Disaster Response
Given our central location in Brooklyn, and the number of highly publicized terrorist events and scares which have affected the New York City area, disaster preparedness has become a vital function of the Department of Emergency Medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital Center. Currently, our division coordinates disaster preparations for both facilities. This includes arranging necessary gear and overseeing disaster contingency planning for both hospitals, as well as implementing periodic drills involving both nearby healthcare facilities and city agencies. The Disaster Preparedness Division also provides training to hospital staff in various areas of emergency management and preparedness. Research opportunities in disaster medicine are also available through the division for attending physicians, residents and medical students as well as other interested parties.
The New York Institute for All Hazard Preparedness
SUNY Downstate Medical Center is also part of the New York Institute for All Hazard Preparedness (NYIAHP). This organization is based at SUNY Downstate and consists of several other nearby healthcare facilities (Kings County Hospital Center, Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center). The NYIAHP is dedicated to the disaster preparedness of both the member facilities and their surrounding neighborhoods and continues to be responsible for some of the largest civilian disaster drills in the country. These drills take place every 6 to 18 months and involve, not only the facilities and local city agencies but the participation of community members of all ages.
INDO-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative
The INDO-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative is a partnership and academic effort between SUNY Downstate Medical Center and the University of South Florida in the United States and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Baroda Medical College-SSG Hospital in India. The partnership also enjoys the support of the World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine. The main mission of this partnership is to foster the growth of academic medicine in the fields of Emergency Medicine and Trauma. The collaborative promotes exchange of knowledge and mutual development between academic institutions in India and the United States. As part of the attempt to foster this exchange, the collaborative holds a yearly academic summit meeting in India, which is organized with the participation of SUNY Downstate faculty members.
For more information on the INDO-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative, please visit the official website at http://www.indusem.com
Protect New York
The significant risks that New York State faces from terrorism and other disasters will challenge us for generations. To create and disseminate knowledge on ever better ways of protecting ourselves, New York must foster excellence in research, education, and public service. Founded at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, in Brooklyn, NY on April 24, 2006, Protect New York is dedicated to helping New York State and New York City meet this challenge.
Though most of the founding members are faculty members from the State University of New York system, Protect New York welcomes membership inquiries from full- or part-time faculty members and academic administrators in any accredited college or university, and also from emergency management and homeland security professionals (who are interested in research and education), and college students.
For more information on Protect New York, please visit the official website at http://www.protectnewyork.org
Staff
Bonnie Arquilla, DO
Director of the Division of Disaster Preparedness
Rajesh Mittal, MD, MBA
Director of Disaster Preparedness Fellowship
Patricia Roblin, MS
Administrator, New York Institute for All Hazard Preparedness
Neida Bonilla, BA
Administrative Assistant, New York Institute for All Hazard Preparedness
Christiana Campbell, MD
Disaster Preparedness Fellow
Mollie Williams, MD
Disaster Preparedness Fellow
Contact Information
440 Lenox Rd, 2M
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Phone: 718-270-1168
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