City looks to improve response times with new South Boston ambulance center in Seaport

City bureaucrats and first responders gathered Friday for the groundbreaking of a million state-of-the-art ambulance center on the South Boston waterfront The project slated for completion next year was touted by the mayor s office as a major financing in community soundness infrastructure and urgency response for the one of the city s fastest growing neighborhoods This groundbreaking marks our continued efforts to protect the medical and safety of every Boston resident Mayor Michelle Wu disclosed As the Seaport and Boston overall continue to grow this new EMS station ensures we can continue to respond to urgency calls with timely care as well as providing updated facilities and strong advocacy for our EMTs and paramedics The new ambulance center will be located on Dry Dock Avenue in the Raymond L Flynn Marine Park adjacent to Pier City administrators anticipate that the addition will enhance crisis response times and expand access to life-saving care The station will feature a two-bay ambulance garage residents restrooms and a second-floor crew space with a lounge kitchenette showers and a gym to backing EMS personnel James Hooley the city s EMS chief described the day s groundbreaking for the new facility as a long time coming Over the past decade crisis calls in the South Boston waterfront area have doubled Hooley reported This station will strengthen our ability to get the right guidance to people at the right time and improve outcomes when every second truly matters Related Articles Josh Kraft son of billionaire Patriots owner puts million of his own cash toward his bid for Boston mayor Boston Mayor Wu launches research of BPS transportation provider after bus kills child Boston City Council OKs disability pension hike for BPS lecturer pummeled by pupil Boston s White Stadium rehab won t be ready in time for NWSL organization s inaugural season Boston City Hall staffers charged in alleged domestic development terminated The station will be fully electric as part of the city s climate-friendly goals and built on a site that will also include a newly-paved plaza and a landscaped parklet with trees and greenery enhancing the surrounding citizens space personnel disclosed City Councilor Ed Flynn who represents the area and whose father former mayor Ray Flynn is the namesake of the park where the new station is being built described the commitment as a lifeline for our region This has been years in the making Flynn commented It s a step forward for community safety access to city services and the well-being of every person in our neighborhood