Apollo Hospitals today announced a structured patient transfer initiative aimed at improving access to advanced critical care through coordinated air medical transportation across India and international regions. Over the past few months, Apollo Hospitals has entered into MoUs with multiple national and international air ambulance service providers to streamline and strengthen patient transfers for those requiring urgent medical attention. Coordinated through Apollo’s 1066 Emergency Response Network, the initiative brings together these service providers to enable faster, more organised transfers. By formalising these partnerships, Apollo Hospitals seeks to address longstanding gaps in emergency medical transport, where transfers from remote locations are often fragmented, costly, and reliant on informal intermediaries, while making these services more accessible to patients and families who may need them. On the enhancement of Air Ambulance services, Dr. Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals, said. “In critical situations, the ability to reach the right hospital quickly can make a life-saving difference. Through our partnerships with specialised air ambulance providers, we are making it easier for patients and families to access advanced care across cities and across borders, in a more coordinated and transparent manner. By integrating our 1066 response network, the patient benefits from clinical coordination and hospital preparedness, creating a connected pathway that helps patients access the care they need, when they need it most” In the first phase, Apollo Hospitals has tied up with multiple air ambulance service providers for domestic and international transfers, including Bluedot Charters and Air Ambulance Services, UAE, AeroMed International Rescue Services Pvt Ltd, Jhankar Aviation Pvt. Ltd, iCATT Health Solutions Pvt. Ltd,, Air Rescuers World Wide Pvt. Ltd, Vedant Air Rescue Pvt. Ltd., AeroCare Air Ambulance Service, Ayusewa Air & Train Ambulance, Air Medical 24X7 Pvt.Ltd. and Flaps Aviation Private Ltd. These partnerships are intended to widen the availability of coordinated air ambulance support for time- sensitive, high-acuity cases that require rapid transfer to advanced tertiary and quaternary care centres. Dr. Dhavapalani Alagappan, Clinical Director, Emergency Departments, Apollo Hospitals said, “Air ambulances are equipped with life-support systems, ventilators, defibrillators, and other advanced medical equipment, enabling critically ill patients to receive intensive-care-level support even while in transit. Throughout the journey, patients will be continuously monitored by a trained medical team and certified doctors who can administer medications and provide necessary interventions tokeep them stable and comfortable. It is imperative that the level of medical care provided in the critical care units is continued during transfers and we are able to achieve that”.
