#Apollo hospitals network to be linked via eICU to offer quality critical care

The 5th edition of the three day ‘CRITICARE APOLLO 2014’ hosted by the department of Critical care, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad, was formally inaugurated by Dr Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group.Also present on the occasion were Dr Hari Prasad, CEO - Central Region, Apollo Hospitals Group; Dr VK Bhargava, Sr. Physician, Apollo Health City; Dr Rajib Paul, Sr. Consultant Physician, Intensivist & Program Director, Apollo Criticare; Critical care specialists Dr Subba Reddy, Dr Sahoo, Dr Sai Praveen; Dr Zaki Ahmed, Dr Srinivas, Dr Sudeep and faculty & delegates attending the Criticare Apollo 2014.

Speaking on the occasion Dr. Prathap Reddy said Apollo’s philosophy from day one has been to bring in high end care within the reach of common man. As part of this, Apollo is bringing the latest – PROTON technology to India for the first time in this part of the world. eICU is one more technology which helps to remotely monitor and aid in treating critical patients in ICUs, in any part of the world from a Command Center in a hospital like Apollo Health City. eICU makes a huge difference to health care, there aren’t many specialist intensivists but eICU will help in connecting where ever they are and seek their expertise in diagnosing and treating a patient in a remote hospital. The smaller hospitals can connect through this and offer the best ICU care at their hospitals."