Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has approved the proposal for procurement of more 70 ambulances outside the existing ‘108’ fleet. Out of these, 30 would be ALS and 40 would be BLS ambulances.
In a letter to Superintendents of all medical Colleges and hospitals and Chief District Medical Officers (CDMOs) and Public Health Officers, Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department Shalini Pandit directed them to engage ambulance care assistants, drivers and EMTs by the end of November 2023.
Funds for fuel and payment to ambulance staff were also provisioned under the concerned head of account. Pandit directed to keep the crew members in all readiness with appropriate orientation for running the ambulances as and when they would be placed with Superintendents of medical colleges and district authorities.
Each ambulance would have three support staff including the driver. They would operate in three shifts.
These additional ambulances would be used for support to BSKY patients referred to pvt hospitals, to perform jail duties and special event duties.
