Dial 1066 for emergency healthcare in Chennai

During accidents many lives can be saved if preliminary medical help can reach the injured within 10 minutes. That is exactly what Apollo Hospitals has thought of and implemented in Chennai. Dial the toll-free number 1066, and an ambulance reaches the place even before you can hang up the phone. Yes incredible, isn’t it?

Before these ambulances were introduced, Apollo Hospitals had two-wheelers doing the needful. These help save time because of traffic and provide the initial care required to keep the person’s condition stable. There are two kinds of emergencies, one being the Platinum Time, where help arrives within 10 minutes, and the other being Golden Hour, where it comes within an hour.

Available round the year, 24 X7, these ambulances are well equipped to handle any kind of injury or condition. They are able to provide trauma care to patients, administer CPR, and even give the necessary medication or IV for the person to remain comfortable till they reach the nearest hospital. In case there’s a fracture, the bikes and ambulances have the equipment to fix the bones.

The best part about this facility is that it is not limited to Chennai, but is available in other towns as well, and hopes to reach the villages in a not-so-distant future. Thanks to this wonderful service, thousands of lives are saved on a daily basis.

Hit by a health emergency? Dial 1066.