Her father Dr. Prathap C. Reddy pioneered private healthcare in India and created the country’s first corporate hospital. As Vice-Chairperson of Apollo Hospitals Group, which she joined in 1989, Preetha Reddy has not only taken forward her father’s mission to “make healthcare accessible to all” but has also substantially raised the bar for healthcare standards in the country.
It was with her guidance and support that the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH) was introduced by the Government of India. She spearheads Apollo’s focus on data-driven decision-making and champions the strategic deployment of analytics.
In fact, it’s her focus on driving innovation through technology that saw Apollo being honoured with the 2016 Microsoft innovation award for using analytics to manage and control infectious diseases. Under Reddy’s leadership, Apollo has witnessed immense growth, both in the number of hospital beds and the Group’s annual turnover.
She also oversees the planning, designing and funding of new projects, with a view to directing the Group towards best use of resources and funds. Across the country, whenever any need has arisen, be it a manmade disaster or natural calamity, Reddy has facilitated prompt medical assistance to provide relief and rehabilitation.
Committed to service, she plays a key role in Apollo’s corporate social responsibility initiatives and has helmed several projects like SACHi (Save a Child’s Heart Initiative), that supports diagnostics and treatment of underprivileged children ailing from congenital heart diseases. Reddy graduated in science from Stella Maris College in Chennai and got her Masters’s degree in Public Administration from Madras University. She was conferred the degree of Doctor of Science by the Dr. MGR Medical University, Tamil Nadu in the field of healthcare.