Dial 1298 for Ambulance is an initiative to provide a network of fully equipped life support ambulances 24 hours x 7 days a week to all of India. The service was launched in Mumbai on 21st May, 2005 with technical and managerial assistance from London Ambulance Service and New York Presbyterian EMS, two of the world’s largest and best Ambulance Services. In case of a medical emergency, a person can dial 1298 from any phone to access a fully equipped Advanced Life Support (ALS) or Basic Life Support (BLS) Ambulance within the shortest possible time. ‘Dial 1298 for Ambulance’ service currently covers Greater Mumbai with 51 Ambulances and seven districts in Kerala State - Ernakulam, Thrissur, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Thiruvanathapuram and Kottayam districts with 30 Ambulances. Dial 1298 for Ambulance Service in Mumbai and Kerala is complemented by 60 and 158 networked Ambulances which are called in by the Control Room whenever 1298’s own Ambulances are in use. Dial 1298 for Ambulance’s uniqueness is its multi-level differential pricing strategy making the service accessible to all. Users of the Ambulance to Private Hospitals are charged and those to Government/Municipal hospitals are subsidized. Dial 1298 for Ambulance service is provided free to victims of Road Accidents and Mass Casualty Incidents in Mumbai and in Kerala. On June 3rd 2009, Ambulance service was launched in Bihar in a Public Private Partnership with the Government of Bihar to provide 10 Life support ambulances for Patna and its suburbs. Check out our blog at www.dial1298forambulance.blogspot.com!