Apollo Hospitals to open Medical College in Madurai, Chennai and Hyderabad

The Apollo Hospitals group has also been planning to set up three medical colleges at Chennai, Hyderabad and Madurai as a part of its expansion plans in medical education venture and expects the first of the three colleges to start functioning within the next two years.

The healthcare chain is already running 11 nursing and hospital management colleges.

Apollo Hospitals has been in talks with Khazanah for healthcare education in the country. Khazanah holds nearly 12 per cent stake in Apollo Hospitals.

The healthcare chain also has 1,200 pharmacies and 54 hospitals with a capacity of over 8,500 beds besides over 100 diagnostic clinics across the country.