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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicAmbulance service

Topic: Ambulance service

Mumbai doctor performs lung transplant in Chennai despite ambulance accident in Pune

The accident happened Monday in Pimpri Chinchwad town near Pune. Later that day, Dr Sanjeev Jadhav performed lung transplant surgery on 26-year-old patient in Tamil Nadu.

Move over Zomato’s 10-min delivery, Hyderabad platform aims to provide ambulance in 8 mins

StanPlus, with fleet of over 3,000 ambulances, currently promises to provide ambulances to patients within 15 minutes, but envisions a centralised 911-style service in India too.

In Alipurduar, the bridal ‘palki’ is now an oxygen-equipped lifesaver for far-flung villages

Started a month ago by Alipurduar DM SK Meena, ‘ambulance service’ serves 11 villages located at a height of 4,600 ft in a core area of north Bengal’s Buxa Tiger Reserve.

70% Indians overcharged for ambulances, 36% for oxygen during 2nd Covid wave, survey finds

Survey by LocalCircles reveals that half of those who overpaid for ambulances were charged five times the regular price.

How Ziqitza Healthcare paramedics ensured safe transfer and care of 44,000 Covid patients

Ziqitza Healthcare Limited, which runs 108 Ambulance services, has been one of the leading players in India’s emergency medical services industry since 2005.

This 1930 Bihar hospital could save more lives, but a ‘killer’ railway crossing won’t let it

About 60% of India-Nepal trade passes through Raxaul. The price is paid by patients who die waiting for trains to pass at railway crossing on the way to Duncan Hospital, a Covid facility.

108 ambulances operated by Ziqitza Healthcare Ltd improved response time with GPS technology

Ziqitza Healthcare Ltd has improved the response time of ambulances through real-time monitoring.

Delhi govt caps charges for private ambulance services at Rs 1,500-4,000

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says some private ambulance operators are charging 'illegitimately' amid a rush of Covid patients to secure beds in hospitals.

Auto-ambulances with oxygen support launched in Delhi

Launched by AAP MP Sanjay Singh, these modified autos have been started with the aim to help patients, having oxygen levels between 85 to 90, reach hospitals on time.

Better than a ‘proper’ ambulance — how Karimul Hak’s free bike service won him a Padma Shri

In ‘Bike Ambulance Dada’, Biswajit Jha writes about how Karimul Hak saved 4,000 lives with his free bike-ambulance service.

On Camera

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.