Apollo Hospitals extends air ambulance services to tier-II cities

The launch is in partnership with Bengaluru-based Air Aviators Rescue who will provide helicopters and the logistics support to Apollo Hospitals

Apollo Hospitals announced the extension of its air ambulance services network to several smaller cities and towns like Madurai, Mysore, Kakinada, Karaikudi, Karur, Trichy and Visakhapatnam through its current hubs in Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

Each of the Apollo air ambulances will be manned by a full-fledged medical crew trained in critical pre-hospital care protocols to address emergency victims and critically-ill patients. The launch is in partnership with Bengaluru-based Air Aviators Rescue who will provide helicopters and the logistics support to Apollo Hospitals.

The air ambulance was launched by Dr J Radhakrishnan IAS, Principal Secretary to Govt of Tamil Nadu, Health and Family Welfare Department and Dr Prathap Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group, in the presence of Dr Preetha Reddy, Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Group and Capt. Arun Sharma, MD, Aviators Air Rescue.

Unlike other helicopters these helicopters are built exclusively for transporting emergency victims. The medical crew for all transfers is from Apollo Hospitals. A set of trained and qualified emergency physicians and paramedics have been specially trained for air evacuations and these teams will be on all air-transfers. These services offer support to all types of accident and emergency patients including paediatric patients.