Bengaluru: Apollo Hospitals, Bengaluru, marked an important message in strengthening emergency healthcare services with the formal launch of three advanced life-support ambulances introduced in collaboration with the Billion Hearts Beating Foundation.
This initiative is designed to significantly enhance pre-hospital emergency response across the city and surrounding areas, ensuring that critically ill or injured patients receive timely, life-saving medical care even before reaching the hospital.
The newly launched ambulances are fully equipped advanced life-support units, functioning as mobile intensive care facilities. They are staffed with trained medical professionals and fitted with state-of-the-art emergency equipment to manage cardiac arrests, trauma cases, respiratory emergencies, and other critical conditions during transit.
Notably, even before the official launch, these ambulances have already been deployed in several special medical camps across Bengaluru, benefiting more than 23,000 people and demonstrating their immediate impact on community health.
Speaking at the event, Mr. Akshay Oleti, CEO of Apollo Hospitals, Karnataka, emphasized the importance of strengthening emergency care beyond hospital walls. He stated that Apollo’s commitment has always been to reinforce the entire chain of emergency response, from the first distress call to definitive treatment.
According to him, the addition of these advanced ambulances will greatly improve the hospital’s ability to reach patients during the most crucial first few minutes, when timely intervention can make the difference between life and death.
He also highlighted that collaborations between healthcare institutions and socially responsible organizations are vital in expanding access to quality healthcare for the wider community.
Ms. Sudha Jhijaria, Head of CSR Operations at Billion Hearts Beating Foundation, underlined the foundation’s mission of delivering rapid medical assistance to those in need. She noted that true impact is measured by how quickly help reaches a person in crisis.
These ambulances, she said, will help bridge the critical gap between an emergency and medical care, extending lifesaving support from hospitals into homes, neighborhoods, and underserved communities.
Highlighting the clinical significance of robust pre-hospital services, Prof. Dr. Venkatesh A. N., Regional Director and Head of Emergency Medicine for Apollo Hospitals in Karnataka, stressed that emergency care begins the moment a distress call is placed, not when the patient arrives at the hospital.
He explained that these ambulances are designed as mobile ICUs capable of delivering expert care during the early, most vulnerable phase of an emergency. This collaboration, he added, strengthens Apollo’s mission of saving precious time and, ultimately, saving lives.
The launch reflects a shared commitment by Apollo Hospitals and the Billion Hearts Beating Foundation to build a more responsive, accessible, and community-focused emergency healthcare ecosystem in Bengaluru.
