
Raipur: Health Minister
TS Singhdeo flagged off 20 new ambulances from his residence office on Thursday.
These ambulances will be sent to different districts to take patients to the
hospital in emergency cases.
With the addition of
these new 20 ambulances, there are now total 300 new ambulances for public
service. An MoU was signed between the state government and Jai Ambe Emergency
Services for the operation of the 108-Sanjeevani Express service of the health
department for the operation of 300 ambulances across the state.
After the introduction
of 20 new ambulances, now all 300 ambulances have got the department approval
to take patients and injured to the hospital in emergency. These include
ambulances with 29 Advanced Life Support Systems (ALSS) facilities. Advanced
life support systems are equipped with emergency equipment including
ventilators, de-fabricators and infusion pumps.