When a patient needs more than just a ride to the hospital — when they need oxygen, a ventilator, or someone watching their vitals every minute of the way — that's where our ICU ambulance service comes in. Shukla Ambulance Service has been moving patients safely across Lucknow for over 15 years, and we've handled more than 6,000 patient transfers so far. We arrange hospital-to-hospital transfers, home-to-hospital pickups, ICU-to-ICU shifts, and long-distance trips for patients who need medical support along the way.
An ICU ambulance is basically a small, moving version of a hospital's intensive care unit. Instead of just carrying a patient from point A to point B, it's set up to keep monitoring and supporting them the entire way — the same way an ICU bed would, just on wheels.
A regular ambulance is fine for a patient who's stable and just needs a safe ride. But the moment a patient needs oxygen, a ventilator, continuous monitoring, or emergency medication on standby, a normal ambulance isn't enough — that's exactly the gap an ICU ambulance fills.
In short — if a doctor has said the patient needs "monitoring" or "support" during the move, that's usually your cue to book an ICU ambulance instead of a regular one. If you're ever unsure which one you need, just call us and describe the patient's condition — we'll tell you honestly what's needed.
Not every trip needs an ICU setup — but some do. Here's when it usually makes sense to book one:
The patient is on ventilator support.
The patient needs oxygen through the journey.
It's a serious cardiac case.
The patient needs to be monitored continuously.
The patient is critical or unstable.
It's a serious accident or trauma case.
The patient just had surgery.
An ICU patient is being shifted to another hospital.
It's a long-distance medical transfer.
If the patient is already admitted somewhere, it's worth asking the treating hospital what kind of ambulance they'd recommend before you call us — it saves everyone time.
The exact equipment depends on the vehicle and what the patient needs, but generally, our ICU ambulances carry:
If there's something specific you need on board, just mention it when you call — we'll confirm it's available before the ambulance leaves.
Patients who depend on a ventilator can't just be moved in any vehicle — they need proper respiratory support the entire way. This is exactly what our ventilator ambulance service is built for.
When you call to book one, it helps to tell us:
With these details, we can line up the right ambulance and crew before we even leave the base.
Heart patients often need close monitoring while they're on the move — a sudden change can happen quickly, and someone needs to be watching for it.
If you're booking for a cardiac case, just walk us through the patient's condition and whatever equipment they're already on. Where it's needed and available, we'll arrange a suitable ICU or cardiac ambulance for the trip to the destination hospital.
An ICU patient moving from one hospital's ICU to another needs a transfer that doesn't break the continuity of their care. Tell us the patient's current condition and what support they're on right now, and we'll work out the right ambulance and equipment for the move.
Tell us how the patient is doing right now.
Share what support or equipment the patient is currently on.
We'll work out the suitable ambulance and equipment.
Sometimes a patient needs to move from one hospital to another — maybe for a specialist, better facilities, or continued treatment. We handle these hospital-to-hospital transfers regularly across Lucknow.
We also handle long-distance patient transfers out of Lucknow when needed. What we send depends on a few things:
Give us the full route when you book, so we can talk through exactly what the transfer will need before the ambulance is dispatched.
We're on the road across most of Lucknow, including:
Availability can shift a little depending on location and which vehicles are free — the fastest way to check is to just call us with your pickup point.
Besides ICU transfers, we also run our child ambulance service and standard BLS ambulance for less critical cases — worth mentioning if a family calls in for something less urgent than an ICU transfer.
We've been doing this for over 15 years, and in that time we've completed 6,000+ patient transfers — from routine hospital shifts to critical, no-time-to-lose emergencies.
We match the ambulance to what the patient actually needs, based on the vehicles we have available at the time — not a one-size-fits-all approach.
Just tell us the patient's condition, pickup location, and where they need to go — we'll check what's available and get moving.
It's an ambulance built for patients who need medical monitoring or extra support while they're being moved — things like oxygen, ventilator support, patient monitoring, and other emergency equipment, depending on the vehicle.
Yes. We can arrange a suitable ventilator ambulance based on the patient's needs and what's free at the time. Just tell our team about the current ventilator support when you call.
It depends on distance, ambulance type, equipment, medical support, waiting time, and destination. Call us with your pickup and destination, and we'll give you the exact charge.
Yes, we take booking calls round the clock. Whether a specific ICU ambulance is free at that moment depends on demand and what's on the road at the time.
Yes, this is one of our most common transfers. Just share the patient's condition and what support they need, and we'll take it from there.
Yes, home-to-hospital ICU transport is something we arrange regularly, based on the patient's condition and ambulance availability.
Yes. We handle long-distance transfers out of Lucknow depending on the route, the patient's condition, and what equipment the trip needs.
Depending on the vehicle: ventilator, oxygen supply, patient monitor, suction machine, defibrillator, infusion or syringe pump, stretcher, and emergency medical equipment.
That depends on where you are, traffic, distance, and which ambulance is free. Call us with your exact location, and we'll tell you honestly how soon we can get there.
Call +91 6392957371 or +91 7880310444. Tell us the patient's condition, pickup point, destination, and whether oxygen, a ventilator, or any other equipment is needed.
