FDNY slash puts Victory on life support
The FDNY will no longer send emergency ambulances to Victory Memorial Hospital — a decision that could doom the beleaguered hospital, days after local pols crowed that they had saved the troubled medical center's emergency room.
The surprising move goes into effect on April 1, and means that all 911 calls coming from Southwest Brooklyn on routes previously directed to Victory will now be routed either to Maimonides Medical Center in Borough Park or Lutheran Medical Center in Sunset Park.
The announcement raised the blood pressure of local officials who are questioning the sanity of taking Victory's three ambulances off the road while Southwest Brooklyn emergency rooms are already at full capacity.
"This is insane," said Councilman Vince Gentile (D-Bay Ridge), "Victory still has a working emergency room, certified EMTs, and working ambulances, and until that changes, I do not see why they cannot still provide ambulance service to Southwest Brooklyn."
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/30/13/30_13victory.html
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