Hurricane Irene

Hurricane Irene is headed to New York, and evacuations have begun. Here's some info for patients and family members:

Closed Hospitals: The following hospitals have been evacuated DO NOT GO

- Southside in Bay Shore Long Island

- Coney Island Hospital

- Staten Island University Hospital (North AND South campuses)

- NYU Medical Center

- VA Medical center in Manahattan

***If you need to check on the location/condition of a patient evacuated from Staten Island or Southside, please call: 855-473-6399

Emergency Shelters: 

- NYC: http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/downloads/pdf/hurricane_map_english.pdf

- Nassau County: Medical shelter is at Nassau Community College, taking patients who use ventilators and/or have other special needs.

- Suffolk County: Robert Frost Middle School in Babylon/Deer Park, Sachem East High School in Brookhaven/Farmingville, and Hampton Bays High School in Southampton are accepting patients with medical needs but NOT patients on ventilators