CENTRAL BROOKLYN HOSPITALS HOLDING DISASTER EXERCISE

Dec 6, 2006

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University will hold the largest disaster drill performed by an academic medical center or teaching hospital ever in New York City on Sunday, December 10, 2006, from 10:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.
 
The staffs of four hospitals will care for more than 150 volunteers pretending to be victims of the mock disaster, many brought to the site by ambulance. The drill will begin with a reported explosion of unknown origin in the vicinity, with triage at sites between 395 and 445 Lenox Road.
 
New York City Emergency Medical Services and the police and fire departments will participate in the exercise, which is cosponsored by Kings County Hospital Center, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, and Kingsboro State Psychiatric Center.
 
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University has been the leader in hospital disaster preparedness in the City. Dr. Bonnie Arquilla is assistant professor of emergency medicine and the director of disaster preparedness at SUNY Downstate/Kings County Medical Center.

 

NOTE TO PHOTO EDITORS:   Photo opportunities include moulage (applying mock injuries for the purpose of training) and emergency services being administered to mock disaster victims. Computer simulation of full resuscitation of patients will test emergency services response in real time. The moulage begins at 10:00 a.m., 395 Lenox Road, near the intersection with New York Avenue.

 

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About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (SUNY) 64-campus system and the only SUNY AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough’s 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate’s exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.

UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.

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