Table 1 EMS Time-event History in the Kingdom of Bahrain
From: Evolution of emergency medical services in the Kingdom of Bahrain
| Year | Institution | Type of EMS Provided |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | American Mission Hospital | Ambulance transportation for a physician to reach patients in the rural area |
| 1937 | Bahrain Petroleum Company (BaPCo) | Ambulance transportation to hospital |
| 1950 | Ministry of Health | Ambulance transportation to the hospital |
| 1985 | Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) | Hospital-based EMS system |
| 1995 | Bahrain Defense Force Hospital | Hospital-based EMS system |
| 2007 | Ministry of Health | WHO recognition of the Kingdom EMS system with ‘999’ as the national emergency access number |
| 2011 | King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH) | Hospital-based EMS system |
| 2019 | National Ambulance (NA) | Unified, central, and formal EMS system for the Kingdom |