Activists plead for relocation of 108 ambulance control room back to Karaikal GH

Delayed emergency medical reaction concerns about the 108 ambulance control room in Karaikal Government General Hospital (GH) called back. The control room, which was operated jointly from both GH and Health Directorate (DD) office in Nehru Nagar, was completely removed from the hospital last week.

Approximately 1 km from the GH, the Health Office Director and residents and activists, relocation, especially recently due to the operational peralam railway line affects the ambulance response times, he says. The movement of charcoal loaded load trains on this line delayed the access of ambulance in critical cases by increasing the frequency of closure of the railway door in Karaikal town.

Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) Karaikal Regional President Abdul Rahim I, “108 ambulance service Karaikal State Hospital should be deployed in itself,” he said. “In accidents or medical emergencies in the city, ambulances have to navigate in closed railway transitions that can now cost valuable time.”

A senior official from Karaikal GH confirmed that discussions continue to address the issue. Uz We are aware of logistics difficulties and we make arrangements to bring back ambulances to the earliest GH facilities, ”he said.