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I do not know where you got your figures from.
I went to Wikipedia which lists the following stats for NYC ems in 2016
275723 medical emergencies called in
4414 emergency medical professionals
That works out to an average of
275723÷4414=62.***
So at a 40week work year it’s about 1.5 calls a week per person.
I think most hatzolah members are in that range.
As to the speed of the ambulances
the city’s average response time also incrementally ticked up — from eight minutes 27 seconds in 2012 to nine minutes and 23 seconds in 2014. But at peak times and for calls deemed less urgent, response times can frequently be significantly longer, records show.
The city responds much more quickly — six minutes or less, on average — to the most critical calls, which include cardiac arrest and choking.
So let’s say their response time is six min.
Long enough to cause death my heart attack or permanent damage by stroke.
Now I don’t have stats for hatzolah but based on personal experience it ranges from 30seconds to 3 min
Nobody is asking the ambulances to drive like race cars.
But those engines should be able to hit 35mph on ocean parkway.
They often don’t.
And finally
You truly did miss my point.
I was just stating that to hinge any fault on the fact that hatzolah utilizes unpaid members, is complete foolishness.
If you think there are issues in competency, by all means address them. But to base anything on the lack of pay is nonsense.