Awards & Credentials
India Book of records recognized Apollo Hospitals for Doctors give new lease of life to woman by removing 47 kg tumour
-It is the biggest non-ovarian tumour successfully removed in India so far
-The woman was carrying the tumour for the past 18 years.
A team of doctors at Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad, gave a new lease of life to a 56-year-old woman by surgically removing a 47 kg tumour—the biggest non-ovarian tumour successfully removed in India so far. The woman, a government employee and a resident of Devgadh Baria, had been carrying the tumour for 18 years and was bed-ridden for the past few months.
Apart from the tumour, the team of eight doctors, including four surgeons, led by Chief surgical gastroenterologist Dr Chirag Desai also removed abdominal wall tissues and excess skin weighing around 7 kg during the surgery. Following the surgery, the bodyweight of the woman dropped to 49 kg. As she could not stand straight, her body weight before the surgery could not be measured.
“It was a high-risk surgery as the woman’s internal organs such as Liver, heart, lungs, kidneys and uterus were displaced because of the pressure created by the tumour in the stomach wall. Getting a CT scan done was also difficult as the size of the tumour obstructed the gantry of the CT scan machine” Dr Desai said.
He added that the woman’s blood pressure was altered due to the squeezed blood vessels and she had to be given special treatment and medicines before the surgery to ensure that she does not collapse due to a drop in blood pressure post the removal of the tumour.
Onco-surgeon Dr Nitin Singhal, who was part of the team, said, “Fibroids are common in many women in the reproductive age group, but rarely does it grow this big.” A team also comprised Anesthetist Dr Ankit Chauhan, General surgeon-Dr Swati Upadhyay and Critical Care specialist Dr Jay Kothari who played a crucial role.
Notably, the problem for the woman started 18 years ago with unexplained weight gain in the abdominal region. Initially, she resorted to ayurvedic treatment, but in vain. In 2004, she underwent sonography which revealed a benign tumour and the family opted for surgery. However, when the doctor began the surgery, it was found that the tumour was attached to internal organs. Considering the risks involved, the doctors terminated the surgery and sewed her up.
Since then, the woman’s family consulted several doctors, but in vain. In the meantime, the size of the tumour kept on growing and in the past two years, it almost doubled in size affecting her quality of life. Eventually, the family approached Apollo Hospitals, where the doctors, after a thorough assessment, decided to carry out the surgery on January 27. Following post-operative care and rehabilitation, the woman was discharged from the hospital on February 14.
Times Healthcare Leaders Award-2021-22
Apollo Hospitals is proud and honored to be recognized and awarded by Times Healthcare Leaders for its Excellent Performance in Medical services and provision for MICS (Minimally Inavasive Cardiac Surgery), Chest Medicine, Critical Care and best Multi-Speciality hospital in region .
We are grateful to all our patients who placed their health and trust in our hands. The confidence that comes from knowing that we are ranked amongst the best hospitals in the nation for our commitment to patient safety and treatment, motivates us to do even better. Your health is our priority.
#ApolloHospitals #Ahmedabad #BestHospitalInGujarat #TrustApollo.
Best Trauma Surgeon of the year 2021-22 Divya bhaskar award
Dr. Sanjay Shah, Head – Dept of Emergency & Sr. Consultant – Trauma Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals Ahmedabad is felicitated with the Best Trauma Surgeon of the year 2021-22 by Divya Bhaskar .
The award is for his contribution and excellence in the field of Trauma & Emergency.
We would like to thank you all for your relentless efforts towards Patient Care, & quality of services without which such milestones were not possible.
India Book of Records
India Book of records recognized Apollo Hospitals in association with IMA WDW now holds the India Book record for “Maximum Number of People pledge for Organ Donation in One Day”. The entire team of doctors approached the students, the teachers and the members of the committee for creating awareness and pledging for Organ Donation on August 13, 2019.
Apollo hospitals have attempted a mass organ donation awarness drive across the india on the occasion of World Organ Donation day 2019. “Apollo Hospitals have been a leader in one stop healthcare solutions. In India about Two Lakh Patients waiting for Transplant and organ donation with mere 15000 donor available. Against the annual requirement of Kidney transplants ranging between 2- 3 Lakh, only around 6000 transplant occurring in reality.
Most of these transplants are Living Donor Transplants. This demand supply gap compelled India to act upon Robust Organ donation drive to promote cadaveric Transplant to save the people waiting for organs.
Apollo Hospitals Ahmedabad – Team decided to take this important social issue on priority & create a platform in association with IMA – Women Doctor Wing and Other Apollo Hospitals Unit to promote Organ Donation in the country. As a part of the same, the team took upon the challenge to target a large number of Organ Donor a ans in the process get the Highest Number of Organ Donation Pledges in a Single Day across India.
The program has already been designed with Apollo Hospitals Group PAN India as well as IMA Women Doctors wing – PAN India to support these initiatives as a ongoing process. The same had been communicated through the Reporting Matrix in the different unit of Apollo Hospitals.
As a part of this program, activities were conducted across 15 cities and 25 numbers of programs were conducted. These programs focussed on creating awareness about Organ Donation and also get the people to Pledge to Donate Organs. As a part of the campaign, 12000 pledge forms were collected across these locations.
JCI Accreditation
Apollo Hospitals International Limited underwent a rigorous on-site survey in June, 2016. During
the survey, a team of Joint Commission International expert surveyors evaluated compliance with
hospital standards related to a variety of areas ;
- Medication Management
- Patient and Family education
- Patient Assessment and Care
- The International Patient Safety Goals
- Staff Qualifications and Education
- Facility Management
- Quality Improvement
- Governance and Leadership
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Information Management
NABH Hospital Accreditation
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) is a constituent board of Quality Council of India, set up to establish and operate accreditation programmes for healthcare organizations. The board is structured to cater to much desired needs of the consumers and to set benchmarks for progress of health industry. Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad was accredited by the NABH on Feb’11.
NABH Blood Bank Accreditation
Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad Department of Transfusion Medicine (Blood Bank) was accredited by NABH on March 2010.
NABL Accreditation
Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad was assessed & accredited in accordance with the Standard ISO 15189 : 2003 “Medical Laboratories – particular requirements for Quality & Competence” for its facilities in the field of Medical Testing on Feb’13.
Some of our Achievements
- Gujarat’s first JCI accredited Hospital.
- Awarded 1st Prize at the CAHOCON 2017 (Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organization Conference 2017) for Energy Conservation – April 2017
- Awarded 3rd Prize at the CAHOCON 2017 for Poster Competition for Medication Safety (IPSG 3) – April 2017
- Awarded 2nd Prize for Excellence in Financial Services – Energy Conservation at the VII Apollo Innovation & Quality Awards – February 2017
- Awarded 3rd Prize for Excellence in HR Practices – Visibility of Individual Training Record at the VII Apollo Innovation & Quality Awards – February 2017
- Re- Accredited for NABH for Third term (February 2017)
- Awarded as the Best Hospital in Gujarat 3rd Consecutive Time by The Week-Neilsen Survey 2016
- Certified by Bureau Veritas for PHARMACIE DE QUALITE- First Apollo Pharmacy to get this prestigious certification (Jan 2017)
- Smartest Hospital Building Award by Network18 & Honeywell – October 2016
- Accredited for Association for the Accreditation of Human Protection Program (AHRPP)-(Sep 2016)
- Accredited for Joint Commission International (JCI)- Golden Standards for Healthcare Quality in the World (Jun 2016)
- 1st Runner Up – Excellence in Financial Management (Apollo Hospitals Group) – February 2016
- Winner of 5S (B Group – Apollo Hospitals) – Golden Award (Audit conducted in December 2015, awarded in January 2016)
