If someone in your family can't breathe on their own right now, you don't have time to read a long page — so here's the short version: Shukla Ambulance Service runs ventilator-equipped ambulances in Lucknow, 24/7. We handle hospital transfers, home pickups, and long-distance trips, with oxygen, monitoring, and respiratory support running the whole way, right up to handover.
We've been doing this for 15+ years, with 6,000+ patient transfers behind us.
A ventilator ambulance is built around one important purpose: helping a patient continue breathing during medical transportation when they cannot safely travel without respiratory support.
Unlike a regular ambulance, a ventilator ambulance is equipped with a mechanical ventilator, along with oxygen, suction and patient-monitoring equipment. This allows essential respiratory support to continue while the patient is being moved from one place to another.
The equipment required for each journey depends on the patient's medical condition and transportation needs. Our team follows the requirements advised by the treating doctor rather than using the same equipment checklist for every patient.
We get called for a ventilator ambulance when a patient:
Is on continuous ventilator or respiratory support
Needs oxygen during the transfer
Needs vitals monitored while travelling
Is moving from one hospital to another
Is heading to a specialized medical centre
Needs urgent transport from home to hospital
Is travelling long-distance, or between cities, for further treatment
We'll ask about the patient's condition, the pickup point, and where they're headed before we send anyone out — that way the crew already knows what they're walking into.
If the patient needs broader ICU-level monitoring and not just ventilator support, our ICU Ambulance Service in Lucknow might actually be the better fit — happy to help you figure out which one applies over the phone.
Depending on the vehicle and the patient's condition, the ambulance can carry essential medical and life-support equipment for the journey.
The exact equipment depends on the vehicle and the patient's condition. If you need something specific, mention it when booking so availability can be confirmed before dispatch.
A few situations we see come up again and again:
— from illness or infection, where the patient just can't get enough air on their own.
— shifting hospitals for a specialist or a facility that's available elsewhere.
— some patients still need ventilator support in the hours after an operation.
— where the illness itself affects a patient's ability to breathe properly.
— where keeping respiratory support steady over distance matters even more.
At the end of the day, it's the doctor's call and the patient's condition that decide this — we're just here to make sure the transport matches what's been advised.
Here's roughly how it goes:
You tell us the patient's condition — ventilator, oxygen, whatever applies.
You give us the pickup hospital and the destination.
We work out what the transfer actually needs and send the right ambulance.
The patient is moved with support and monitoring already running — not started once we're on the road.
At the other end, we hand the patient over properly to the receiving team.
If the patient's stable enough that they don't need ventilator support, our BLS ambulance is usually the simpler, more affordable choice.
Sometimes the treatment a patient needs just isn't available here, and the family has to move them to another city. We do this too — but it needs more planning than a short trip across town. Before you book, it's worth checking with the treating doctor that the patient is actually fit to travel that far.
Pickup hospital or home address
Destination hospital
Ventilator and oxygen needs
Roughly how far the trip is
Any special instructions from the doctor
We provide ambulance services across these areas and other parts of the city.
How fast we reach you depends on where you are, the traffic, and which ambulance is free at that moment — we'd rather tell you honestly on the call than promise a number we can't keep.
Fifteen years and six thousand transfers teach you things that don't show up on a brochure — which roads stay clear at 2 AM, how to keep a ventilator steady over a rough patch of road, how to talk to a frightened family without wasting time. That's really what you're paying for here: staff who've done this enough times to stay calm when it matters.
Tell us the patient's condition.
Give us the pickup location.
Tell us where they're headed.
We check what's available and confirm.
Beyond ventilator support, we also run a child ambulance for younger patients, a cardiac ambulance for heart cases, and a body transfer ambulance service, handled with the same care.
For younger patients who need ambulance transportation with appropriate care and support.
For heart cases where the patient needs suitable medical support during the transfer.
Body transfer ambulance service, handled with the same care and respect.
Call us. Tell us the patient's condition, where they are, and where they need to go — we'll take it from there.
An ambulance fitted with a working mechanical ventilator and support equipment, for patients who need help breathing during transport.
Anyone who can't breathe adequately on their own, or whose doctor has said ventilator support needs to continue during the move.
Yes — every hour, every day, no exceptions.
Yes, depending on what vehicle is free and what the patient needs.
Yes, for long-distance transfers, as long as the patient's condition allows for the trip.
Usually a ventilator, oxygen supply, patient monitor, suction equipment, and emergency supplies — the exact setup depends on the patient.
Depends on distance, equipment, and how long we're needed. Call and we'll give you a straight number.
Yes, for patients who qualify — just give us the exact address.
Depends where you are and what's on the road at the time. Call and we'll tell you honestly.
The patient's condition, whether they're on a ventilator or need oxygen, the pickup address, destination, and any doctor's instructions if you have them.
Yes — body transfer/dead body ambulance and a few other specialized services too.
Call +91 6392957371 or +91 7880310444 and tell us what's going on.
