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NYU Winthrop Ambulance Service Commenced January 7 in the Village
The contract provides two new ambulances fitted with brand new equipment, each of which has one EMT and one paramedic aboard.
Ambulance service for Village residents through NYU Winthrop commenced January 7 in the Village. Trustees entered into a two-year agreement with NYU Winthrop to provide service 24 hours a day/seven days a week. The contract provides two new ambulances fitted with brand new equipment, each of which has one EMT and one paramedic aboard. Under the agreement, NYU Winthrop charges the resident’s private insurance carrier, and does not charge residents for any shortfall.
Ambulances are stationed at the St. Paul’s campus. The Village Police Department has radio connectivity with the ambulances. The Village is upgrading its VHF radio systems to accommodate the upcoming new T1 communication lines into the Police Department’s radio system, which improves connectivity between Headquarters and each new ambulance. In addition, two microphones/speakers are being installed for efficient dispatching between Police Headquarters and each ambulance unit. Residents requiring service can call 911 or the Village Police Department.
The former agreement the Village had with Nassau County provided one ambulance, stationed at the Garden City Water Works building and required a Village police officer to leave the scene and travel with the ambulance to the hospital. The Village lost the services of that officer for an extended period of time. From an operational perspective this loss of a patrol officer was no longer economical and lessened police coverage on Village streets.
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The switch to a private service provider was one of the items on the Board’s priority list adopted in 2017. During deliberations, there were public presentations from several providers, including Northwell Health and NYU Winthrop.
Mayor Brian Daughney publicly thanked Trustee Mark Hyer and members of the Garden City Fire Department for their many hours of research and discussions with various parties and potential providers. Trustee Hyer thanked Police Commissioner Kenneth Jackson and Inspector Michael Doyle for their assistance as well.
