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  WTC Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program
  What You Can Do About Your Physical Health
  What You Can Do About Your Mental Health
  By Thomas Farley, MD, MPH, NYC Health Commissioner
     
  9/11-Affected People
  Healthcare Professionals
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9/11 Health - WTC Centers of Excellence in New York City

The WTC Centers of Excellence provide specialized testing and treatment for physical and mental health conditions:

The WTC Centers of Excellence offer:

  • Treatment and medication for WTC-related illnesses with no out-of-pocket costs to patients
  • Treatment by health professionals specializing in 9/11-related conditions
  • Assistance with applying for 9/11-related benefits, such as Workers' Compensation

World Trade Center Environmental Health Center at Bellevue Hospital Center, Gouverneur Health Care Services and Elmhurst Hospital Center

877-982-0107

Who's Eligible

Local residents, area workers and people passing by the area of the WTC, who were exposed to WTC dust or fumes and are experiencing symptoms related to this exposure. This includes:

  • Adult and child residents of lower Manhattan and some areas of Brooklyn
  • Students attending schools and colleges in lower Manhattan in 2001 and 2002
  • City employees, and
  • Volunteers and people involved in debris removal and clean-up.

Patients are seen regardless of insurance status.

Note: The WTC Environmental Health Center PDF Document (Reader Required; Click to Download) is not a screening program. The main purpose is to monitor and treat people who already have 9/11-related health problems.

The WTC Environmental Health Center has produced a video to help people better understand how the WTC disaster may have affected their health.

Service Locations in New York City

Fire Department of New York: World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program

718-999-1858

Who's Eligible

FDNY and EMS members – active and retired – who participated in the 9/11 rescue and recovery effort

FDNY Bureau of Health Services
9 Metrotech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Additional FDNY Mental Health Service Locations

Retired and former FDNY and EMS members are also eligible to participate in the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program

Mount Sinai Consortium: World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program

888-702-0630

Who's Eligible

Workers and volunteers who responded to the 2001 terrorist attack.


Service Locations in New York Metropolitan Area


 
 

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