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Interesting. My favorite line:

Citywide's luxury ambulance service aims to provide a level of comfort and amenities every bit as sophisticated as its state certified medical services.
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And they aren't the first. These folks were doing it in Philly several years ago:
http://www.ambulancelimo.com/

Except that they might have been shut down - If their parent company was who I think it was, it was nailed for Medicare fraud.
 
I think this might be my favorite bit.

From the 400 thread count cotton linen, to the plush bedding to the multi- mode lighting system to the Flat Screen TV Theatre with Wi-Fi, Satellite Radio & Digital Surround Sound to the warm mahogany inlays, no detail was too small to address when it came to creating an interior that isn’t merely superior- but the ultimate in its class. At Citywide, our VIP private ambulance service truly is one-of-a-kind.
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:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

I'm all for adding some comforts to ambs used for LDTs, but seriously? That is beyond absurd.

  • Multi Channel Infusion Pumps
  • Ventilators
  • Defibrillators
  • Pulse-Oxymetry
  • 12 Lead EKG with capnography, external pacing
  • IVAC Syringe Pumps
  • Intra Aorta Balloon Pump
  • PLUS virtually any specialty device your physician requests.
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They can't spell oximetry right, but yet they claim to carry IABPs on board. Right.
 
There's also some government EMS regulatory agencies who insist on discussing "HIPPA" [sic] regulations.
http://www.mbemsc.org/pages/provider-information/patient

As far as a luxury ambulance, if it's a legitimate trip and the patient is paying out of pocket, why the heck not?
 
If I was vomiting bile and bits of gallbladder, I'd be more interested in what was in the IV than if the sheets were 400 count.
I can imagine what keeping such a unit clean must be like. Only IFT I bet.
They ought to be required to do pro bono trips from Skid Row....hahha!
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WOW! I must commend them on a job well done, they found a niche market and I'm sure they can make a killing by serving upper class clientele. Their setup looks really nice, very tasteful for what it's designed for.

Granted, the site went a little overboard and included things like the balloon pump (because all ambulances have those, right?), and I don't really see these luxury ambos being great CCT rigs, but if I ever need a ride I'd definitely want to ride in one of those babies!
 
Citywide does not participate in 911 activities in NYC.
 
Oxymetry is a recognised way to spell oximetry; just like orthopedic and orthopaedic, I have seen it several times in non-American literature.
 
Clare said:
Oxymetry is a recognised way to spell oximetry; just like orthopedic and orthopaedic, I have seen it several times in non-American literature.
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My browser says that recognized is actually spelled with a 'z'... :P
 
Haha, indeed. Several of my friends and I have been avid Monty Python fans since discovering "Holy Grail" in middle school. Ever since, it has been a running joke between us that the English don't know how to speak English properly...
 
intellectualfish said:
Haha, indeed. Several of my friends and I have been avid Monty Python fans since discovering "Holy Grail" in middle school. Ever since, it has been a running joke between us that the English don't know how to speak English properly...
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British (and derivative) English either uses an S, adds an A or an O as far as medical is concerned

Anesthesia becomes anaesthesia
Dyspnea becomes dyspnoea
Stabilized becomes stabilised etc

I do not generally add the o to the front of edema ... I dno, just because
 
I worked at citywide when this story came out.

They did not use that rig much if ever. I have been in the rig and don't find it to be luxurious.

Citywide is primarily a IFT company. Medics do alot of CCT runs. It be nice to have working rigs much less luxurious rigs.
 
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