GHIAL joins hand with Apollo to set up medical centre

New Delhi, Aug 2 (UNI) GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure Ltd today said it has tied up with Apollo Hospitals for setting up a medical centre inside the Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) at Hyderabad international airport.

As per the agreement, Apollo Hospitals will set up a medical centre, spread over an area of over 300 sq meters, at Level B of the PTB and first-aid kiosks in the passenger restricted areas.

It will be a 17-bedded medical centre, having facilities such as Ultrasound, ECG and 24-hour emergency dental services, a statement said.

The Apollo Medical Centre (AMC) will serve as an emergency treatment centre for passengers who may develop medical complications while travelling or at the airport premises. It will also serve as important partner in disaster management during crisis periods such as explosion, fire, earthquake, plane crash etc within the airport premises.

In addition to the passengers, the medical centre will provide medicare to the airline and the staff working at the airport, and will also act as a centre for conducting pre-flight medical tests for pilots and flight crew.

The agreement also envisages AMC to own and operate a minimum of four Advanced Life Saving Ambulances--two stationed at the Airside and two others on the Landside, besides maintaining, operating and providing Advanced Life Saving equipment for Ambulances of GHIAL.

UNI