More than 22 million euros from the recovery and resilience plan will travel to the recovery of the fleet of emergency medical services. Nearly 200 new modern vehicles will be purchased from the funds - ambulances that will serve emergency workers in the protection of health and lives of people in Slovakia. The government of the Slovak Republic decided today that the direct recipients of funding from the Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Slovak Republic will be Rescue Health Service Bratislava and Rescue Service Košice.
The large part of the fleet used by state rescuers is in poor condition. In addition to the age itself, vehicles also have inadequate mileage, often more than 500 thousand. In doing so, emergency workers often decide minutes. If we do not deal with high investment debt and potential technical problems, we could pay too high a price over time. said Vladimír Lengvarský, Minister for Health.
In particular, the renewal of the fleet will increase the availability of health care and minimise the cases where another emergency crew must be directed to intervention due to a possible breakdown on the vehicle. The new offices will also include modern material and technical equipment corresponding to current trends in emergency health care in the world.
The novelty is the introduction into practice of Rapid Medical Assistance Crews type rendez-vous (RV). Their vehicles have the dimensions of a passenger car, but they are equipped to provide emergency medical care as a classic crew.
They are mainly intended for large cities. Rendez-vous vehicles thanks to their size and dexterity are easier and faster to reach the point of intervention through dense traffic. The doctor, in cooperation with the on-site health care professional, will assess the condition and provide immediate medical care to the patientVladimir Lengvarsky continues.
In addition to the renewal of the fleet, the Ministry of Health also deals with emergency health service stations themselves. In July last year, the Government of the Slovak Republic identified as the beneficiary the investment from the recovery and resilience plan Operational Centre of the Slovak Health Service. Subsequently, the preparatory phase of the "direct call' was completed. Thus, 30.6 million euros will travel from the Recovery and Resilience Plan to the upgrade of emergency medical service stations. New or renewed stations will serve rescuers as early as 2025.
