In May, Mohawk Ambulance failed to provide timely transport for a dying child. It took the company 25 minutes after the 911 call was made to deliver an ambulance the scene of the child's accident. Later, memos were leaked to the press that pointed to a systemic problem within Mohawk. Mayor Jennings called for an investigation--of sorts--and his ad-hoc committee produced a flimsy offical report. Mohawk made assurances that it would take every step possible to avoid future delayed responses., and that was that.
(The full backstory is here.)
Well today, Nathan Lebron, a Republican running in the Albany mayoral, found out firsthand just how well Mohawk is doing with its promise to prevent lengthy response times. And what he is claiming does not reassure:
One hour after my initial call I called 911 once again and was transferred to the police department. The officer asked me to get his name and someone at the bus shelter recognized him. Once I gave the officer his name, he recognized him. EMS finally arrived at 2:15 pm followed by Mohawk Ambulance. He was placed on a stretcher and taken away. I attempted to engage the Lieutenant of West Hill Engine #7 a couple of times but was rude and appeared to be vexed by the situation.
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Posted by: ambulance equipment | October 30, 2009 at 07:43 AM