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In the International Health Dialogue (IHD) 2026 held in Hyderabad, Apollo Hospital has made a big and important announcement regarding the health services of the country. During the program, Apollo made it clear that now patients will not have to worry about time or day for treatment. The hospital will provide services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including weekends and holidays. Along with this, emphasis was laid on adopting AI based health system to make the treatment more safe, fast and reliable. IHD 2026 brought together health experts, doctors, policy makers and technocrats from India and abroad to discuss patient safety, digital health and the future of healthcare.
Apollo Hospitals believes that in changing times, health services cannot be limited to hospitals only. It is important to provide better experience to patients through technology and digital platforms. Under this thinking, Apollo has taken this step towards further modernizing its services, so that patients can get better treatment at all times.
Apollo Hospitals will now provide services 24×7 throughout the year
IHD in 2026 Dr. Pratap C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals announced that Apollo Hospitals will now serve patients 24×7, 365 days a year. This will also include weekends and all government holidays. He said that the disease does not come by looking at any time or date, hence treatment should also be available all the time. The objective of this decision is to provide continuous and uninterrupted health services to the patients.
Apollo believes that this will provide immediate help to patients in emergency cases and there will be no delay in treatment. This step is considered to be a big change in the functioning of the hospital, which will further strengthen the confidence of the patients. Providing services throughout the year will increase access to health facilities and patients will be able to get the right treatment on time.
Focus will be on AI based health system
Apollo Hospitals told in IHD 2026 that AI based health system will play an important role in future health services. With the help of AI, patient care will be made safer and more effective. Emphasis will be laid on simplifying treatment related processes, better use of data and increasing patient safety.
Apollo is working towards providing a better experience to patients through digital platforms and technology. AI based system will also help doctors in taking right decisions. Its objective is that technology should not replace humans, but should make treatment better. With this initiative, health services will become more fast, accurate and reliable.
Hospital of the Future announced in Hyderabad
IHD in 2026 Dr. Sangeeta Reddy, Joint Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals Group Announced to open Hospital of the Future in Hyderabad soon. This hospital will work on modern technology and AI based systems. Its objective is not to limit the treatment only to the walls of the hospital but to take it forward through digital and technical means.
In this hospital, special attention will be paid to patient safety, better treatment and modern facilities. This step of Apollo is being considered as a big effort towards future health services, through which patients will be able to get technology-assisted and reliable treatment.