Rutherford First Aid Ambulance Corps

Rutherford First Aid Squad Captain Arnie Listhaus has reported that the Squad responded to 101 calls for assistance during the month of May 2007, traveling over 1,270 miles. Of the 101 calls for assistance, 57 calls were classified as medical emergencies, 25 calls were for trauma and 9 calls were for motor vehicle accidents. Nine calls were classified as other. The Squad visited 7 different hospitals, with Hackensack University Medical Center leading with 43 visits, followed by 20 to St. Mary's in Passaic. The Squad treated 66 residents, 27 nonresidents and responded to 7 mutual aid calls, including one call to evacuate two nursing home patients affected by the Pine Barrens fire in Ocean County, who were transported to a nursing home facility in Bergen County. The Squad requested the services of the Paramedics on 39 occasions.

Rutherford First Aid Squad Captain Arnie Listhaus has reported that the Squad responded to 106 calls for assistance during the month of April 2007, traveling over 1,157 miles. Of the 106 calls for assistance, 62 calls were classified as medical emergencies, 29 calls were for trauma and 9 calls were for motor vehicle accidents. Six calls were classified as other. The Squad visited 8 different hospitals, with Hackensack University Medical Center leading with 36 visits, followed by 25 to St. Mary's in Passaic. The Squad treated 67 residents, 31 nonresidents and responded to 5 mutual aid calls in Lyndhurst. The Squad requested the services of the Paramedics on 53 occasions.

WHEREAS, with feelings of deepest regret, the Governing Body of the Borough of Rutherford must record the passing of Linda J. Collins; and

WHEREAS, she was devoted to the Borough of Rutherford by dedicating her time and talent to the Rutherford First Aid Ambulance Corps; and

In Memoriam: Linda J. Collins
The members of the Rutherford First Aid Ambulance Corps recently mourned the loss of one of their members with the untimely death of Linda J. Collins on April 5, 2007. Linda had been a member of the Ambulance Corps since January 2004 and was certified by the State Health Department as an Emergency Medical Technician. Linda had volunteered her time with the Ambulance Corps by providing emergency medical services to her community by being on ambulance duty Tuesday and Saturday evenings. "She was a devoted squad member and, although she had a very busy personal life and was working extra shifts at work, she put in many hours volunteering with our organization" noted Ambulance Corps Captain Arnie Listhaus. "She would often ride on Saturday evenings until midnight and set her alarm for 3 a.m. in order to wake up for her job on Sunday morning" noted Listhaus, who was one of her riding partners on both Tuesday and Saturday evenings. "When I asked her what motivated her to push herself so hard for the Ambulance Corps, she related, that the Ambulance Corps and the town had taken care of her father when he was ill, and she felt she needed to give back to the organization and town that had helped her dad in his time of need", noted Listhaus. That statement by Linda, Ambulance Corps President Brian O'Keefe says, speaks volumes about Linda's dedication and loyalty to our organization and this community, and let's one know the type of caring person Linda was. She was a loyal volunteer in the truest sense of the words. The mayor and council of Rutherford introduced a resolution of condolences on behalf of Linda, which was presented to her family by members of the governing body at the wake service, along with the lowering of all American flags in the borough to half staff, in honor of Linda. Linda is survived by her mother, Lillian Collins; her brother, Robert and wife Lynn; her sister, Patty and husband Ed; her sister, Vickey; and Linda's two children, Mary Beth and Robbie, and three grandchildren, Miranda, Ariel and Crystal. "Linda will be missed by the Ambulance Corps for her many benevolent deeds, her unselfish life, the respect and esteem in which she was held," noted O'Keefe.

Rutherford First Aid Squad Captain Arnie Listhaus has reported that the Squad responded to 110 calls for assistance during the month of March 2007 traveling over 1,248 miles. Of the 110 calls for assistance, 76 calls were classified as medical emergencies, 17 calls were for trauma, which includes 9 calls for motor vehicle accidents. Four calls were classified as other. The Squad visited 8 different hospitals, with Hackensack University Medical Center leading with 52 visits, followed by 27 visits to St. Mary's Passaic. The Squad treated 76 residents and 31 nonresidents. Of the 110 calls, 54 were males, 52 were females, 98 were seniors and 8 were minors. The Squad was requested on 4 occasions for mutual aid calls in Lyndhurst, East Rutherford and Clifton. The Squad requested the services of the Paramedics on 60 occasions.

Rutherford First Aid Squad Captain Arnie Listhaus has reported that the Squad responded to 85 calls for assistance during the month of February 2007 traveling over 936 miles. Of the 85 calls for assistance, 64 calls were classified as medical emergencies, 17 calls were for trauma, which includes 3 calls for motor vehicle accidents. Two calls were classified as other. The Squad visited 6 different hospitals, with Hackensack University Medical Center leading with 38 visits, followed 13 visits to St. Mary's Passaic and 7 visits to Passaic Beth Israel. The Squad treated 60 residents and 25 nonresidents. Of the 85 calls, 40 were males, 45 were females, 74 were seniors and 11 were minors. The Squad was requested on 7 occasions for mutual aid calls in Lyndhurst and East Rutherford. The Squad requested the services of the Paramedics on 40 occasions.

Rutherford First Aid Squad Captain Arnie Listhaus has reported that the Squad responded to 95 calls for assistance during the month of January 2007 traveling over 1,060 miles. Of the 95 calls for assistance, 70 calls were classified as medical emergencies, 9 calls were for trauma, which includes 14 calls for motor vehicle accidents. The Squad visited 7 different hospitals, with Hackensack University Medical Center leading with 49 visits, followed by 9 visits to Passaic Beth Israel and 8 visits to St. Mary's Hospital. The Squad treated 70 residents, 28 nonresidents and responded to two mutual aid calls each in Lyndhurst and East Rutherford. The Squad requested the services of the Paramedics on 36 occasions.

The Rutherford Congregational Church recently provided support to the Rutherford Volunteer Ambulance Corps by placing two messages on their church bulletin board regarding the Corps annual fund drive and recruitment efforts. The Ambulance Corps is currently conducting their annual campaign for funds, in addition to their on going efforts to recruit new members. Residents and businesses interested in donating, can mail their contribution to the Ambulance Corps at P.O. Box 217, Rutherford, N.J. 07070.

The Rutherford First Aid-Ambulance Corps, a New Jersey not-for-profit corporation, mailed its 2007 annual fund drive appeal to Rutherford residents and businesses during the second week of January. The Rutherford Ambulance Corps has served the residents and visitors of Rutherford for the last fifty-eight years with around-the-clock emergency medical ambulance services. During 2006, the Rutherford Ambulance Corps responded to over 1,231 calls for assistance - an average of just under three and one-half calls every day.

Rutherford First Aid Ambulance Corps Squad Captain Arnie Listhaus has reported that the Squad responded to 1,231 calls for assistance during the calendar year 2006, traveling over 12,709 miles. Of the 1,231 calls for assistance, 774 calls were classified as medical emergencies, 381 calls were for trauma, 127 calls were for motor vehicle accidents, 4 were for cardiac arrests, 4 transports, 2 calls requiring the use of a defibulator and 72 calls were classifified as other. The Squad visited 11 different hospitals, with Hackensack University Medical Center leading with 520 visits, followed by 197 visits to St. Mary's in Passaic, 136 trips to the Passaic Beth Israel Hospital and 39 calls to Meadowlands Hospital and Medical center in Secaucus. The Squad treated 874 residents, 349 nonresidents, which were broken down to 629 female patients, 593 male patients, 458 senior patients and 155 minor patients. The Squad responded to 82 mutual aid calls to surrounding communities, which included, 61 calls for Lyndhurst, 17 calls to East Rutherford, 2 calls to Clifton and 1 call each to Passaic and Nutley. The Squad requested the services of the Paramedics on 514 occasions. Of those 514 calls, the paramedics worked up 202 patients, released 151 patients, were cancelled 150 times and were unavailable on 11 occasions. There were two ambulance calls at the same time on 80 occasions and three calls at the same time on 7 occasions.