Abdo Nahmod Under Fire From Medics ; Quick, Somebody Call 911

City medics are demanding the resignation of EMS boss Abdo Nahmod, claiming he mismanaged the response to Superstorm Sandy, reported The New York Post (via Firehouse.com).

First responders say medical care devolved into chaos as the hurricane’s floodwaters swamped EMS stations and paralyzed ambulances — sometimes stranding medics on their roofs — all because the FDNY failed to follow its own hurricane plan.

Read more : FDNY Medics Calling for Ouster of EMS Chief for Sandy Decisions

911 Bloombo Dicto Sees No Emergency

Stephen Cassidy, president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association, attacked the Bloomberg administration during a news conference today, exposing the fact that Mayor Bloomberg was deliberately decreasing 911 response times to justify the closure of firehouses. As usual, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn had Mayor Bloomberg's back and would not criticise the billion-dollar broken 911 system.

Beth Israel Hospital Ambulance Stuck In Traffic

After St. Vincent's Hospital was closed so that it could become a billion-dollar luxury condominium and townhouse complex for the wealthy Rudin Family, many of the remaining hospitals in Manhattan are having to travel longer distances to respond to medical emergencies. In this video, there is a Beth Israel Hospital ambulance stuck in traffic right in front of the closed St. Vincent's Hospital. These ambulances then have the make the same long distance back to their originating hospital, to transport medical patients back to an emergency room or a trauma center. At stake are the life and well-being of medical patients, who have to risk their lives in order to wait until they receive critical medical treatment. There can be no "moving on" until a full-service hospital and trauma center replaces St. Vincent's Hospital.