Union Minister of Railways, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu on Tuesday flagged off 17 Advance life Support (AlS) Ambulances in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal in Rohtak. These ambulances have been provided to the Health Department under MPlAD fund scheme by the Union Minister.
Speaking on the occasion, Prabhu said that these AlS ambulances, costing Rs 3.5 crore, would serve as emergency reach out to needy patients in far-flung areas, thereby further strengthening health care services in the state.
He said that these new AlS ambulances are for Ambala City, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Jind, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Panchkula, Jhajjar, Sonipat, SHKM Medical College, Mewat, Kalpana Chawla Medical College, Karnal, Maharaja Agarsen Medical College, Hissar, and three ambulances for Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak.
These are ambulances are equipped with necessary modern equipment such as scoop stretcher, automatic collapsible stretcher-cum-trolley, spine board with straps with head immobiliser, AC/DC suction pump, silicon Ambu bag for adults, mouth-to-mouth ventilation device, defibrillator, multi para monitor, hand-held glucometer, vacuum splints, emergency kits, transport ventilator and various extraction tools. The ambulances have air-conditioned patient cabin along with digital oxygen control panel.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Manohar lal said that the government is focusing on opening medical colleges in every district to meet the demand of doctors in the state.
This would help in preparing about 2,000 doctors every year to serve the people. These institutes would be established either in government sector or in public-private-partnership mode. The present government is also making concerted efforts to strengthen infrastructure in the health sector in the state, he added.
Health Minister, Anil Vij said that the State Government is considering setting up Trauma Centres at every 50 km in Haryana to reduce the number of casualties in road mishaps.
The government has also launched the Atal Jeevan Rakshak Yojana to minimise the number of casualties due to road mishaps, he added.