Meet 92 year old man who owns 71 hospitals and 5000 pharmacies, goes to office daily, his net worth is Rs 27500 crore, his name is…
Doctor Prathap C. Reddy is a cardiologist and Founder and Chair of Apollo Hospitals, a multinational hospital chain, headquartered in Chennai, India. Founded in the year 1983, the top corporate healthcare provider brought world-class healthcare to the country and is now one of Asia’s largest healthcare providers with a network of hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies. Here are all the details you need to know about Prathap C Reddy and how he established the Apollo Health Empire.
Who is Prathap C. Reddy?
As per the website of Apollo Clinic, Dr. Reddy received his medical degree from the Stanley Medical College in Chennai and later trained as a Cardiologist in the UK and USA. After receiving his medical degree, Dr. Reddy completed his Fellowship from the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston and went on to head several research programs at the Missouri State Chest Hospital, USA where he worked for several years before returning to India in 1971, at the behest of his father.
Story behind Apollo Health Empire
The website also mentions that Dr. Reddy started the Apollo Health Chain from a 150-bedded Hospital in 1983, which now has a network of over 10,000 beds across 64 hospitals at culturally diverse locations in India and overseas.
With over 4000 top class clinicians and total employee strength of more than 65,000 professionals, the Apollo Hospitals Group is one of the largest hospital groups in the world. Under the leadership of Dr Reddy, the Group has since continuously excelled and maintained leadership in medical innovation, clinical services and cutting edge research.
About Apollo Health Empire
The official website of the company mentions that the Apollo Hospitals Group has established around 6000 pharmacies, 2000 retail touchpoints, and well over 25 million registered users on the digital platform Apollo 24/7 under the leadership of Dr. Reddy.
The most surprising thing about the man is that he works in the office every day from 10 AM to 5 PM even at the age of 92.
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