Lucknow, March 27, 2024: Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited in association with Impact Guru Foundation on Wednesday provided critical life support ambulances to Lucknow’s King George’s Medical University (KGMU) as part of its CSR initiative to improve access to healthcare, particularly in semi-urban and rural areas where timely medical intervention and support is not easily available.
The initiative was flagged off by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel at the inauguration event.
These state-of-the-art cardiac ambulances are equipped with specialised equipment, trained personnel and Advanced Life Support (ALS) capabilities and are designed to respond quickly to traumatic emergencies and transport patients to trauma centers or hospitals. Over the next few weeks, this initiative will be extended to charitable hospitals including M.Y. Hospital, Indore; Karnataka Lingayat Education Society (KLES), Belagavi; Jivan Jyot Trust Hospital, Surat; and Jeevan Rekha Critical Care & Trauma Hospital, Jaipur.
Himanshu Nivsarkar, Senior EVP and Head – CSR, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, said “Under our CSR commitment, we strive to improve healthcare accessibility, ensuring every individual has access to quality healthcare when they need it the most. Through this initiative, we aim to provide 24*7 services to medical and trauma related emergencies, bridging as a life-saving link between the patient and the healthcare facility.”
Sundeep Talwar, CEO, Impact Guru Foundation, said “This collaboration with Kotak Mahindra Bank, providing advanced life support ambulances to King George’s Medical University, signifies significant progress in realising our vision of universal healthcare. Under this partnership, our aim is to extend support to more hospitals with such ambulances, saving more lives together.”
Vice Chancellor & Prof Sonia Nityanand-KGMU, Lucknow, expressed her gratitude while flagging off the ambulances. She said, “These ambulances for Public Health & Wellness will bring down fatalities and reduce turn-around time to bring patients to the hospital without delay.”
Kotak Karma is the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) identity of Kotak Mahindra Group. Kotak Mahindra Group is one of India's leading financial services conglomerates. The Bank has four Strategic Business Units – Consumer Banking, Corporate Banking, Commercial Banking, and Treasury, which cater to retail and corporate customers across urban and rural India.
