Blinkit is rolling out a 10-minute fundamental life help (BLS) ambulance service in India, the short commerce firm introduced on Thursday. The service is initially accessible in Gurugram with 5 ambulances operating within the metropolis. They are going to be outfitted with important life help recruitment together with oxygen cylinders and Automated Exterior Defibrillator (AED). Every BLS ambulance may have a paramedic, an assistant, and a skilled driver to ship medical care on the earliest.
Blinkit’s Ambulance Service
Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa introduced the graduation of BLS ambulance companies in a put up on X (previously Twitter). As per the official, the short commerce firm goals to deal with the problem of fast and dependable ambulance service in Indian cities. Though it is just accessible in Gurugram as of now, Blinkit goals to broaden this service to different cities and customers will quickly see an choice to e-book a Primary Life Help (BLS) ambulance via the Blinkit app. It’s presently within the scaling-up part and will probably be expanded to all main cities within the subsequent two years, as per the CEO.
Ambulance in 10 minutes.
We’re taking our first step in direction of fixing the issue of offering fast and dependable ambulance service in our cities. The primary 5 ambulances will probably be on the highway in Gurugram beginning as we speak. As we broaden the service to extra areas, you’ll begin… pic.twitter.com/N8i9KJfq4z
— Albinder Dhindsa (@albinder) January 2, 2025
Every ambulance comes outfitted with oxygen cylinders, an AED, stretcher, monitor, suction machine, and important emergency medicines and injections. To ship vital medical care, the BLS ambulance has a paramedic, an assistant and a skilled driver.
Nevertheless, the corporate emphasises that it doesn’t goal monetary targets with its ambulance service. It will likely be operated at an reasonably priced price for patrons, with Blinkit aiming to resolve this vital drawback in the long run.
This builds upon a number of fast companies provided by the corporate in current months. In 2024, it commenced 10-minute deliveries of merchandise such because the iPhone 16, Samsung Galaxy S24, PlayStation 5, and gold and silver cash. Additional, it additionally made waves by increasing companies to extra areas like Hisar, Jammu, Lonavala, and Raipur.
When buying on Blinkit, prospects can now additionally select to pay in instalments with the lately added EMI possibility.
