new delhi appbased cab aggregator ubers services are now available for free for public hospitals like safdarjung sir ganga ram and dr ram manohar lohia hospitals these public hospitals will get ubermedic cars to transport frontline health workers across the city as part of the 10 million free rides being offered globally as announced by ubers ceo dara khosrowshahi earlier the company said based on an agreement with the national health authority nha ubermedic cars are available for many public sector hospitals free of cost uber will also be providing the vehicles to private hospitals atcost to support the livelihoods of its driver partners the company said in a statementuber said that as part of an ongoing pilot with the nha all ubermedic cars are fitted with a rooftofloor plastic sheeting enclosing the driver which acts as a protective barrier to limit contact between the driver and the rider all ubermedic drivers are also being specially trained in safety procedures and equipped with personal protective equipment such as masks gloves sanitisers and disinfectants