Articles tagged under: 108

EMRI 108 receives 3 road accident calls every hour in Ahmedabad

November 21, 2023
EMRI 108 receives 3 road accident calls every hour in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: Just few months ago, a major road accident on SG Highway shocked the city, resulting in the loss of nine lives and injuries to 13 others. Now, data from EMRI 108 emergency services has revealed that the road stretch between Sarkhej and Thaltej remains a highly accident-prone area. Data from EMRI 108 until October 30 this year shows that Ahmedabad received 21,913 calls related to road traffic accidents (RTAs), averaging 73 calls daily and three calls every hour. The top 25 locations...Read More

World Cup: 81 people attended by 108 ambulances at Narendra Modi Stadium

October 07, 2023
World Cup: 81 people attended by 108 ambulances at Narendra Modi Stadium

Motera: During the inaugural match of the ICC Men's World Cup, which featured England and New Zealand, a total of 81 patients were attended to by EMRI 108 ambulances on Thursday. However, none of them had any serious medical emergencies requiring hospital transfers. A senior official mentioned that, in addition to the ambulance stationed in the Motera area, five more ambulances were deployed near the Narendra Modi Stadium due to the anticipated high number of visitors and changing weather con...Read More

108 Citizen Mobile App launched for emergency services in Gujarat

March 04, 2023
108 Citizen Mobile App launched for emergency services in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Health Minister Rushikesh Patel launched the 108 Citizen mobile app today. The app will be available in Gujarati, Hindi, and English. People can call for a nearby 108 ambulance through the app without making a phone call. The app will provide accurate information, including the latitude and longitude of the person making the call and the location of the incident, to the live emergency response center in Google Maps. The app also provides information on over 7,000 government and p...Read More

૧૦૮ સેવાનો રિસ્પોન્સ ટાઇમ શહેરી વિસ્તારમાં ૧૧, ગ્રામીણમાં ૨૦ મિનિટ

March 04, 2023
૧૦૮ સેવાનો રિસ્પોન્સ ટાઇમ શહેરી વિસ્તારમાં ૧૧,  ગ્રામીણમાં ૨૦ મિનિટ

ગાંધીનગર: આરોગ્ય મંત્રીશ્રી ઋષિકેશ ભાઈ પટેલે જણાવ્યું છે કે, રાજ્યમાં પથરાયેલા ૮૦૦ થી વધું ૧૦૮ એમ્બ્યુલન્સના માળખાએ રીસપોન્સ ટાઇમ સરેરાશ ૧૬ મીનિટનો કર્યો છે.આજે ૧૦૮ એમ્બુલન્સ સેવા ખરા અર્...Read More

વર્ષ ૨૦૨૨ માં રાજ્યના ૧૨.૭૨ લાખ લોકોની સેવાનું માધ્યમ બની “૧૦૮ એમ્બ્યુલન્સ સેવા”

January 03, 2023
વર્ષ ૨૦૨૨ માં રાજ્યના ૧૨.૭૨ લાખ લોકોની સેવાનું માધ્યમ બની “૧૦૮ એમ્બ્યુલન્સ સેવા”

અમદાવાદ: રાજ્ય સરકારની ૧૦૮ એમ્બ્યુલન્સ સેવા વર્ષ-૨૦૨૨ માં લાખો લોકો માટે સેવાનું માધ્યમ સાબિત થઇ છે. ગત વર્ષે ૩૬૫ દિવસમાં ૧૨ લાખ ૭૨ હજાર ૩૪૩ લોકોએ ૧૦૮ એમ્બ્યુન્લસ  સેવા હેઠળ સ્વાસ્થ્ય સેવાન...Read More

ગુજરાતની 108 સેવાએ 12.8 લાખ જીવન બચાવ્યા, 15 વર્ષની સેવામાં 70 ટકાની રેકોર્ડ સફળતા; ટૂંક સમયમાં 108ના સ્થાને 112 નંબર અમલી બનશે

August 31, 2022
ગુજરાતની 108 સેવાએ 12.8 લાખ જીવન બચાવ્યા, 15 વર્ષની સેવામાં 70 ટકાની રેકોર્ડ સફળતા; ટૂંક સમયમાં 108ના સ્થાને 112 નંબર અમલી બનશે

અમદાવાદઃ  ગુજરાતમાં એમ્બ્યુલન્સ સેવા અને 108 – એ બંને એકબીજાના પર્યાય બની ગયા છે. રાજ્યમાં મોટાભાગના લોકો હવે એમ્બ્યુલન્સ શબ્દ બોલવાને બદલે “108ને બોલાવો” એવું કહેતા સાંભળવા મળે છે. જોકે હવે ટૂ...Read More

108 service completes 15 years; Gujarat ranks 1st with 70% effective calls

August 30, 2022
108 service completes 15 years; Gujarat ranks 1st with 70% effective calls

Gandhinagar: Monday marked the completion of 15 years of EMRI 108 service. As of August 28, 108 services attended 8.28 lakh calls this year, which makes the average 24 calls every 10 minutes. The COO of EMRI Gujarat, Mr. Jashvant Prajapati, told the press that effective calls have increased to 70%. These calls are those where an action - be it counselling or a dispatch of an ambulance happens. The rest 30%, include inquiry, irrelevant talks, or harassment. 108 emergency service completes 1...Read More

108 ambulance team saves life by boarding a tractor in a difficult area

July 14, 2022

Bhuj: The team of an 108-ambulance saved the life of a person in Bhuj by reaching the spot in a tractor. The 108-ambulance team got a call saying that an unknown person was lying in a semi-conscious state in a farm in Panjrapol area at Nagor road near Bhuj due to heavy rain. The 108-ambulance was unable to reach inside the farm. So, 108-ambulance employee Shailesh Rathod and pilot Hiren Chitrodiya, with help of Darshanbhai Rajgor, arranged a tractor. They reached the spot along with stretche...Read More

Gujarat govt launches State’s first Air Ambulance linked to 108 service

March 22, 2022
Gujarat govt launches State’s first Air Ambulance linked to 108 service

Gandhinagar: State civil aviation minister Purnesh Modi inaugurated air ambulance service in Gujarat from the GujSAIL office at Ahmedabad Airport. The health department and GVK-EMRI- which runs 108 ambulance services in the state will jointly run the project. The service will be made available through 108-service itself. The caregivers will have to pay Rs 55,000 to Rs 65,000 per hour for the service. They will have to also bear other airport charges. The payments will have to be made to GujSA...Read More

108 Emergency service receives extra ordinary number of calls during kite flying festival

January 15, 2022

Gandhinagar: The 108-ambulance service received a total 3830 calls in the state on the festival of Uttarayan, out of which 245 calls were for the emergency treatment for injuries due to kite strings. There is an increase in the calls to 108- ambulance service in the state this year compared to the previous year. The number of calls to 108-ambulance service was 3359 in the year 2021 on Uttarayan. Out of the 245 calls regarding the injuries due to kite strings, the highest number of calls were ...Read More