Hospitals seek to launch helicopter ambulance service

New Delhi: Some major hospitals in the country have sought the Directorate General of Civil Aviation's permission for launching helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS), but the DGCA is yet to take a final decision.
"We have received applications from some big hospitals seeking approval for construction of rooftop helipad and other infrastructure", DGCA chief Kanu Gohain said at a seminar on HEMS here, adding that a final decision was yet to be taken.
Maintaining that DGCA has already issued guidelines for developing HEMS facilities as well as those for constructing make-shift helipads, he said choppers should also conform to the laid-down standards, especially relating to noise pollution when they are operating near hospitals, besides installation of life-saving equipment.
03/11/06 PTI/The Hindu

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