The top challenge rural ambulance networks face, according to the report, is a lack of funding and an inability to receive more due to barriers imposed at the state level.

State law and a task force are forcing county EMS overhauls across New York. Funding and staffing are the pressure points.

Staten Island’s response times have declined over the past decade as rising call volume and staffing shortages slow advanced ...

The response times of New York City EMS are rising, according to an independent report released on Thursday. The study was ...

An EMT starts at a salary of $39,386, union officials said. After about five years, their salary increases to $59,000. By ...

Hospitals on Staten Island are reducing overnight ambulance coverage as staffing shortages, pay disparities and recruitment challenges continue ...

There are over 1,150 rural EMS agencies across New York, a recent report on the state's rural ambulance system reveals.

An underfunded system of 1,150 rural EMS agencies across New York has led to long wait times and low, overworked staff, a ...

The merge of two storied institutions in New York City was commemorated on Monday, March 16, 2026, at EMS Academy at Fort ...

National response time standards for EMS show that nine minutes can significantly impact patients’ chance of survival. In Connecticut, there are large sections of rural parts of the state in the ...

Staten Island emergency medical response times are best in the five boroughs, but part of a troubling trend, according to a ...

Ambulance providers across rural New York say their systems are nearing collapse without more state funding, according to the ...