When a life is in danger, help must be just around the corner. With the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the best hospitals in the city, right here on campus, it is. Even so, it can take up to 30 minutes for Philadelphia Fire Rescue to respond and transport a injured patient from a location on campus to HUP. Surely, it's time to consider starting our own ambulance service here on campus. It's been done successfully at Brown. Students could serve as volunteer Emergency Medical Technicians. And although it may cost as much as $205,000 to set up, it might save the University money in the long-run. Currently, the University hires a private ambulance to be on-call at many events such as football games. If we had our own ambulance service, it would be able to assume this role. More importantly, it could save a life. The University administration should take a serious look at the Penncorps proposal and enact it.
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