The Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF), the philanthropic arm of Hyundai Motor India Ltd., handed over two Advanced Life Support ambulances to the Thittagudi General Hospital and Mangallur Primary Health Centre in Cuddalore district on Thursday.
C.S. Gopala Krishnan, Trustee of HMIF donated the ambulances in the presence of Minister for Labour and Skill Development C.V. Ganesan and District Collector A. Arun Thamburaj.
According to a press release, the Advanced Life Support ambulances are equipped with facilities such as air-conditioning, an auto-loading stretcher trolley with a floor-mounting mechanism, an oxygen cylinder cabinet and delivery system as well as seats for doctor and paramedical staff or relatives. The ambulances will help in the movement and treatment of patients who require intensive monitoring, invasive airway management and enhanced medical care.