Patient transfer: Over 180,000 patients benefit from service

Rescue 1122 DG lauds contribution of all district offices


Our Correspondent December 29, 2017
Rescue 1122 officials. PHOTO: INP

LAHORE: More than 182,763 patients have been facilitated by the Patient Transfer Service (PTS) after the handing over of 512 ambulances by the Health Department in February 2017.

Ambulance Service Desks and teaching hospitals have also been established across the province to facilitate patients. This was stated by Rescue 1122 Operations Head Ayyaz Khan at the yearly review meeting held at Thokar Niaz Beg on Thursday.

Provincial Monitoring Officer (PMO) Riffat Zia, Emergency Services Academy (ESA) Registrar Dr Farhan Khalid, Human Resource and Development Deputy Director Dr Foaad Shahzad Mirza, Planning and Development Deputy Director Faheem Ahmad Quershi, Operations Deputy Director Ayaz Aslam, Repair and Maintenance Deputy Director Irfan Naseer and other officers attended the meeting.

Ayyaz said that 0ut of 512 ambulances handed over by the health departments, 103 were in good condition and had covered less than 50,000 kilometres with some basic equipment.

Moreover, 92 were in average shape and had covered over 100,000 kilometres, while 317 covered more than 150,000 kilometres and lacked basic equipment and fabrication, he added.

DG Rescue reviewed the overall analysis of PTS data and identified that the highest out-of-district transportation of patients. The data revealed that 8,625 were made from Sheikhupura sistrict to Lahore, whereas the highest transportation of patients within the district was carried out by District Multan i.e. 8,409. However, 31,872 patients were transported to specialised/ tertiary care hospitals of Lahore for advance medical treatment.

The data revealed that 152,738 patients were referred to higher health facilities due to the lack of advance treatment which made 83% of total patient referrals.

Rescue 1122 DG lauded the contribution of all district offices in making the PTS successful.

He emphasised the need to remain committed in providing the right to professional emergency care to the masses without discrimination.

He also appreciated the efforts of Primary and Secondary and Tertiary Health departments in improving facilities.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, December 29th, 2017.

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