Reiterating the firm commitment of the state government to impart quality health services to people, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday flagged off 58 new hi-tech ambulances to serve the people of the state.
The Chief Minister, flanked by Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh, dedicated these ambulances to the people of the state thereby ensuring that they are available to people in hour of distress. With this addition in the fleet of ambulances a total number of 325 ambulances have been pressed into the service of people across the state to ensure that they get health services in time. These Ultra Modern Ambulances have been mandated to reach to the needy patients within 15 minutes in Urban Areas and 20 minutes in Rural Areas.
These Ambulances will work in tandem with Sadak Surkhya Force and ensure that precious lives of people are saved in case of emergency by providing health care facilities to them at time. The 58 hi-tech ambulances have been purchased at a cost of Rs 14 crore and are equipped with life saving drugs and ultra modern equipments. These ambulances will act as a catalyst to provide primary treatment to the patients so that their lives are saved well in time.
The fleet of ambulances in the state has been already doing a great service to the humanity as more than one lakh patients were safely transported to hospitals through these ambulances in current year. This include 10,737 heart patients, 28,540 pregnant women and others adding that 80 babies were delivered safely in the ambulances. Apart from it the Sadak Surkhaya Force is coordinating with 108 helpline to use the ambulance services for saving the lives of commuters who met accidents on the roads.