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As EMS merger with FDNY turns 25, agency leaders reflect on successes, areas for improvement


As EMS merger with FDNY turns 25, agency leaders reflect on successes, areas for improvement
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Today is the 25th anniversary of the New York City Fire Department and the Emergency Medical Service merging into a single agency. Operations have become more efficient since 1996, but there is still room for improvement, EMS union president told Crain s.
Before the merger, EMS and its emergency medical technicians had fallen under the jurisdiction of NYC Health + Hospitals. The consolidation made the FDNY the largest department-based provider of emergency medical care in the country.
However, the effort was not well received at the start, said Oren Barzilay, president of FDNY EMS Local 2507, which represents the more than 4,000 members in the department. Barzilay joined EMS in July 1995. ....

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) Announces Grants Totaling $1.3 Million to Assess Impact of COVID-19 on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Equity


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NEW YORK, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/  The coronavirus pandemic has led to several temporary regulatory relaxations and policy innovations in treatment for opioid use disorder aimed at making it easier for those seeking care to access treatment without risking in-person interactions. The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) today announced it is providing grants totaling $1.3 million to six organizations to assess the
 impact of these temporary measures and inform future policies to improve access and promote equity for the treatment of opioid use disorder.   
Temporary policy changes related to opioid use disorder treatment include the use of telehealth, allowing for take-home methadone doses, and alterations in toxicology screening, said Karen A. Scott, MD, MPH, President of FORE. We have a short window of time to determine which policy changes are working to improve access, and how these policies improve or ....

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