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Appendix R STROKE CENTER DESTINATIONS Issue Date: Original: February 19, 2019 Effective Date: September 9, 2020 Supersedes: 2019-01-A Page: 1 of 3 THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL OF NEW YORK CITY, INC. NYC REMAC Advisory No. 2020 15 Title: Updated Appendix R STROKE CENTER DESTINATIONS Issue Date: Original: February 19, 2019 Effective Date: September 9, 2020 Supersedes: 2019-01-A Page: 1 of 3 The Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee (REMAC) of New York City is responsible to develop, approve and implement prehospital treatment and transport protocols for use within the five boroughs of the City of New York. The Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee (REMAC) of New York City operates under the auspices of Article Thirty of the New York State Public Health Law. The Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee (REMAC) of New York City has revised and updated the regional Stroke Protocol. All protocols have been approved by the New York State Emergency Medical Advisory Committee for use in the NYC region. The following is attached: • REVISED Appendix R: Stroke Center Destinations Current and Updated Protocols can be accessed at the Regional EMS Council website: www.nycremsco.org.Owners/operators of Ambulance and ALS First Response Services providing prehospital medical treatment within the five boroughs of the City of New York are responsible to provide copies of the NYC REMAC Prehospital Treatment Protocols to their personnel, and to ensure that Service Medical Directors and EMS personnel are informed of all changes/updates to the NYC REMAC Prehospital Treatment Protocols. Josef Schenker, MD, CPE, FACEP, FAEMS Marie C. Diglio, BA, EMT-P Chair, Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Executive Director Committee of New York City Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of New York City Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee Advisory 2020-15 New York City Page 1 of 2 4 THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL OF NEW YORK CITY, INC. APPENDIX R STROKE CENTER DESTINATIONS NYC Stroke Centers as of September 9, 2020 Primary Stroke Thrombectomy BROOKLYN Center Stroke Center Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center (H 41) X X NYC Health + Hospitals / Coney Island (H 42) X University Hospital of Brooklyn – SUNY Downstate Medical Center (H 44) X NYC Health + Hospitals / Woodhull (H 45) X Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center (H 47) X NYC Health + Hospitals / Kings County (H 48) X X NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn (H 51) X X Maimonides Medical Center (H 53) X X New York Presbyterian – Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (H 54) X X Wyckoff Heights Medical Center (H 58) X New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn (H 92) X Mount Sinai Brooklyn (H 93) X The Brooklyn Hospital Center (H 95) X Primary Stroke Thrombectomy BRONX Center Stroke Center Montefiore Medical Center – Einstein Division (H 22) X BronxCare Health System – Concourse Division (H 23) X NYC Health + Hospitals / Jacobi (H 25) X NYC Health + Hospitals / Lincoln (H 27) X X Montefiore Medical Center – Moses Campus (H 29) X X St. Barnabas Hospital (H 83) X Primary Stroke Thrombectomy QUEENS Center Stroke Center New York Presbyterian Hospital / Queens (H 31) X X NYC Health + Hospitals / Elmhurst (H 32) X Flushing Hospital Medical Center (H 33) X Jamaica Hospital Medical Center (H 34) X X Long Island Jewish Medical Center (H 35) X St. John’s Episcopal Hospital – South Shore Division (H 40) X Mt. Sinai Queens (H 71) X X Long Island Jewish Forest Hills (H 77) X Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee Advisory 2020-15 New York City Page 2 of 2 4 THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL OF NEW YORK CITY, INC. Primary Stroke Thrombectomy MANHATTAN Center Stroke Center New York Presbyterian – Lower Manhattan Hospital (H 01) X NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue (H 02) X X Mount Sinai Beth Israel (H 03) X X NYC Health + Hospitals / Harlem (H 07) X Lenox Hill Hospital (H 11) X X NYC Health + Hospitals / Metropolitan (H12) X The Mount Sinai Hospital (H 13) X X New York Presbyterian Hospital - New York Weill Cornell Campus (H 14) X X NYU Langone Medical Center - Ronald O. Perelman Center (H 15) X X New York Presbyterian Hospital – Allen Hospital (H 16) X New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Campus (H 17) X X Mount Sinai West (H 18) X X Mount Sinai Morningside (H 20) X X Primary Stroke Thrombectomy STATEN ISLAND Center Stroke Center Staten Island University Hospital – South Campus (H59) X Richmond University Medical Center (H 60) X X Staten Island University Hospital - North Campus (H 62) X X Primary Stroke Thrombectomy NASSAU Center Stroke Center Saint Francis Hospital – The Heart Center (H 66) X NYU Winthrop Hospital (H 67) X Long Island Jewish Valley Stream (H 74) X North Shore University Hospital (H 78) X X Primary Stroke Thrombectomy WESTCHESTER Center Stroke Center Saint Joseph’s Medical (H 96) X Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee Advisory 2020-15 New York City Page 3 of 2 4 .
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