NEWARK, N.Y. — Newark-Arcadia Volunteer Ambulance Inc. (NAVA), under the Newark-Arcadia Emergency Medical Services, announced it has purchased and begun deploying body-worn cameras for its EMS personnel.
In a statement, officials said the program is intended to support transparency and accountability, enhance provider safety and strengthen the delivery of patient care.
The body-worn camera program will:
- Provide an objective record of interactions, enhance documentation accuracy, support training and quality improvement efforts,
- Promote professionalism.
- Serve as a safety measure for our crews and patients.
Newark-Arcadia Emergency Medical Services said it will continue providing compassionate, professional and reliable emergency medical care, and that its new body-worn camera program is intended to strengthen trust with the community.
The agency said it is the third EMS provider in New York to adopt a body-worn camera program, and the first 501(c)(3) EMS agency in the state to do so.
What are your thoughts on body-worn cameras in EMS? Do they improve provider safety and documentation — or raise new concerns?
EMS1 readers respond
“How is this going to be HIPPA compliant? How can you guarantee patient privacy?”
“I hope it does not become a precedent.”
