Emergency Medical Services
- Emergency Medical Care on Liberty Island and Ellis Island is provided year round by National Park Service Emergency Medical Technicians. Patient transports are coordinated with Jersey City Medical Center Ambulances but emergency response and patient care on the islands falls soley upon the National Park Service Emergency Medical Technicians.
- Emergency Medical Care at Gateway parks in Brooklyn and Staten Island is provided jointly by National Park Service Emergency Medical Technicians and the City Of New York.
- Emergency Medical Care at Governors island and manhatten sites are provided by NPS park rangers with first aid training and by the City of new York Emergency Medical Technicians.
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