BENGALURU: The Health department taking steps to overcome the shortage of ambulances in state and is preparing to purchase new ambulances in place of old ones.
Under the Road Safety scheme, the Health Department has planned to purchase 100 new ambulances soon. It has decided to further strengthen emergency health service by gradually increasing number of ambulances. There is shortage of the GVK 108 ambulances in the state.
Health Minister UT Khader said the department will purchase new ambulances. He also said that tender has been called for same. The Health department will scrap old ambulances and purchase new ambulances.
Ambulances are extremely essential to take patients to hospital in emergency situations. Under the Road Safety scheme, 100 new ambulances will be purchased. With the addition of new ambulances emergency health service is expected to be strengthened and will be helpful in shifting those injured in accidents and patients requiring emergency treatment to hospital in time.
It is also planned that 450 more ambulances should be purchased. Initially 100 ambulances will be purchased and then gradually ambulance purchase will be increased.
