orangEMT246

North Korea and South Korea will consolidate before Pelham and Pelham Manor

Looking at your post above and going to your profile all we see is that you're a male from Yonkers, so what's your beef if you're not even doing what you've stated above?

I will stop using a backboard when I won't get fired for not using it.

Next we will be hearing this on the news. Ambulance company "A" and ambulance company "B" pull up to a scene. They argue who gets the patient. Guns are drawn by the EMS crews. You get the idea.

I'm pretty sure the "Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act" (aka "Obamacare") has already been passed since the GOP are hellbent on repealing it. I can't say for sure what impact it will have on the "quality of our current healthcare", but I do know it's improved the quality of healthcare for many of the uninsured/underinsured in the Country. But, by all means let's throw out all these people like the weekly trash. I mean after all it has to be their fault that their job doesn't pay enough to afford coverage.

That sounds pretty risky. It is one thing to tell/suggest/pressure a facility not to call 911. It another thing to "Not Respopnd" . If you are a true municipal angency (owned or controlled by the government) or are contracted to be so, and you refuse a call for service, to me that runs counter to everything we do. Can you work with places to try to divert less-then-urgen calls to a secondary providor? Sure. Can you say, "Sorry bud, you've had enough, you're cut off!" I think that is wrong. Remember, visitors and staff have medical emergencies too. Imagine a 7 year old choking to death on a lollipop while visiting grandma. If the NH can show proof they were told to stop calling, that dead girl presents a bit of an issue.
I dunno. I learned how to care for the sick ans injured. I drive around in a truck full of stuff to do that, or a flycar equipped to support those that do it. They send me work, and I do it as well as I can. Doesn't bother me what the adress is, or what color ambulance I am driving or backing up. I not too good to answer whatever calls come to me.
I have noticed that of all the medical technicians- x-ray, lab, EKG, ER etc, ONLY the EMTechnicians feel that certain pateints are beneith them and should be cared for and treated by someone else. Kind of sad, for me and for that 'not good enough' pateint.

Spoken like someone not effected by the tolls. Sounds like a knee jerk reaction not a solution to a problem. :angry:

Abortion isn't about privacy. It's murder. On a forum dedicated to people who save lives this topic is a disgrace.

But as an emergency service community, we have NO problem contracting out EMS?

...finally

Like everything else ....it will be dismissed once a few phone calls are made to the police station, the mayor, or the judge.

I work there so maybe I can answer your questions. I was a NY EMT when I started there. You can work as a NY EMT for only six months. You MUST get your NJ EMT in that time frame. It was just a matter of taking a "core 13" class. The BLS trucks are double EMT, 911 only in either type 1 or type 3 vehicles. We are phasing out the type 1's. A EMT will start per-diem. After about a year, you will usually be offered full time if any spots are open. The pay now is $17.94hr days and $19.94hr nights. You will earn your money as you will do 12-15 jobs in a 12 hour shift. When you become full time, they have a rotating schedule. It is 2 on, 2 off, 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, etc.. Basically you work every other weekend, three day work weeks, with the fourth week you work four days. There are only 12 hour shifts. There are no stations. You are posted (unless we are backed up with jobs), but you are constantly working. It is a state job with the state PERS pension. Info can be found here at www.uh-ems.org. There is also a link for the HR dept on the page under the "general information" tab. There are no paper resumes accepted, and you can only apply if openings are listed on the HR website. Good luck! It is a great place to get experience. Don't come here only looking at the money. People have quit during the orientation ride-along saying it is not for them, or it is just to busy for them! You can PM me if you have any other questions. Also listen to 155.4000 on a scanner to hear how the system is run.

I work there so maybe I can answer your questions. I was a NY EMT when I started there. You can work as a NY EMT for only six months. You MUST get your NJ EMT in that time frame. It was just a matter of taking a "core 13" class. The BLS trucks are double EMT, 911 only in either type 1 or type 3 vehicles. We are phasing out the type 1's. A EMT will start per-diem. After about a year, you will usually be offered full time if any spots are open. The pay now is $17.94hr days and $19.94hr nights. You will earn your money as you will do 12-15 jobs in a 12 hour shift. When you become full time, they have a rotating schedule. It is 2 on, 2 off, 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, etc.. Basically you work every other weekend, three day work weeks, with the fourth week you work four days. There are only 12 hour shifts. There are no stations. You are posted (unless we are backed up with jobs), but you are constantly working. It is a state job with the state PERS pension. Info can be found here at www.uh-ems.org. There is also a link for the HR dept on the page under the "general information" tab. There are no paper resumes accepted, and you can only apply if openings are listed on the HR website. Good luck! It is a great place to get experience. Don't come here only looking at the money. People have quit during the orientation ride-along saying it is not for them, or it is just to busy for them! You can PM me if you have any other questions. Also listen to 155.4000 on a scanner to hear how the system is run.

Yeah, I found out Mike Wik was working Transcare like 3 days before his departure. I was kinda surprised he left HVP. What's the average life span of a manager over there lately? 6 months?

If you tell the PD no, and don't do the blood draw at their request, would that be considered "obstruction", opening up a set of problems for the EMS provider/agency?

After reading all of the posts here about MLLS most do not know our operation and most will not know until you have an oppurtunity to work for the MLSS family. Besides being the premier agency in the Hudson valley we have accountability within our employees which I am very proud of and thats what has gotten us to be the premier provider. Besides there is so much behind the scenes that most of you don't see for instance MLLS is the reason we as ALS providors have cpap now in our protocols we are the company that took it upon ourselves to for go the expense to be the pilot company in the Hudson Valley to get everyone the availability of cpap now if your providor chooses not to have such a valualbel tool well I'm sorry for you. I also am not able to elaborate but there is also new technology that is being tested in the field as we speak.So the bottom line is instead of bashing the MLLS family come on over to New Windsor and see for yourself what we are about. That goes for all of you that can be accountable for your actions. Remember there is no life like Mobile life

You know it's all great to sing the high praises of the company that was awarded the contract however let's seriously look at things here. Transcare provided phenomenal service to the City of Poughkeepsie since they took over Alamo. The response times were between 4-6 minutes on an average. You had 2 Dedicated units that when they called out knew they were in the City! You had additional units at the drop of a hat and maybe just maybe when the city exploded a call was rolled over! You have an EMD dispatch and a well known station established in the heart of the City! The Dedicated City crews worked their butts off! I know contracts come and go and territory is lost and gained but something just does not add up here at all!!!! That is just my humble opinion and of course I too will be just singing a sour grape song to many on this board!!!

But when two calls drop back to back and the second unit responds from the Newburgh-Beacon bridge, then you can't tell me they have two units in the village.

Not for nothing, but it just seems like he would rather see Transcare in the City instead of MLSS? I mean if thats the case, then where is the harm in what he said?

Yeah, yeah, i know...i know nothing. All the time i spent working in the city of poughkeepsie, dutchess and ulster counties are worthless. I'm going to go hang my head in shame because what i have to say from first hand experience in the field means nothing.
If you wan't to call reality on the ground mud-slinging so be it. The city's loss, heart goes out to my former city EMS providers.

Can't say i agree. Bunch of good, seasoned, City providers will be moving on with this change. As a side bar MLSS has wanted this contract forever....we hated it when they opened up their station in the city limits and would consistently buff 911 jobs. I remember on occasion where a City FD Captain reamed the MLSS crew out for their buffing efforts. Obviously my loyalty lies with the Alamo holdovers (now TC) and it upsets me that they will either have to move on or go through another change of shirts...those that regularly work out of the city are loyal, dedicated, enthusiastic and have great working relationships with FD and PD. It's going to take time for things to re-formulated.
Oh well, such is par for the course in Dutchess county