Host a clinic feed

The single most valuable data signal in this directory is a human standing in an Emergency Room watching ambulances arrive. You see what we can't: which provider actually showed up, how long they took, what condition the vehicle was in, what the family paid. If you work at an ER and you'd log this in 30 seconds per arrival, you become a clinic feed host.

This is the OAQ "Host a Monitor" equivalent for ambulances.

OAQ enables individuals to host a $50–500 air-quality sensor that pushes readings into their public network. We can't crowd-source ambulance data with hardware (no equivalent device exists). What we can crowd-source is your observation as an ER attendant — the human-sensor.

What you'd do

Use a one-page mobile form, ~30 seconds per ambulance arrival.
Capture: provider (autocomplete from our directory), arrival time, response time band, vehicle type, condition (clean/dirty/equipped), what the family said about the fare.
That's it. No patient details. No medical decisions. No follow-up.

What you absolutely DON'T do

Do not record any patient information. Name, condition, diagnosis, anything identifying. None.
Do not record any patient family information. Their names, contact details, anything.
Do not log inside protected EHR or hospital systems. Use only the public form we provide.
Do not take photos that include patient faces, license plates, or identifying details.
Do not make medical decisions or recommendations on the basis of what we publish. You are an observer of operational reality, not a medical authority for this project.

What we publish, what we don't

We publish (aggregated, with attribution to "an ER host"):

The provider's response time and vehicle type for that arrival.
The fare the family was charged (rounded).
Aggregate stats: at hospital X, provider Y arrives in ~Z minutes typically.

We never publish:

Your name (we use the hospital's name + "ER host", e.g. "Apollo Bannerghatta ER host").
Your phone, email, or any direct contact info.
The specific shift / date / time, beyond an hour-band.
Any patient information (you don't give us any).

What you get

Free training on the form, the protocol, the privacy boundaries. ~30 minutes.
Your hospital's published response-time picture — the only place in India where this exists.
A monthly summary of what your contributions enabled — anonymised stats, what patients in your catchment paid, where the gaps are.
Optional named credit in CONTRIBUTORS.md if you want it (most hosts opt for anonymous).
The satisfaction of building real data in a domain where nobody else is doing this. Your shift becomes a data point in a public commons.

Who we'd love to hear from

ER nurses, attendants, registration desk staff.
House officers / interns rotating through emergency.
Hospital administrators willing to designate one ER staff member.
Anyone with a sustainable ~5 hours per week to commit.

Privacy commitment for hosts

We collect your name, hospital, email, and phone — used solely for coordination, training, and direct support. Never sold, never traded, never marketed. See the privacy policy and the no-marketing policy. You can withdraw at any time and your contributions stay (aggregated, attributed to "ER host") but your identity is removed from our records.