Voluntary ambulance
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In New York City, a voluntary ambulance is an ambulance operated by a hospital that serves New York City's 911 system. Staffed by personnel employed by the hospital, these ambulances respond to 911 calls at the direction of the New York City Fire Department Bureau of EMS (FDNY EMS) dispatch. The 25 hospitals that participate in the system, also known as voluntary hospitals, provide 37% of ambulance tours in the city. These include the Northwell, NewYork-Presbyterian, NYU Langone Health, and Mount Sinai health networks, as well as Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
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In New York City, a voluntary ambulance is an ambulance operated by a hospital that serves New York City's 911 system. Staffed by personnel employed by the hospital, these ambulances respond to 911 calls at the direction of the New York City Fire Department Bureau of EMS (FDNY EMS) dispatch. The 25 hospitals that participate in the system, also known as voluntary hospitals, provide 37% of ambulance tours in the city. These include the Northwell, NewYork-Presbyterian, NYU Langone Health, and Mount Sinai health networks, as well as Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Voluntary ambulance personnel operate with the same medical guidelines and equipment as FDNY EMS ambulances. They have distinct ambulance markings and uniforms, but display FDNY EMS member insignias on their ambulance doors. Voluntary ambulances coordinate care with all emergency receiving hospitals in the city, and are required to be neutral with respect to transport destination. Under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, they are prohibited from preferentially "steering" patients to their own hospitals.
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