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The change, proposed Tuesday, would increase the cost of a normal ambulance ride from $900 to $1,385, a more than 50% hike. Advanced life support emergency transports would see a smaller increase ...
FDNY Paramedics Kim Benson, 41, and Chris Feliciano, 38, carry equipment out of an ambulance outside the home of a Covid-19 patient in Queen on May 5, 2020. (Angus Mordant for New York Daily News) ...
NEW YORK - The FDNY wants to hike the price for an ambulance. According to a department proposal, the charge for a basic life support ambulance would increase from $900 to $1,385.
The ambulance division of REV Group, a specialty vehicle manufacturer, was awarded a five-year contract to build up to 425 Type I Wheeled Coach ambulances for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY).
Last November, FDNY Chief of EMS Operations Michael Fields told the committee the current CAD system is 30-plus years old. He said a replacement was in the works, but gave no timeline.
So far in 2018, FDNY officials reported 87 instances of EMTs, paramedics and EMS officers having been attacked while on-duty. Last year, 166 assaults were reported by FDNY crews.
The FDNY wants to bill $1,385 for an ambulance ride on which a patient is provided with basic life support – a 54% increase over the current rate of $900.
FDNY has operated Wheeled Coach Ambulances for the past ten years which includes over 660 in service today. Orders are dependent upon budgetary approval and allocation, and production ...