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When a family needs an ambulance during a medical emergency, what exactly are they paying for? A vehicle with some medical equipment, or a properly equipped and professionally managed emergency medical service? I want to share an experience from 5 November in Bhubaneswar. We contacted CARE Hospitals for an ambulance for my father-in-law. They connected us with RED Ambulances, a privately managed service. A large Force Motors vehicle arrived, and the driver quoted ₹4,000, saying that it was equipped with ventilator support. My brother-in-law accompanied the patient while I followed the ambulance. But before the ambulance arrived, we had already made repeated attempts to revive my father-in-law at home and performed the necessary CPR. There was no revival. His body temperature was also falling. Based on what I had witnessed, and from my personal exposure to medical matters as the son of a medical professional, I was deeply concerned that he had already passed away. During the journey, my brother-in-law was told that the SpO₂ and blood pressure readings on the display monitor were fluctuating and that the patient was alive. However, after reaching CARE Hospitals, the doctors examined him, performed an ECG and declared him brought dead. I am not making a medical allegation against the ambulance personnel. But I would genuinely like to know what those readings indicated, whether they were clinically reliable and who was monitoring and interpreting them. Does installing a ventilator and a monitoring system automatically make a vehicle an Advanced Life Support ambulance? What qualified medical personnel are required to operate such equipment? The next issue was the charges. When we had to take the mortal remains to Capital Hospital, the driver initially insisted on ₹4,000. After speaking to his manager, the demand changed to ₹5,000 plus another ₹2,000. When I questioned the additional amount and mentioned approaching the police, another demand was raised for replacing a mask costing around ₹700. I have a CARE Hospitals pharmacy receipt showing ₹717 paid for an adult oxygen mask. I would like an explanation of the basis for this replacement charge. CARE Hospitals staff were compassionate and professional. My concern is entirely about the private ambulance service. We had faced similar problems with ambulance operators during a family medical emergency in 2024 as well. This is precisely why I feel the issue deserves serious attention beyond one family's experience. I would like to bring this matter to the attention of the @HFWOdisha, @STAOdisha, @MahalingMukesh and @SecyChief. How many private ambulances are currently registered in Odisha? Who verifies their claimed facilities, equipment and staffing? What safeguards protect families from arbitrary charges and misleading assurances during emergencies? I also want to hear from people across Odisha. Have you faced similar experiences? Have you been charged unexpectedly or encountered unprofessional behaviour while hiring an ambulance? An ambulance is not an ordinary commercial vehicle. It is an essential healthcare service, and there must be accountability when public trust and human lives are involved. #Bhubaneswar #Odisha

#ଭିଜିଲାନ୍ସ_ଜାଲରେ_ମହିଳା_ORS_ଅଧିକାରୀ -ଜଳେଶ୍ୱର: ଲାଞ୍ଚ ନେଇ ଧରାପଡ଼ିଲେ ମହିଳା ORS ଅଧିକାରୀ -ପ୍ରୋବେସନ ପିରିୟଡରେ ଥିବାବେଳେ ଲାଞ୍ଚ ନେଇ ଧରାପଡ଼ିଲେ -ବାଲିଆପାଳ ସବ୍‌ରେଜିଷ୍ଟ୍ରାର୍‌ ମନୀଷା ମିଶ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ଧରିଲା ଭିଜିଲାନ୍ସ -ଜମି ପଞ୍ଜୀକରଣ ପାଇଁ ୭ ହଜାର ଲାଞ୍ଚ ନେବାବେଳେ ଧରାପଡ଼ିଲେ -୨୦୨୪ରେ ORS ଅଧିକାରୀ ଭାବେ ଯୋଗ ଦେଇଥିଲେ ମନୀଷା ମିଶ୍ର -ପ୍ରୋବେସନ ପିରିୟଡରେ ବାଲିଆପାଳ ସବ୍‌ରେଜିଷ୍ଟ୍ରାର୍‌ ଭାବେ ନିଯୁକ୍ତି ପାଇଥିଲେ #ManishaMishra #Baliapal #Jaleswar #OdishaVigilance #VigilanceRaid #ORSOfficer #OTV

#WATCH | The Odisha government signed a three-year MoU with Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia yesterday to strengthen evidence-based policymaking and support the state’s development goals. Under the partnership, J-PAL South Asia will work with various government departments to identify key policy challenges, generate robust evidence and translate research findings into actionable recommendations. The collaboration also includes ‘Barnali’, a gender-equity curriculum being implemented in government schools. The MoU was signed by Rashmi Kabi, FA-cum-Additional Secretary, Planning & Convergence Department, and Shobhini Mukerji, Executive Director, J-PAL South Asia, in the presence of Chief Secretary Anu Garg. The partnership aims to support Odisha’s vision of ‘Samruddha Odisha’ by 2036 and ‘Viksit Odisha’ by 2047. (Source: Office of the Chief Secretary, Odisha)

ଓଡ଼ିଶା ପାଇଁ ଏବେ ବୁଲେଟ୍ ଟ୍ରେନ୍ କିମ୍ବା ହାଇସ୍ପିଡ୍ ରେଳ କରିଡର ଦରକାର ନାହିଁ। ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରରେ ମେଟ୍ରୋ ନହେଲେ ବି ଚଳିବ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଆମକୁ ଆଉ କିଛି ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଜରୁରୀ ଜିନିଷ ଦରକାର। ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ବିକାଶର ଅର୍ଥ କେବଳ ବଡ଼ ବଡ଼ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ ନୁହେଁ। ବିକାଶର ଅର୍ଥ ସାଧାରଣ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ଜୀବନରେ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ। ଆମର ପ୍ରାଥମିକତା ହେବା ଉଚିତ 👇