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Haryana to launch referral transport scheme on Nov. 14

Chandigarh: Haryana Health Minister Geeta Bhukkal on Wednesday said that a new referral transport scheme known as ‘Swasthya Vahan Sewa No.102’ would be launched in all districts of the State from November 14 so as to strengthen referral transport system and provide quality referral services within a few minutes of an emergency.

She said that a Statewide network of 320 ambulances has been created in the first phase.

“All ambulances would be fitted with Geographical Positioning System (GPS). The service of such an ambulance could be availed by ringing up an easily accessible three digit toll free phone number ‘102’, which has been made available in all the districts of the State. This phone number can be called from any phone by any patient himself or his relative or any other person for shifting the patient to the nearest hospital,” Ms. Bhukkal said here.

Ms. Bhukkal said that control rooms have been established within the campus of all district hospitals by the respective District Red Cross Societies for implementation of the scheme.

The call made at phone number ‘102’ would land in control room where the operator would quickly collect information from the caller to provide the vehicle, she said, according to an official release here.

She said that a broadband connection has also been provided to each control room where the operator would identify the location of the nearest ambulance to the caller’s location through GPS facility. “Then the operator would call the driver on his mobile phone and notify him the address to enable him to reach at the earliest,” she said. -- PTI

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