- RED.Health will respond to all emergency calls on behalf of Sterling Hospital in 5 seconds
- The company has deployed 11 RED ambulances in Ahmedabad
- The company further plans to expand its services in Vadodara, Gandhigram, Rajkot, to integrate a wider network.
- 90 percent of ambulances are without any equipment/oxygen, 95 percent of ambulances have untrained personnel: AIIMS
NE HEALTH BUREAU
AHMEDABAD, MAR 3
Sterling Hospitals, a leading hospital chain in Gujarat on Friday announced the partnership with Hyderabad-based RED.Health (Formerly known as StanPlus), India’s largest medical emergency response network. RED stands for Rapid Emergency Dispatch.
This partnership will aid in enhancing the emergency response and care facilities in Sterling Hospital in Ahmedabad which covers 350 beds in the city. The company has already deployed 11 RED Ambulances in the city to cover all areas and further plans to expand its services in Vadodara, Gandhigram, Rajkot, to integrate a wider network.
According to a report published by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), 98.5 percent of ambulances in India exist to carry dead bodies, 90 percent of ambulances are without any equipment/oxygen, 95 percent of ambulances have untrained personnel, most of the doctors having no formal training in emergency medical services (EMS), misuse of government ambulances and 30 per cent mortality is due to delay in emergency care.
As part of the partnership, RED.Health responds to all emergency calls on behalf of Sterling Hospital in 5 seconds and also provides 8-15 minutes ambulance services to its patients. Further, RED.Health undertakes all necessary functions, including vital sharing and triaging, to reduce patients’ trauma and anxiety.
Commenting on the tie-up, Dr Simmardeep Singh Gill, MD & CEO, Sterling Hospitals said, “We are elated to share that we have entered into a partnership with RED.Health to manage our emergency services. Our unwavering commitment to providing exceptional care for our patients has always been our top priority. With their expertly trained paramedics and prompt response mechanism, we are confident that RED.health will undoubtedly contribute to enhancing our emergency and care facilities, further solidifying our position as a provider of top-notch patient care”.
Commenting on the announcement, Prabhdeep Singh, Founder & CEO RED.Health said, “At RED.Health, we are committed to bringing standardisation in India’s emergency response infrastructure by integrating a technology stack and adding more state-of-the-art vehicles across India. Our recent partnership with Sterling Hospital is a strategic step to widen our Ambulance network in the city and reach patients within 15 minutes. I am certain that this partnership with Sterling will enable people in Ahmedabad to receive an immediate, reliable, and empathetic emergency response.”
He further added; “We began with the mission of building an emergency response network with 5 hospitals in Hyderabad and today I take the pride on our operational model, on-the-ground paramedics, and tech-support team, who have provided quality service to our partners and patients across 550+ cities and cemented our position as the partner of choice for the leading hospital networks”
RED.Health has recently launched its four business verticals namely RED Ambulances which also includes RED Air Guardian, RED Assist, RED Priority Clinics, RED Academy and also establishing a technology centre within, namely RED Edge, that will strengthen the existing technical support and work on new product development for all the new business verticals. The company vows to reach emergencies in 15 minutes and are continuously expanding their network across the country.
