Ariola says response times to life-threatening emergencies have worsened
Ariola says the city has struggled to provide timely emergency medical care despite publishing response-time data and reallocating resources. She notes FDNY response times have consistently increased over the past decade, especially for life-threatening incidents.
Despite a dedicated and talented workforce, it is apparent
to anyone paying attention that our city has struggled to meet its obligations to provide timely emergency medical care to all New Yorkers.
Each year, the city publishes substantial amounts of data related to emergency response times, a key metric to monitor when seeking to evaluate, improve the delivery of pre-hospital emergency care.
In fact, according to the FDMY, the department regularly reviews response times to life-threatening medical emergencies across the city and develops strategies and reallocates resources to reduce response times
in communities with higher response times.
However, over the past decade, FDNY's response times to emergency medical incidences have consistently increased, a trend that is seen dramatically in responses to life-threatening medical incidences.
The dire medical emergencies where prompt delivery of emergency medical service
and care is most vital.
I'm extremely concerned that New Yorkers are facing negative health outcomes due to the delays of the delivery of emergency medical care
and the worry this instills a lack of public confidence in our city's ability to provide vital services when they are most needed.