The Emergency Medical Service of Cebu City addressed the
need of city residents and neighboring towns for professional
response to medical and rescue emergencies. It provided
free emergency medical treatment and transport of patients
to various hospitals in the city. It also functioned as
a training arm of Cebu City in first aid and basic life
support, disaster preparedness and response, and safety
promotion activities. It organized the disaster brigades
in all barangays.
The emergency Rescue Unit Foundation (ERUF), a partner
NGO of the city of Cebu, runs this program. It consists
of fully trained paramedics, doctors and other health practitioners
with state of the art life-saving apparatus and fully equipped
ambulances and trauma vans.
For the past four years, program volunteers has provided
free-hospital transport and rescue services to more than
5,000 patients resulting in reduced mortality rate, early
period of recovery, and shortened period of hospital confinement.
