The 108 ambulance service completed nine years of its uninterrupted emergency service in the State on March 5.
Since the launch of the service in March 2013, it has ferried and saved more than 75 lakh valuable lives. Patients from both urban as well as rural areas got benefited from the emergency healthcare response.
The service, which connects patients with healthcare institutions at the time of emergency, had been successful to render its service in several urban, rural as well as inaccessible remote locations.
State Head Sabyasachi Biswal of Ziqitza Healthcare, the operating agency for 108 Ambulance said, “We had started from a small fleet of 108 Ambulance and now we have more than 1,100 ambulances for the service. Last two years was most challenging for us. Despite Covid-19, our crew members have shown exemplary resolve to transport patients without any hesitation. We have evolved with more structured practices and are committed to improve our services.”
Currently, the agency hosts 1,124 ambulances in all 30 districts. Through 108 Ambulance, a total of 75,34,815 people have availed the ambulance service. Similarly, six 108 boat ambulances have been pressed into services for the people of water locked and cutoff areas.