Queens EMTs hand off to volunteer services per sources

[RescueKujo 130]

Saw this linked on Facebook today, surprised no one said anything...

They're throwing them a bone.

Some city emergency medical technicians are "turfing out" low-priority 911 calls to nonprofit volunteer ambulance units in Queens, several sources told The Post.

That allows the nonprofits to pick up patients and receive payment -- money that otherwise would have gone to the city.

"Yeah, it happens. Some of the guys are turfing out calls to other guys who work for the community crews," said a longtime volunteer with a Queens community-ambulance team.

"It's only low-priority calls they don't want to take, or if they're really jammed up," the volunteer said. "They'll text or call a 'vollie' and say 'there's a pick-up on this street, you want it?' "

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/lazy_emts_hand_off_to_volunteers_N60Ieh1Z0vSoCAuBvmY2AK#ixzz14O14gAHA

NY Post Article