Phoenix Hospital Ambulance Service

We operate the ambulance service from our base near Kalewadi Phata on Aundh Road in Thergaon. It's a busy spot, which is actually good for us because we need to get to places quickly. Most of the day is spent waiting for the phone to ring or doing maintenance on the vehicles. We have to make sure the oxygen tanks are full and the stretchers are working right. It’s not exactly a typical office job. Sometimes we’re just sitting around drinking tea, and the next minute we’re out the door heading into traffic. Aundh Road can be a nightmare during peak hours, so we know all the shortcuts through Thergaon to get around. The ambulances aren't brand new, but we keep them running well. We’ve seen a lot on the job, which makes us pretty practical about everything. There’s no point in being fancy when you’re dealing with emergencies. We just focus on getting the patient loaded and moving. It’s a lot of driving and a lot of waiting. The garage area where we keep the vans is a bit dusty, but it’s where we spend most of our shift. It’s just us and the road most of the time, trying to do our bit for the community here. When the siren is on, everything else just fades away and we just focus on the steering wheel. It's tiring but somebody has to do it. We've got our routine.