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GNRC has launched a fleet of ambulances, to complete GNRC’s emergency services portfolio. Addressing a press conference held at GNRC Dispur to flag off the fleet, Dr Nomal Chandra Borah, Chairman cum Managing Director, GNRC Hospitals, informed that the fleet of 100 ambulances will aim to provide basic life support instantly after receiving a call for an ambulance and will have on board a paramedic and a pilot – both trained in basic life support and safe medical evacuation procedures.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Borah, said, “A recent report in the world’s most esteemed medical journal Lancet has stated that over 95 per cent of the world’s population has health problems — with over a third having more than five ailments. Several ‘State of Health’ reports formulated by GNRC over the last several months have demonstrated indubitably that the state of health and care in Assam and North-East India lags way behind the rest of the country and the world. We can well imagine, therefore, how acute the situation is in this part of the world. To address the pressing need for a solution to the rising number of emergency medical situations in the region, such as stroke, heart attack and road accident, we have been building an emergency services portfolio that overcomes several access barriers – financial, awareness-related and now, transportation.”
Free emergency services for the first 24 hours provided by GNRC to all patients include waiver of doctor’s consultation fee, bed charges, charges for essential investigations, medicines and life support. In addition, GNRC’s Accident Card provides medical care to members of the programme in the unfortunate event of an accident befalling them.