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Council member Brewer discusses CRT and hospital choice issues
1:14:56
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Council Member Gale A. Brewer shares her recent experience with the Coordinated Response Team (CRT) and raises concerns about a new fire department regulation that requires individuals to go to the nearest hospital. She expresses worry that this policy might prevent people from seeking help if they can't go to their preferred hospital.
- Brewer went out with the mayor as part of a CRT operation
- A new fire department regulation requires transport to the nearest hospital
- Brewer suggests this policy might create barriers for people seeking help
Gale A. Brewer
1:14:56
In terms of the CRT, so the other night I went out with the mayor.
1:15:00
Jaimani Williams went out on a different group.
1:15:03
I guess they didn't put us together, whatever.
1:15:05
So he we didn't find anybody who was appropriate for the wonderful nurses and police officers because we were dealing with the Mexican ship that hit the bridge.
1:15:15
So that was the end of that.
1:15:17
But public advocate met somebody who I think there were three people who needed serious support.
1:15:24
But the last one says something very interesting, which was I'm not going anywhere because I can't go to the hospital I wanna go to.
1:15:31
So the fire department has a new position now that you can only go to the nearest hospital.
1:15:37
I'm not going to the nearest damn hospital, and I don't blame this person who knew where they wanted to go, so therefore they wouldn't leave.
1:15:44
That something that you're aware of, this new fire department regulation?
Michelle Morse
1:15:48
We do communicate regularly with our fire department.
1:15:51
It's part of our emergency preparedness work that we do.
1:15:54
But I can't comment on their decision on their policy.
Gale A. Brewer
1:15:57
Okay, but nobody's gonna leave often just because that's a new barrier that you might have to confront.
1:16:03
So I just wanna say that I talked to the commissioner about it.
1:16:06
He says his reasons, but I just want you to know.
1:16:10
Think you're gonna have another problem with people wanting to leave because they wanna go to the hospital they're familiar with.
1:16:15
I just throw that out.
1:16:16
So you might wanna argue with him about that.