Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa announced today, 2nd January 2025 that his company is taking the first step towards solving the problem of providing quick and reliable ambulance service in our cities.
He announced on X (formerly Twitter), “Ambulance in 10 minutes”.
“The first five ambulances will be on the road in Gurugram starting today,” the quick commerce company CEO said. “As we expand the service to more areas, you will start seeing an option to book a Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance through the @letsblinkit app,” he added.
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All you need to know about Blinkit's 10 minutes ambulance service
The Blinkit boss further elaborated on their new initiative.
• The ambulances are equipped with essential life-saving equipment, including oxygen cylinders, an AED (Automated External Defibrillator), a stretcher, a monitor, a suction machine, and essential emergency medicines and injections.
• Each ambulance has a paramedic, an assistant, and a trained driver to make sure Blinkit can deliver the highest quality of service in time of need.
• “Profit is not a goal here,” as claimed by Dhindsa. “We will operate this service at an affordable cost for customers and invest in really solving this critical problem for the long term,” he said.
• As claimed by the boss, the quick commerce company is scaling this service up. Their target is to expand to all major cities over the next two years.
“Let's do our bit and make way for an ambulance always,” the Blinkit CEO concluded. “You never know when you may save a life.”
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