive alternative to surgery, the CyberKnife® brings an unparalleled approach to treating inoperable tumors. Patients who previously had no options or only high-risk options for treatment now have a safer alternative. Click here to know more about CyberKnife

The Linear Accelerator assisted Stereotactic Radio Surgery is a preferred treatment for deep routed lesions and is performed at Apollo Speciality Hospital at a cost that is extremely moderate.