Jordan Air Ambulance Center
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| Founded | 2015 |
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| Founder | Abdullah II of Jordan |
| Type | Charitable organisation |
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Jordan Air Ambulance Center was established in 2015 upon Royal directives in Jordan.[1] The center was established to provide specialised patient transfer, rescue services and air ambulance operations, it was specifically created to ease the transportation of wounded people from remote areas in Jordan to medical centers, it can also serve people in neighbouring countries.[2] King Abdullah II donated two fully equipped helicopters to the center and as well as money for their maintenance for two years.[3] The center also includes an operational headquarter and staff.
History
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A board was created in 2014, which sought to work towards establishing this important center. Several meetings were held, of which some were chaired by the King himself. The fact that the establishment of this center would boost the competitiveness of Jordan's health sector was stressed and so this encouraged the government to work faster in order to get the center operational before the end of 2015. The center has also set standards for helipad construction and has sent them to hospitals.[4] Logo was designed by the designer Ahmad Nazih Shaqour.[5] In October 4, 2015, the center succeeded in its first evacuation. A Russian tourist in the kingdom's southern most city of Aqaba who was suffering very high arterial pressure due to a cerebral hemorrhage, was transported to Amman to undergo an advanced operation that is not available in Aqaba's hospitals.[6]
Availability
The service delivers patients to specialised hospitals in Amman which have a helipad. They include King Hussein Medical Center, Hamza Hospital, Specialized Hospital and Jordan Hospital.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Jordan News Agency (Petra) |Prime Minister chairs first meeting of the Air Ambulance Center". Petra. 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ↑ "King launches "direct service" of Air Ambulance Centre | Jordan News | Ammon News". En.ammonnews.net. 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ↑ "King launches services of Air Ambulance Centre". Jordan Times. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ↑ "New centre to offer air ambulance services in Jordan, neighbouring countries". Jordan Times. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ↑ "شقور يصمم شعار مركز الإسعاف الجوي". http://www.alrai.com/. Retrieved 2015-10-03. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "الوكيل الاخباري | نجاح أول عملية نقل مريض بالإسعاف الجوي من العقبة لعمان". Alwakeelnews.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ↑ ""الإسعاف الجوي".. مركز يحمل الرعاية الطبية المتقدمة للمناطق النائية". Al-Ghad (in Arabic). Al-Ghad. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-12.