NYC Response Times Lag Because Ambulances Wait in Line at the ER
- Paramedics are taking about 3 minutes longer to reach patients
- Bottleneck in emergency-room processing cited for delays
Ambulances in front of the emergency room entrance of the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York on April 2.
Photographer: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
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New York City ambulances are taking almost three minutes longer than usual to respond to the most critical distress calls, mainly because of administrative bottlenecks in overwhelmed emergency rooms.