State adds 370 ambulances, five neonantal ICUs to fleet

Raipur: Giving a push to its emergency healthcare network in Chhattisgarh, a fleet of 370 new ambulances were flagged off on Tuesday, including 300 Basic Life Support (BLS) and 70 Advanced Life Support (ALS) vehicles, for deployment across all districts of the state.The fleet also includes five neonatal ALS ambulances — effectively mobile ICUs for newborns — equipped to handle critical neonatal emergencies and safely transport infants to higher medical centres, said officials.CM rolled out 108 ambulance services that have been activated across the state with immediate effect, aimed at ensuring quicker and better-quality emergency medical response for patients in both urban and rural areas.