RIYADH: The Ministry of Health will replace its old ambulance fleet and it has ordered 300 GMC Savannahs at a cost of around SR60.5 million for the purpose.
“These state-of-the-art ambulances will be fully equipped to meet emergencies,” Health Minister Dr. Hamad Al-Manie said, adding that the new fleet will be deployed in the Kingdom’s 20 health regions.
Abdullah Al-Subaie, chairman of the Transport Division at the Ministry of Health, said this was the single largest spending by the ministry on ambulances. “An agreement has already been signed and the vehicles will be supplied over a period of nine months,” he said.
Al-Subaie said the supplier would be responsible for servicing and maintaining the vehicles for 10 years.
“They will be equipped with all necessary apparatus for medics and paramedics for treating patients,” he said, adding that the ambulances would carry the Ministry of Health’s name and the name of the region where they will serve.
