AGENCY TESTIMONY
Private hospital partners withdrawing from 911 system
0:20:59
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Chief Fields highlights the issue of private hospital partners reducing their participation in the 911 system, which puts additional strain on FDNY resources.
- Some private hospitals have removed ambulance tours from the 911 system
- Examples include hospitals removing up to a dozen daily ambulance tours
- When a hospital withdraws, FDNY must fill the gap
- This reallocation of resources puts strain on the rest of the EMS system
Michael Fields
0:20:59
We have also experienced some of our private partners withdrawing their units from the 911 system.
0:21:05
Recent examples have included private hospitals removing a handful or even up to a dozen daily ambulance stores.
0:21:13
When a hospital pulls up the 911 system, it falls on the fire department to fill a gap.
0:21:19
Filling those gaps puts a strain on the rest of the system.
