Kochi: As the ambulance carrying a live donor heart zipped through Kochi
roads the other day, it was not just the police who kept a tab on the
vehicle and the ticking clock.
Three city-based youngsters, Dr. Abhilash Anand, Nishant Tharakan and Aginov Mathappan followed the convoy to the airport. For, the green corridor operation highlighted a case these long-time friends had earnestly taken up—an air-ambulance service.
Their company, Medi-Air, has already leased a twin-engine chopper, the first of its three ambulances, which is currently stationed in Bengaluru. The service, slated for a launch next month, seeks to associate with Mrithasanjeevani, the deceased donor organ transplantation programme of the State government.
“The idea was mooted in view of a serious deficiency in infrastructure for organ transportation,” said Abhilash, a doctor the Lakeshore Hospital in Kochi.
Mr. Tharakan, a businessman, said that the choppers will have dedicated facility on board to protect the organ, along with space for doctors and paramedics. With a view to support poor patients, the company has offered 40 hours of free service annually.
Read news in full 13/08/15 Hiran Unnikrishnan/The Hindu
Three city-based youngsters, Dr. Abhilash Anand, Nishant Tharakan and Aginov Mathappan followed the convoy to the airport. For, the green corridor operation highlighted a case these long-time friends had earnestly taken up—an air-ambulance service.
Their company, Medi-Air, has already leased a twin-engine chopper, the first of its three ambulances, which is currently stationed in Bengaluru. The service, slated for a launch next month, seeks to associate with Mrithasanjeevani, the deceased donor organ transplantation programme of the State government.
“The idea was mooted in view of a serious deficiency in infrastructure for organ transportation,” said Abhilash, a doctor the Lakeshore Hospital in Kochi.
Mr. Tharakan, a businessman, said that the choppers will have dedicated facility on board to protect the organ, along with space for doctors and paramedics. With a view to support poor patients, the company has offered 40 hours of free service annually.
Read news in full 13/08/15 Hiran Unnikrishnan/The Hindu
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