India's First 5G-Connected Ambulance Service Launched In Kolkata
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Apollo Hospitals, that unveiled the service today, plans to extend it to other cities as well. The hospital claims this will transform access to healthcare and save lives in emergency situations
For the first time in India, ambulances with 5G network will transform delivery of emergency care, where the treatment of a patient will begin in the ambulance itself as these ambulances will have the capabilities providing critical care as the patient is en route to the hospital.
Apollo Hospitals, that unveiled the service today, plans to extend it to other cities as well. The hospital claims this will transform access to healthcare and save lives in emergency situations.
The custom-designed, state-of-the-art 5G-connected Ambulance is equipped with the latest medical equipment, patient monitoring applications, and telemetry devices that transmit the patient's health data to the hospital with low latency. In addition, it is also equipped with onboard cameras connected to the ultra-fast and low latency 5G network.
Dr K Hari Prasad, President-Hospitals Division, Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Limited, says whatever can be done in the emergency room of the hospital can also be done in the ambulance.
