Delay in transportation of emergency obstetric, severely sick new born cases and also other acute emergency cases from one facility to other facility for further advance treatment referred by Medical Officer may lead to death. To reduce the delay in transportation of cases as mentioned, it was proposed to start the scheme of 102 Medical Ambulances service.
This facilitated is an integrated and comprehensive health care management in the state providing high-end ambulatory transportation for appropriate care in a hospital. To provide quality patient transport care within the shortest possible time and ensure delivery of quality patient transport care across the chain of services with a proper management system, Govt of Assam introduced “102” –National ambulances service.