Apollo Celebrates Success in Liver Transplants under Tamil Nadu CM’s Scheme
Apollo Celebrates Success in Liver Transplants under Tamil Nadu CM’s Scheme:
Chennai, September 11, 2025: Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, proudly announced the successful completion of over 50 life-saving liver transplants under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS). This milestone has transfomed the lives of patients from underserved socio-economic groups across Tamil Nadu, reaffirming Apollo’s mission to provide equitable access to world-class healthcare.
As a part of the announcement, patients who have undergone transplants under the scheme were felicitated, sharing their journeys of restored health and renewed hope. Their stories stand as powerful testaments to the transformational role of CMCHIS in ensuring advanced medical care for all, regardless of financial background.
The success of these transplants is a reflection of Apollo’s clinical expertise, advanced infrastructure, and multidisciplinary care approach. Apollo has been at the forefront of transplantation for over a decade, running the world’s busiest solid organ transplant program since 2012 across 27 transplant centers in India. The achievement also highlights the importance of Tamil Nadu’s leadership in promoting organ donation and making high-end transplant care accessible through progressive health policies.
Thiru Ma. Subramanian, Hon’ble Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu, said, "The Government of Tamil Nadu remains steadfast in its mission to ensure that no individual is denied advanced healthcare due to financial constraints. The success of over 50 liver transplants under CMCHIS at Apollo Hospitals is a shining example of public–private partnership in action, ensuring that cutting-edge treatment is available to deserving citizens across our state."
Ms. Sindoori Reddy, Director, Strategy, Apollo Hospitals Group, said, “This milestone reaffirms Apollo’s core belief that world-class healthcare must be within the reach of every individual. The CMCHIS has been a true lifeline, enabling patients from socio-economically challenged backgrounds to access complex, high-cost procedures like liver transplantation. We are deeply grateful to the Hon’ble Chief Minister and the Hon’ble Minister for their vision in prioritising equitable healthcare. Their support has not only saved lives but also shows how public–private partnership can transform healthcare delivery and improve lives at scale, building a stronger, more inclusive health system for India’s future.”
Dr. Ilankumaran Kaliamoorthy, CEO, Apollo Hospitals Group, said,. Every transplant involves complex planning, from accurate donor-recipient matching to advanced surgical techniques and vigilant post-operative care. The outcomes we are seeing are on par with leading global centres, proving that world-class care can be delivered equitably when government and healthcare institutions work together. For many of these patients, it has meant not just survival, but a return to productive, meaningful lives.
Dr. Elankumaran K, Head of Liver Diseases & Transplantation Institute and Senior Consultant, Liver Transplant & HPB Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Greams Lane, emphasized: " The technical success of liver transplantation at Apollo Hospitals stands as a testimony to our team’s surgical expertise, advanced infrastructure, and multidisciplinary coordination. Achieving consistently high success rates, even in the most complex cases, reflects our commitment to excellence and innovation in transplant care”
Apollo Hospitals Chennai continues to be a leader in transplant care, supported by Tamil Nadu’s pioneering efforts in organ donation. With a deceased donor organ donation rate of 1.8 per million, nearly seven times the national average, Tamil Nadu stands as a role model for the nation, enabling hospitals like Apollo to achieve high transplant volumes with consistently excellent outcomes.
