 Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16: RVS Kushwaha, General Manager (Asett Management) POWERGRID Northern Region-II handed over ambulances to District Hospitals, Kathua and Samba today in an impressive function held at 400/220 kV Substation of POWERGRID at Samba.
Dr. S D Atri, Medical Superintendent, Kathua and Dr Harbaksh Singh, Medical Superintendent Distt Hospital Samba received the ambulances on behalf of District Hospital Kathua and District Hospital Samba respectively in presence of senior doctors of both hospitals and senior officers of POWERGRID. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (POWERGRID), realizing the indispensable role of ambulance services in emergency pre-hospital medical care, patient transfer, ease of access to health services particularly to rural / difficult areas has undertaken initiative of providing ambulances to Government hospitals / Medical colleges / Rural Health Centers as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program.
POWERGRID has been donating such ambulances to various Government Hospitals across the country under its CSR initiative with the objective that it will strengthen the Public health infrastructure, increase confidence of people in public healthcare services and enhanced utilization of public health infrastructure. On this occasion RVS Kushwaha intimated that POWERGRID during the current financial year has already donated the Ambulances to the District hospital, Udhampur District hospital, Bandipora, District hospital, Kargil, District hospital, Leh in the state of J&K. |
