Blinkit’s Ambulance Service
Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa introduced the graduation of BLS ambulance providers in a post on X (previously Twitter). As per the official, the fast commerce firm goals to deal with the problem of fast and dependable ambulance service in Indian cities. Although it is just obtainable in Gurugram as of now, Blinkit goals to develop this service to different cities and customers will quickly see an choice to e book a Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance by means of the Blinkit app. It is at the moment within the scaling-up section and will probably be expanded to all main cities within the subsequent two years, as per the CEO.
Ambulance in 10 minutes.
We are taking our first step in the direction of fixing the issue of offering fast and dependable ambulance service in our cities. The first 5 ambulances will probably be on the street in Gurugram beginning in the present day. As we develop the service to extra areas, you’ll begin… pic.twitter.com/N8i9KJfq4z
— Albinder Dhindsa (@albinder) January 2, 2025
Each ambulance comes outfitted with oxygen cylinders, an AED, stretcher, monitor, suction machine, and important emergency medicines and injections. To ship essential medical care, the BLS ambulance has a paramedic, an assistant and a educated driver.
However, the corporate emphasises that it doesn’t goal monetary targets with its ambulance service. It will probably be operated at an inexpensive price for patrons, with Blinkit aiming to resolve this essential drawback in the long run.
This builds upon a number of fast providers supplied by the corporate in current months. In 2024, it commenced 10-minute deliveries of merchandise such because the iPhone 16, Samsung Galaxy S24, PlayStation 5, and gold and silver cash. Further, it additionally made waves by increasing providers to extra areas like Hisar, Jammu, Lonavala, and Raipur.
When buying on Blinkit, clients can now additionally select to pay in instalments with the not too long ago added EMI possibility.
