JAI HO: Music director A R Rahman and Apollo Hospitals founder Prathap C Reddy interacting with the parents of a child after the inauguration of Apoll Express News Service <http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/searchresult.aspx?AliasName=qK1tLBLX|pILczNiCZRSYEHJtp5ChTm2> First Published : 31 Jul 2009 03:23:00 AM IST Last Updated : 31 Jul 2009 08:46:54 AM IST
CHENNAI: Apollo Children’s Hospital, a standalone Quaternary Care Paediatric Hospital, was inaugurated by Oscar award winning music director A R Rahman amidst much fanfare on Thursday. With a tagline that reads ‘Touching little lives’, the hospital offers world class healthcare in a child-friendly ambience - with painted motifs of teddy bears and playpens - that are a departure from the regular hospital atmosphere. Speaking on the occasion, Rahman said: “I don’t want children to come to hospitals. But children, if you happen to come here, I can tell you that you are in safe hands.” He recalled how he had once bought a piece of land to build a hospital for children and said: “now there is no need for it as this hospital has fulfilled my dream.” The Apollo Children’s Hospital is designed to provide comprehensive paediatric care to children and adolescents up to the age of 16 under one roof. The hospital has in its employ 45 top paediatric specialists in the country and over 180 nurses. Established on an area of 39,000 sq ft, it is complete with a neonatology care unit, paediatric intensive care facilities, three operation theatres, 24-hour paediatric emergency services, sunshine ward, cheerful private rooms and tastefully decorated suites. Dr Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals, said: “ In India, with the world’s largest population of children, this hospital is a major moment in the journey of the Apollo family. We had to find the right specialists for the quality care we intend to provide, which is why it took us so long to launch this project. Now we have world class paediatric specialists, 45 of them with us.” Apollo Hospitals Managing Director Preetha Reddy said: “This is a first in our chain of children’s hospitals. Soon we will take it to other centres.” Sindoori Reddy, Vice-President Operations, Apollo Children’s Hospital, welcomed the gathering that included Chennai’s crème de la crème. -- http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Apollo%E2%80%99s+Hospital+opened+by+A+R+Rahman&artid=Jzpnb7v1wKk=&SectionID=lifojHIWDUU=&MainSectionID=wIcBMLGbUJI=&SectionName=rSY%7C6QYp3kQ=&SEO = regards, Vithur
