Hyderabad, 6th May 2025: Apollo Cradle & Children’s Hospital and Apollo One, advanced diagnostics powered by AI, have joined forces to establish a comprehensive healthcare facility in Electronic City, Bangalore. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in bringing world-class medical services closer to residents, ensuring access to exceptional care during pivotal life moments. The premium hospital was inaugurated by Dr. Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group, along with Ace Indian former badminton player Prakash Padukone and one of leading Kannada cinema actress Sapthami Gowda. Along with them Indian classical music singer and National Film Award recipient actor Rahul Deshpande also joined virtually.
The newly inaugurated facility, represents Apollo Cradle’s 7th center in Bangalore and its 19th panndia, boasting 50 beds dedicated to women and children’s healthcare. This state-of-the-art facility delivers expert clinical care with a wide range of services for their unique healthcare needs including luxurious birthing, gynecology, fetal medicine, Level III NICU, e-NICU, PICU, advanced surgical care, maternal and pediatric emergency, and 24/7 blood storage for high-risk pregnancies. The brand’s comprehensive pediatric services include general pediatrics and subspecialties like surgery, neurology, and gastroenterology, ensuring seamless care for mothers and children, all under one roof. Along with maternal care, Apollo Cradle also offers multiple health check packages for women across ages.
Complementing Apollo Cradle is Apollo One, a luxurious healthcare experience, ensuring both convenience and comfort. Apollo One offers comprehensive 180-minute health checks, expert consultations, vaccinations, and advanced diagnostics like CT, MRI, Dexa Scan, and Mammography while Leveraging AI-powered health scans for risk prediction and personalized wellness plans. The specialty testing is supported by Apollo’ recently launched Central Reference Lab in Chennai, ensuring a seamless and insightful healthcare journey. With Apollo One, comes Apollo Zen: AI-powered, personalized and predictive health checks with advanced diagnostics and continuous expert guidance. It has uniquely tailored pioneering precision tools like whole-body MRI, gut microbiome, calcium scoring, cognitive function and predictive health building as key experiential points.
This integration ensures that patients have access to a holistic healthcare experience, from preventive care to specialized treatments, and easy to decipher health reports for specialties like orthopedics, neurology, ENT, dentistry, cardiology, pulmonology, optometry, physiotherapy and more. Meticulously planned OPDs, thoughtfully designed interiors, and cutting-edge technology help create a comforting and healing environment.
During the launch, the dignitaries emphasized the importance of having a trusted healthcare partner readily available, particularly during significant family moments. Adding her thoughts, Dr. Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals Group, said “The coming together of Apollo Cradle and Apollo One in this new facility embodies our profound commitment to delivering comprehensive and easily accessible healthcare for every member of the family through an upscale experience. From the nurturing touch of Apollo Cradle, symbolized by its soothing Lullaby, to Apollo One’s pinnacle of preventive care, Apollo Zen – it’s a truly luxurious and convenient healthcare journey. This integration underscores our dedication to the well-being of all generations.”
On launching Apollo Zen, clinically advanced health management program Mr. Prakash Padukone, Indian Former Badminton Player, said “As a sportsman, I understand the critical importance of peak performance, which hinges on accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and proactive prevention. Apollo Zen embodies this, offering a head-to-toe evaluation with cutting-edge diagnostics. It’s not just about treatment; it’s about understanding your body deeply for better performance, a longer, healthier, and happier life. This is the proactive edge every athlete and individuals need today.”
Ms. Sapthami Gowda, Indian Actress and recipient of Filmfare Award South launched ‘Now for Future’ a unique program to welcome parenthood the second time, when one thinks it’s the right time. To this Ms. Sapthami added “Apollo Cradle’s ‘Now for Future’ program thoughtfully assures parents they can embrace second parenthood at their own pace, free from pressure. By proactively safeguarding embryo quality early on, this innovative approach addresses age-related fertility challenges. It’s about empowering families to plan their future, stress-free, when they are truly ready”.
Mr. Rahul Deshpande, Indian classical music singer on composing a melodious berceuse said “Composing the signature lullaby for Apollo Cradle & Children’s Hospital has been a deeply moving experience. As a classical musician, I believe in music’s emotional power, and crafting this gentle melody—a first language of love between mother and child—is truly humbling. I hope it brings peace and joy to new families, and I wish Apollo Cradle all the best for their new Electronic City unit.”
The combined expertise of Apollo Cradle & Children’s Hospital and Apollo One in Electronic City represents a significant advancement in healthcare accessibility and quality, promising to serve as a trusted health partner for families in the region.
