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State Set to Roll Out Emergency Medical Service from October 1


Pune: Come October and Maharashtra would be first state in the country where doctors would be on board ambulances that will have advanced life support systems. As part of the Rs 1,060-crore Emergency Medical Services (EMS), the response centre is getting ready at the district hospital in Aundh, Pune.

The prototype of the ambulances are being tested at the city-based Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) and the results will be out in September. "The production will start after that," said Dr SatishPawar, Director of Health. Pawar said 90 per cent of the work at the district hospital has been completed. State Health Minister Suresh Shetty told that 937 hi-tech ambulances based on the golden hour project would be operational via the toll free number 108.

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