Apollo Hospitals
Sankara Nethralaya wins International Patient Safety Award for Fourth straight Year
Sankara Nethralaya has won the “Outstanding Team Award for Excellence in Patient Safety” at the 13th International Patient Safety Conference, standing out among 278 nominations received from 84 organisations worldwide.
The nominations included 38 entries from 22 overseas institutions, reflecting what conference organisers described as intense global competition and a growing emphasis on measurable patient safety outcomes.
The award was announced at Apollo Hospitals’ International Health Dialogue (IHD) 2026, which concluded in Hyderabad after two days of deliberations under the theme Global Voices. One Vision. The forum drew more than 27,000 participants, both in person and online.
The award to Sankara Nethralaya was presented by Dr Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director of Apollo Group of Hospitals, along with South Sudan’s Health Minister Sarah Cleto Rial. It was received by Dr V.V. Jaichandran, Director of Accreditation, Safety and Quality Assurance and Senior Consultant Anaesthesiologist at the Chennai-based institution.
Sankara Nethralaya received IPSC Award for 3rd Year in Row!
Out of 258 nominations (229 National & 29 International entries) from 78 Healthcare organizations across the globe, Sankara Nethralaya won the International Patient Safety Award 2025 under the category “Incidents and Safety Events leading to Improvements” at the 12th International Patient Safety Conference 2025, conducted by Apollo Hospitals.
Dr Jaichandran V V, Hospital Safety Committee (HSC) Chairperson received the award from Dr Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals and Mr Mduduzi Matsebula, Hon’ble Minister of Health, Eswatini, on 21st February, 2025, Delhi.
A workshop on Customer Service
A special session on ‘Customer Service’ especially in the healthcare sector was conducted by the Sankara Nethralaya Academy at the SN main campus on 14th July 2012. The session was aimed at enhancing a key element in healthcare delivery today, an element which could make a world of difference to the patients and their escorts […]