Apollo Hospitals in India is investing more in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help doctors and nurses by automating routine tasks like writing medical reports. This will save time and let them focus more on patient care.
👨⚕️ Why AI is Important in Hospitals?
Doctors and nurses in India are often overworked because they have to handle too many patients. Many hospitals are now using AI to:
✅ Improve diagnosis accuracy 🩺✅ Predict health risks 📊✅ Help in robotic surgeries 🤖✅ Offer virtual medical care 🏥✅ Make hospital work faster ⏳
🔍 Apollo’s Plan for AI
Apollo has 10,000+ hospital beds and has spent 3.5% of its digital budget on AI in the last two years. Now, it plans to increase AI spending even more.
🗣️ "Our goal is to save 2-3 hours daily for doctors and nurses," says Sangita Reddy, Apollo’s Joint Managing Director.
Apollo is also developing an AI tool to help doctors prescribe the right antibiotics for patients.
🏥 Expanding AI Without Extra Costs
Apollo wants to increase hospital beds by 30% in the next 4 years. A part of the money from this expansion will be used to improve AI without increasing costs.
🚀 AI tools will help:
📄 Read medical records and suggest treatments 🏥📝 Write reports and discharge summaries faster 📑📅 Create schedules for nurses ⏳
👩⚕️ Reducing Nurse Burnout
Many nurses leave their jobs because of stress and long hours. Apollo hopes AI can reduce their workload and prevent more nurses from quitting. Right now, 25% of nurses leave their jobs each year, and this number may reach 30% by 2025.
🏥 Other Hospitals Using AI
✅ Fortis Healthcare
✅ Tata Memorial Hospital
✅ Manipal Hospitals
✅ Narayana Health
✅ Max Healthcare
✅ Medanta
✅ Aster DM Healthcare
🚧 Challenges in AI Adoption
Even though AI is useful, hospitals face some challenges:
⚠️ High technology costs 💰⚠️ Different types of patient data 📊⚠️ Limited digital medical records 🏥⚠️ Profit concerns 📉
💡 But despite these issues, AI is expected to change Indian healthcare for the better!
