Mayur Mahajan
Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services (MEMS) is a project of Government of Maharashtra under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and implemented and operated by BVG India Ltd. Citizens across Maharashtra can avail free ambulance in case of any medical emergency by dialing toll-free number ‘108’. BVG has implemented a network of around 1000 ambulances across the state of Maharashtra. The ambulance is well equipped with medicines, life-saving equipment and a doctor on call 24 X 7. BVG has established “Emergency Response Centre” (ERC) at Aundh Chest Hospital, Pune. ERC operates 24 x 7 for all calls dialed to 108 from across Maharashtra from any mobile or landline.
The emergency service is available for Maharashtra. When anyone dialed “108”, it will reach to ERC, from where the expert understands the emergency, connect the patient to the doctor ambulance and dispatch the ambulance to the nearest patient. There is a network of around 1000 state of the art ambulances operational across Maharashtra capable to provide competent care for the sick or injured in emergency medical situations. All Ambulances manned by BAMS Doctors who are trained to perform in Emergency Situations
Toll-free: 108
Benefits of Emergency Medical Services (MEMS):
- The emergency service is available for 24×7 across Maharashtra state
- The network has 1000 ambulance across Maharashtra
- The ambulance is well equipped with medicine and professional doctors is available for emergency service
- Emergency Response Centre Physician (ERCP) provides On-line Medical direction for the doctors on ambulance during emergency calls
- Patient with trauma, respiratory, diabetic, behavioral, cardiac, allergic, poisoning, and childbirth emergency situations can get benefit of the service
Eligibility for Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services (MEMS):
- The service is available for trauma, respiratory, diabetic, behavioral, cardiac, allergic, poisoning, and childbirth emergency situations
- Emergency medical service is available only in the state of Maharashtra
- The ambulance should be eligible to give service at your place in Maharashtra
- The ambulance is only available for real emergency situation
Implementation of Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services (MEMS):
- Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services (MEMS) is a project of Government of Maharashtra under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
- It is implemented and operated by BVG India Ltd
References & details:
- For more information please visit the following the link and get details
- http://bvgindia.com/emergency-medical-service
