{
  "id": 16476597,
  "title": "UAE National Ambulance responds to 108,315 emergencies in 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/uae-national-ambulance-responds-to-108-315-emergencies-in-2026",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T12:15:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/abu-dhabi/uae-national-ambulance-responds-to-108315-emergencies-in-2026-1.500723057"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the first nine months of 2026, the UAE National Ambulance responded to 108,315 emergency incidents, treating a total of 87,179 patients. This figure represents the service's response to 260,423 calls received via its Ambulance Communication Centre during the same period. The National Ambulance, a division of the Federal Authority for Ambulance and Civil Defence, maintains a 24/7 commitment to providing emergency medical care across the UAE. With residents able to request an ambulance by dialing 998, the service is an integral part of the UAE's integrated emergency response system, which prioritizes public safety and community well-being. The National Ambulance remains on standby 24 hours a day, ensuring emergency medical assistance is readily available when needed.",
  "summary": "Abu Dhabi: Emergency teams treated 87,179 patients as the service received more than 260,000 calls between January and September 2026 National Ambulance responded to 108,315 emergency incidents and provided emergency medical care to 87,179 patients in the first nine months of 2026, after receiving 260,423 calls through its Ambulance Communication Centre. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}