A<unk>  unit in Queens. The insignia on the door reads "FDNY EMS Participating Member 911 Ambulance." In New York City, a<unk>  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<unk>  hospitals, provide 37% of ambulance tours in the city. These include the Northwell, NewYork-Presbyterian and Mount Sinai health networks, as well as Jamaica Hospital Medical Center<unk>  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.<unk> s 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.
Voluntary ambulance
House call
Helicopter rescue basket
Rescue vehicle
Motorcycle ambulance
Doctor's visit
Emergency medical responder
Transcare EMS