Armenian ambulance service to be reorganized, minister says

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23.01.2019, 16:44

The ambulance service in Armenia will be reorganized to streamline its operation, Health Minister Arsen Torosyan told journalists on Wednesday.

Armenian ambulance service to be reorganized, minister says

YEREVAN, January 23. /ARKA/. The ambulance service in Armenia will be reorganized to streamline its operation, Health Minister Arsen Torosyan told journalists on Wednesday. According to him, today, the ambulance service is called for patients with hypertension or for non-urgent cases, and only 30% of calls end up in hospitalization.

In his words, this is the reason behind unproductive performance of the service. "We are considering several options, including the introduction of a unified system under the control of the ministry of health, or its transfer to concession management ," said Torosyan.

Today in Yerevan the service is subordinated to the mayor's office, in the regions - to regional administrations.

In addition, according to him, in order to reduce the burden on the ambulance service, the ministry may introduce evening doctors when they will visit on-call patients with hypertensive crises or other patients that do not need hospitalization.

According to him, the ministry will be also reorganized to avoid duplication of functions, and it is possible that this will lead to a cut in staff. -0-

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