The Integrated Medical & Wellness Centre in Sri City will be operated, maintained, and managed with a focus on delivering comprehensive healthcare services through a mix of on-site care and digital support.

As Sri City continues to evolve into a prominent industrial, educational, and residential hub in southern India, access to structured and dependable healthcare is emerging as a key priority. In line with this need, Apollo TeleHealth – unit of Apollo Hospitals Group, has extended an integrated model of physical and connected care to the region, bringing expanded medical services closer to its growing population.

The way we access healthcare has changed quite a bit over the last few years. What once meant sitting in a crowded waiting room for hours can now, in some cases, be done from your phone. Telehealth, which includes online consultations and remote monitoring, has moved beyond being just a convenient option. It is becoming a regular part of how people manage their health. But the real question is, will it replace traditional clinics or simply work alongside them?

On World Health Day 2026, experts highlight that employee mental health at work is declining due to rising AI-driven job uncertainty, layoffs, and constant workplace pressure. Many employees face burnout, stress, and anxiety as rapid technological changes and job insecurity grow. Long working hours, always-connected work culture, and fear of automation replacing jobs are making it harder for workers to maintain work-life balance. Experts say organizations must prioritize mental health support and create healthier workplace environments.

The future of the healthcare industry is poised for significant transformation, driven primarily by the integration of advanced technologies. This evolution aims to enhance patient care outcomes and streamline healthcare delivery processes, which are becoming increasingly crucial as healthcare costs continue to rise. Among the innovative technologies, Tele-ICU stands out as a promising solution with the potential to elevate patient care and delivery efficiency.

The global pandemic has highlighted the interconnectivity between individuals and the impact of community well-being on individual health. However, our health systems have predominantly focused on individual needs. An emerging trend that is likely to gain momentum is the concept of smart cities, which involves integrating public health and well-being into urban design while addressing the underlying factors that influence health outcomes: social, environmental, and economic determinants….

A 47-year-old woman from a remote village visited the Pamarru MeEK (Mukyamantri e-Eye Kendram) centre complaining of vision difficulties. However, luckily the patient learned about the MeEK project through word of mouth and visited the centre, which was the closest primary care facility from her village. The PMOA (Paramedic Ophthalmic Assistant) at the centre recorded her details on the through the custom designed EMR software and performed the required refraction test using the latest technology-enabled eye testing devices, which showed a refractive error of +1.00 cylinder with 180 degrees axis and +1.75 NV in the right eye, and +0.50 cylinder with 180 degrees axis and +1.75 NV in the left eye, with a spherical correction of 0.00 in both eyes.

Since the time of the pandemic, telemedicine has emerged as an important medium to deliver care. It enables quick and effective communication that allows the involved parties to exchange information in real time.

The performance of almost all industries is significantly impacted by digital transformation, and healthcare is no exception. Today, it is crucial for the healthcare sector to offer better patient care digitally, irrespective of where the patient is located. Generally speaking, the adoption of cutting-edge technologies targeted at enhancing work efficiency in hospitals and elevating patient care to a whole new level is what digital transformation in the healthcare business is all about.

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One of the major reasons behind the high number of undiagnosed and untreated OSA cases in India is that patients find the diagnostic gold standard of in-lab polysomnography (PSG) cumbersome, expensive and inaccessible. Couple that with the growing physician shortage in the country, there is an urgent need to harness the power of technology to meet the demand, offer healthcare providers much-needed clinical support and provide patients living with OSA the monitoring they need.

With increasing internet penetration in remote areas and acceptance of technology as a great enabler towards better healthcare, telemedicine is expected to witness a major boost over the coming years

Being healthy has often been associated with the absence of diseases and not the overall state of wellbeing of an employee. Apart from physical health, mental health, for example, has always been an area of neglect for employers. However, with the inception of the pandemic in 2020, employers began to take cognizance of such concerns to provide their employees with a comprehensive wellness program, facilitated mostly through digital technologies like telemedicine.