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The fallout from the bankruptcy of a major NYC 911 EMS response agency will be felt most heavily by EMS providers on the street
C.B. Garris takes readers inside New York City EMS and what it meant to become a 鈥淢ember of the Service鈥� in this excerpt from 鈥淧ARAMEDIC: M.O.S.鈥�
Here鈥檚 how the 3,300 EMS providers who make up FDNY EMS celebrate EMS Week
The graduates will be joining the workforce at an unprecedented time to help tackle the crisis
Providers from Northwell Health EMS in Queens and Superior Ambulance Service in Chicago are working side-by-side on the front lines of the pandemic
Valley Stream Firefighter-EMT Mike Field, 59, died from COVID-19 complications after confirmed contact with an infected patient
The department said the firefighters and EMS providers, who were either exposed to or diagnosed with COVID-19, are able to return to full duty
The department previously instructed EMS providers to only wear N95 masks during aerosol-generating procedures
This week鈥檚 photo captures two Northwell Health EMS providers responding to a confirmed COVID-19 case in Queens
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a radio interview that the issue should be addressed after the crisis has passed
3 takeaways from the FDNY order to not transport cardiac arrest patients if they cannot be resuscitated in the field
EMS providers will be required to comply with the binding order, as hospital and ambulance resources are overstretched due to COVID-19
Hundreds of medically trained firefighters will be called to assist EMS with COVID-19 calls
Officials said the red and white lights will remain through the duration of the crisis
FDNY EMS Chief Lillian Bonsignore says 鈥渁ny and all options鈥� are on the table to prevent a lag in response times due to the spread of COVID-19 among members
FDNY Auto Mechanic James Villecco, 55, was an Army veteran and joined the FDNY Bureau of Fleet Services in 2014
FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said he has 鈥渘o reason to believe鈥� the numbers won鈥檛 continue to increase
Union leaders said the COVID-19 crisis has driven 911 calls up by 40% while staff is decreasing as department members test positive
FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said earlier this week that 46 FDNY members had tested positive
FDNY Paramedic Christell Cadet, who has publicly shared her experience with the disease, has been hospitalized since falling ill last week
FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said two of the members who tested positive are hospitalized and the rest are recovering at home
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Saturday that a Brooklyn firefighter tested positive; shifts for firefighters and EMS have been modified in response to the outbreak
Several of the diagnosed provider鈥檚 coworkers are now under mandatory quarantine
The move angered EMS union leaders who say EMTs and paramedics in the city continue to be deprioritized
Be proactive about meeting the needs of internal and external customers to improve the care provided by EMS
FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said negotiations between EMS unions and city officials are underway
The EMT has been placed on restricted duty after allegations he padded his overtime sheets to earn pay for unworked hours
The FDNY cleared out 15 apartments due to the carbon monoxide leak that sickened 11 people
One union leader said 75% of the city鈥檚 EMS workforce has less than five years of experience due to high turnover
The Sanchez brothers, 26, will be working at different stations in separate areas of Manhattan
The uncle of FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo, who was killed in 2017, questioned city council over the disparities in pay for EMS versus fire personnel
The change from 12 stations to four will focus on stations most benefited by the program
Authorities say the paramedic was left with a gash on the back of her head after her partner struck her with an electronic tablet
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