The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh held a trial of the emergency ambulance service on Tuesday. Incidentally the institute claims that it is the first AIIMS in the country to have its own helipad.
The helipad can accommodate five helicopters at a time. The Director of the AIIMS Rishikesh Ravi Kant accompanied by the Civil Aviation Advisor to the Government of Uttarakhand, Captain Deep Srivastava were on board of the six seater helicopter that made a trial landing at AIIMS Rishikesh on the day. The authorities had taken the required permission from the Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) for the trial. The service when introduced would provide a great assistance to the people of the state especially those residing in the mountainous areas.The AIIIMS director Ravi Kant said that the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat would inaugurate the air ambulance facility soon. He added that this has been possible only as a result of the guidance of the CM Rawat and his visionary thinking towards health facilities.
The in charge of aviation and air rescue services of AIIMS Rishikesh, Dr Madhur Uniyal said that AIIMS Rishikesh is ready to provide immediate treatment to the victims of disaster and road accidents in any part of the state.
He added that a helipad has been constructed in the campus for the purpose. The civil aviation advisor to the state government, Capt Srivastava said service is that the dream project of CM Rawat and the trial landing has been a complete success. Once operational, the AIIMS Rishikesh will be the first government health institute in the country, where air ambulance facilities will be available. Air ambulances assume significance in the cases of serious patients related to heart attack, brain stroke and trauma where the patient has to be brought to the hospital quickly.
The Dean Academic Manoj Gupta, Dean Hospital Administration UB Mishra, Deputy Director Administration Anshuman Gupta Registrar Rajiv Chaudhary, Harish Mohan Thapliyal and other faculty members were present.