Chandigarh, September 30:- Additional Chief Secretary, Haryana Health and Family Welfare Department, Dr. Sumita Misra said that the state’s recently procured fleet of 70 Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances attended 9,273 patient calls between August 1 and September 15, strengthening the emergency response network for pregnant women, newborns and critically ill patients across the state.
Dr. Misra said that the ALS ambulances have been deployed across all 23 districts and integrated with the Emergency Response Support System. Haryana’s referral transport fleet currently comprises 562 operational ambulances of different categories.
Dr. Misra said that the objective of adding 70 new ambulances is to ensure timely and safe transportation of critically ill patients and strengthen pre-hospital emergency care across Haryana. She said that the state’s ambulance network transports an average of around 4,500 patients every day, while the average response time under ERSS-112 is between 9 and 11 minutes. On average, an ambulance attends two to three calls daily and covers approximately 90 to 120 kilometres.
Around 3,900 Referral Cases Handled
The performance report of the 70 new ambulances shows that they attended 9,273 calls during the 46-day period from August 1 to September 15. According to district-wise and ambulance-wise performance details, 3,886 of these were referral cases, while 2,955 calls were related to pregnant women. Another 572 cases were related to road accidents, while 1,860 were classified under other categories.
Dr. Misra said that this deployment was particularly important for Haryana’s efforts to improve timely access to emergency care for high-risk pregnant women, newborns and critically ill patients. According to the NHM report, the primary objective of strengthening ambulance services is to help reduce Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) by ensuring timely transportation of high-risk pregnant women, newborns and other critically ill patients to appropriate health facilities.
Advanced Critical-Care Equipment Available
Unlike ordinary patient transport vehicles, these 70 new ambulances are equipped to provide advanced pre-hospital emergency support while transporting patients. The equipment includes transport ventilators, syringe pumps, automated stretchers, defibrillators, multipara monitors, suction machines and oxygen delivery systems, besides other essential critical-care equipment.
Dr. Misra said that this enables critical-care support to begin during transportation itself instead of waiting for the patient to reach the hospital. These 70 new ambulances have been distributed across Haryana according to district requirements. Faridabad and Gurugram have received five each, while Bhiwani, Karnal, Mewat (Nuh), Mahendragarh, Panipat and Rewari have received four each. Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat and Yamunanagar have received three each, while Ambala, Charkhi Dadri, Fatehabad, Kurukshetra, Palwal and Panchkula have received two each.
562 Operational Ambulances Available in Haryana
The state’s current operational fleet includes 48 existing ALS ambulances and 70 newly procured ambulances. In addition, it includes 191 Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulances, 210 Patient Transport Ambulances, five Neonatal Care Ambulances and 38 Kilkari vehicles, taking the total operational fleet to 562.
Dr. Misra said that the strengthened fleet will improve the quality, reliability and efficiency of emergency medical transport, particularly in cases where every minute between the emergency location and the health facility is critical. The performance of the newly procured ambulances was reviewed as part of the State Health Committee, National Health Mission, Haryana’s 12th Executive Committee meeting observations and follow-up on compliance and action taken. The detailed performance report covers the period from August 1 to September 15, 2026.
