STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton, has taken one of its six ambulances out of service during overnight hours as of Sunday, according to a public social media post and a hospital spokesman.
Unit 21Boy, which serves the Rosebank and Stapleton areas, will no longer operate between 1 a.m. and 9 a.m., according to the social media post. The hospital currently operates four Basic Life Support units and two Advanced Life Support units during most hours.
“Like all healthcare institutions, RUMC routinely reviews its emergency medical services demand to ensure resources are aligned with call volume and community needs,” RUMC spokesman Alex Lutz told the Advance/SILive.com…