Assessment of utilization pattern of Haryana Swasthya Vahan Sewa (No 102) in a district of Haryana

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Ramesh Verma (Medical Officer I/C Rural Health Training Centre CHC, Chiri, Rohtak, Haryana)
Varun Arora and Neelam Kumar (Department of Community Medicine PGIMS, Rohtak)
Meenakshi Kharb (BAMS, MBA (MH) S.M.U. )
Mukesh Dhankar (Department of Pediatrics Medicine, PGIMS, Rohtak)
Suman Sharma (Department of Medicine, PGIMER, Dr. RML, New Delhi)

To assess Utilization pattern of Haryana SwasthyaVahan Sewa (No 102) in a district of Haryana. Record based, descriptive. District Hospital Rohtak. Percentage, simple proportion. The total numbers of cases moved per vehicle per day were progressively increased in subsequent years. Also total cases moved / day* were increased from 18.31 (in 2009-10) to 48.71 (year 2011-12). Among pregnant women 31.67% used the service for year 2009-10 (initial starting year while in subsequent years there was decline in utilization of services by pregnant women. Same situation happened with referral cases between health facilities. Tremendous increase in drop back home cases 6.62 percent (2009-10) to 36.82 % (in year 2011-12). Number of calls/day for Haryana Swasthya Vahan Sewa (HSVS) or ambulance 102 has been increased from 16.82% (2009-10) to 39.50% (2011-12). HSVS can be seen as an efficient patient transport system making full use of existing assets and building on it.