Medikoe, the online medical platform connecting consumers to healthcare services, has joined hands with Manipal Ambulance Response Service (MARS) along with technology partner Helpzone Technologies to initiate emergency care treatment in Bangalore.
The new SOS feature on Medikoe's app allows the customer to alert 5 people about the medical emergency including the geo-location, as well as get automatically directed to the first level emergency consultation by Manipal doctors.
"We come across cases of emergencies like road accidents quite often. When we encounter such crisis situations, finding the right number to calling in a hurry becomes tough. Moreover, if the patients are outside their town when they need emergency care, it is quite possible that they may not be aware of how to contact the closest hospital with advanced emergency care facilities," said Sreevalsan Menon, founder and CEO of Medikoe.
Sudarshan Ballal, chairman of Manipal Health Enterprises, said the tieup will allow his group to provide total monitored emergency medical assistance during any crisis situation.
"Capitalizing on Medikoe’s wide reach, we will also help the patients and community at large, save precious lives during the ‘golden hour’, Along with our technology partner Helpzone Technologies," he said.
Helpzone Technologies has piloted a new concept of Titanium seconds with Manipal Hospitals Bangalore with the primary objective of enabling consumers quick access to credible medical emergency assistance within a few seconds of raising an alert, said Deepa Jeetu, cofounder Helpzone Technologies.
Launched in October 2015, Medikoe was brought into existence by former IBM employees Sreevalsan Menon and Raman Shukla.
