Apollo Hospitals joins the nation in its battle against COVID-19 Pandemic

September 14, 2020

India

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New Delhi, September 14, 2020 :

Designates 2,250+ beds for COVID care  Project Kavach – an integrated and holistic plan to tackle Covid-19  Project Stay I services over 50,000 room nights, helps 1 million COVID-19 positive patients, prevents over 5 million infections

Digital healthcare app Apollo 24/7 had 3.27 million registered users at the 6th month mark since launch, fastest by any Indian digital healthcare platform. Over 15.7 million COVID-19 risk scans completed. Partnerships with major telecom, banking, insurance and technology players to provide Apollo digital health access to 100 million Indians.

Supports Medical Council of India (MCI) and Telemedicine Society of India (TSI) to sensitize and train doctors around the country in deploying telehealth servicesSecures NCLT approval for de-merger of front-end Pharmacy business. This reorganization effective 1st September 2020, helps set the platform for “Value Discovery” of the pharmacy business at a later stage, through a regulatorily compliant structure.

Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai receives accreditation from the Joint Commission International (JCI), the country’s first dedicated advanced cancer centre to receive this international accreditation and the eighth hospital in the Group to join the portfolio of JCI accredited hospitals. Over 200 patients successfully treated so far, a large portion of them coming from US, UK, Singapore and Australia.

Q1FY21 Standalone Revenues de grew by 12% at loss of Rs 1,962 crore;  EBITDA (Pre IND AS 116) loss of Rs. (18) crore;  EBITDA (Post IND AS 116) profit of Rs. 41 crore;  PAT loss of Rs. (149) crore

Q1FY21 Consolidated Revenues de grew by 16 % at Rs. 2,172 crore;  EBITDA (Pre IND AS 116) loss of Rs.(43) crore;  EBITDA (Post IND AS 116) profit of Rs. 35 crore ;  PAT loss of Rs. (208) crore

SAP business reported 21 % growth in Revenues in Q1FY21;  EBITDA (Pre IND AS 116) grew by 37 %, EBITDA margins at 6.3 % in Q1FY21 EBITDA (Post IND AS 116) grew by 29 %.

 

Q1FY21 Standalone Revenues degrew by 12 % to Rs.19,615 million compared to Rs.22,292 million in Q1FY20. Hospital services degrew by 42%. Pharmacy business grew by 21 % to Rs. 12,791 million as against Rs. 10,568 million in Q1FY20.

Healthcare services degrew by 42%. Mature hospitals degrew 47% and new hospitals degrew 30%. EBITDA (Pre Ind AS 116) was at loss of Rs (184) million in Q1FY21 as against Rs.2,742 million in Q1FY20.  PAT loss of Rs. (1,491) million in Q1FY21.

Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group said, “The new financial year began with global healthcare services rising to the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic. Economies faced financial upheavals due to business coming to a standstill as the world went into a lockdown. During this time of global crisis, Apollo Hospitals has led from the front and demonstrated agility in continuing to serve both COVID and nonCOVID patients, and ensuring an iron curtain between them. Our technology as well as safety and infection control protocols are of international standards. As the nation begins unlocking, we are confident of weathering the initial setbacks that we faced due to the lockdowns. Our hospital operations, including surgical work, are showing good improvement in the last two months and we have, in addition to our work for COVID19, also accelerated the work on other diseases, especially NCDs. We have also been able to successfully complete several transplants, which portends well for the future.  Both the World Bank and the United Nations predicted that the second decade of the 21st century would see 80% of deaths coming from NCDs. For India, a majority of these deaths would occur in the 31-50 age group.

To meet this challenge, we have now readied ourselves with fortified artificial intelligence, using data from the 20 million preventive health checks we have done so far, to provide a personalized health check called ProHealth, which will detect NCDs in time for lives to be saved. For Diabetes, we have put in place a comprehensive condition management program throughout the country. For Heart, we are the only player to have completed over 1,90,000 heart surgeries and the highest number of Minimally Invasive and robotic surgeries. We are proficient in every aspect of cardiac interventions including robotic angioplasties and TAVI. We have given the highest priority to cancer, covering the spectrum from early detection to cure. We have a strong team of expert clinicians in our 14 dedicated cancer hospitals, as well as the best technology to back them, including the state-of-the-art Proton Therapy with Pencil Beam technology. This will give us a significant advantage over the rest of the world to save a large number of people, and provide relief to their families and to the country. Most importantly, it will help India save a large part of the estimated USD 4.8 Trillion that NCDs are expected to cost this decade.

We continued to focus on technology with the Apollo 24/7 app creating a trusted and curated network of doctors for the highest quality virtual consultation experience in India. Over 3500 Apollo Consultants and Partner doctors are on board.  We continue to get thousands of calls and enquiries over the app. This use of technology allows us to remain a beacon of hope for those who need care, especially for their regular ailments, which can turn life threatening if left unattended. On the pharmacy side, we are building the fastest medicine delivery platform leveraging the existing formidable pharmacy chain presence across the country.

We did not allow the pandemic to stop our journey of excellence. We are proud to have overcome the challenges of the lockdown to attain the coveted JCI accreditation for the Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, the country’s first dedicated advanced cancer centre to receive this international accreditation and the eighth hospital in the Group to join the portfolio of JCI accredited hospitals.

With the world facing unprecedented challenges, Apollo Hospitals is aiming at increasing the scope of digitisation and innovation with technologies such as telemedicine and digital healthcare powered by Artificial intelligence, Robotics and Automation coming to the fore. At the same time, our Centres of Excellence continue to differentiate themselves through clinical excellence, high standards of technology, and skilled, experienced doctors. We remain committed to our fight against communicable and non-communicable diseases as we offer accessible and affordable world-class treatment at par with that available globally but at a fraction of the cost.

Above all, the entire Apollo Family pays tribute to the frontline health warriors in the country who have worked unceasingly in the nation’s battle against the COVID 19 pandemic.”

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