In 1983 , the Apollo Group established the flagship hospital named as Apollo Hospital, Chennai. The Hospital has 60 departments organized by Internationally Trained Doctors, having hi-tech facilities of vaious health disorders and innovative medical procedures , that makes it the most desired destinations for patients from India as well as around the globe. It is widely recognized as the pioneer of private healthcare in India, and was the country's first commercial hospital. The Apollo Hospitals Set, which started as a 150-bed hospital and today, operates 9200 beds across 64 hospitals. The Group also claims of 15 academic institutions and a Research Foundation that emphases on genetic and stem-cell research, global clinical hearings and epidemiological studies. The Apollo Group has touched the lives of over 45 million patients, from 121 countries. It also has Centres of Quality in organ transplantation, cancer, neurosciences, orthopaedics, cardiac sciences and emergency care;