NYPD Medical Assistance
Medical Assistance For NYPD & Their Families The NYPD supplies oxygen therapy equipment, oxygen concentrators, portable oxygen, electric hospital beds, hip chairs, walkers, hoyer lifts, slings, orthro-biotic chairs, geriatric chairs, pulmo-aide equipment, wheel chairs, commodes, canes, crutches, trapeze bars, tent unit therapy and intravenous stands to its members and their families free of charge. Other equipment may be available upon request. You will need a prescription from your doctor. The items will be delivered to the home.
It also supplies ambulance service to transport none-ambulatory patients from their residence to medical facilities, from medical facilities service are highly trained EMT's as well as certified Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation experts. The patient must be active or retired member of the NYPD, their spouse, unmarried dependant children, father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law and brothers and sisters who reside with the member and are supported by that mamber. The ambulance can travel up to 250 miles outside the city but one point must be within the city.
This service cannot be used for EDP transfers, emergency maternity transfers, known air bourn communicable disease transfers, intensive care transfers or any patient with open or oozing wounds. This service is available Monday to Friday from 0700 to 2300 hrs. If this service is needed at other hours it may be available upon request.