New York State Poison Control Network - Annual Report on 2001 Data
Appendix 1
Management Information for Poison Control Centers in New York State
1-800-222-1222
Western New York Regional Poison Center
- Location: Children's Hospital of Buffalo
219 Bryant Street
Buffalo, New York 14222 - Population Served: 1.6 Million
- Counties Served: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming
- Medical Director: Prashant Joshi, MD, FRCPC
- Poison Educator: Theresa Horab, RN
- Poison Information Specialists: 5.5 FTE's
- Telephone Numbers: Emergency TOLL-FREE 1-800-222-1222, Office/Administrative: (716) 878-7871
- Website Address: wnypoison.org
- E-Mail Address: wnypoison@hotmail.com
Finger Lakes Regional Poison and Drug Information Center
- Location: Strong Memorial Hospital
University of Rochester
601 Elmwood Avenue
P.O. Box 321
Rochester, New York 14642 - Population Served: 1.2 Million
- Counties Served: Cayuga, Monroe, Livingston, Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler, Seneca, Wayne, Yates, Ontario, Tioga, Tompkins
- Medical Director: Ruth A. Lawrence, MD
- Assistant Medical Director: Paul M. Wax, MD, FACMT
- Associate Medical and Managing Director: John G. Benitez, MD, M.P.H.
- Health Educator: Nancy Warburton, R.N., BSN
- Secretary/Clerical: Kristine Mossgraber
- Drug Information Coordinator: Sharon Ternullo, Pharm.D.
- Poison Information Specialists: 7.0 FTE's
- Telephone Numbers: Emergency TOLL-FREE 1-800-222-1222, Office/Administrative: (585) 273-4155, Public Educator: (585) 273-4621, TTY: (585) 273-3854
- Website Address: fingerlakespoison.org
- E-Mail Address: John.benitex@rochester.edu
Central New York Regional Poison Control Center
- Location: University Hospital,
Upstate Medical University
SUNY Health Science Center
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, New York 13210 - Population Served: 4.4 Million
- Counties Served: Broome, Herkimer, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Onondaga, Chenango, Oswego, Cortland, Madison, St. Lawrence, Albany*, Clinton*, Columbia*, Delaware*, Dutchess*, Essex*, Franklin*, Fulton*, Greene*, Hamilton*, Montgomery*, Orange*, Otsego*, Putnam*, Rensselaer*, Rockland*, Saratoga*, Schenectady*, Schoharie*, Sullivan*, Ulster*, Warren*, and Washington*
- Medical Director: Richard Cantor, MD
- Managing Director: Christine Stork, Pharm.D., ABAT
- Education Coordinator: Gail Banach, MSEd
- Operations Manager: Michele Caliva, R.N. CSPI
- Secretary/Clerical: Lauri Van Atta
- Poison Information Specialists: 7.0 FTE's
- Telephone Numbers: Emergency TOLL-FREE 1-800-222-1222, Office/Administrative: (315) 464-7078, Public Educator: (315) 464-5423
- Website Address: cnypoison.org
Hudson Valley Poison Education Center
- Location: Phelps Memorial Hospital Center
701 North Broadway
Sleepy Hollow, New York 10591 - Population Served: 3.6 Million
- Counties Served for Education Services: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington, and Westchester
- Medical Director: Emil Nigro, MD, FACEP
- Administrative Director: Bruce B. Davidow
- Program Manager, Education and Communications: Jonathan Weinstein, MD
- Telephone Numbers: Emergency TOLL-FREE 1-800-222-1222, Office/Administrative: (914) 366-3577, Public Educator: (914) 366-3675, TTY: 1-800-421-1220
- Website Address: www.PoisonEducation.org
- E-Mail Address: PoisonEducation@yahoo.com
Long Island Regional Poison and Drug Information Center
- Location: Winthrop University Hospital
259 First Street
Mineola, New York 11501 - Population Served: 3.7 Million
- Counties Served: Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester*
- Medical Director: Michael McGuigan, MD
- Managing Director: Thomas Caraccio, Pharm.D.
- Education Coordinator: William Gaffney
- Secretary/Clerical: Denis Jao/Pat Palazzo
- Poison Information Specialists: 10.6 FTE's
- Telephone Numbers: Emergency TOLL-FREE 1-800-222-1222, Office/Administrative: (516) 663-4574, Public Educator: (516) 663-2650 or (516) 663-2592, TTY: Nassau (516) 747-3323, TTY: Suffolk (516) 925-8811
- Website Address: lirpdic.org
- E-Mail Address: Tcaracci@winthrop.org or McGuigan@winthrop.org
New York City Regional Poison Control Center
- Location: New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene
455 First Avenue, Room 123
New York, New York 10016 - Population Served: 8 Million
- Counties Served: Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Manhattan
- Medical Director: Lewis Goldfrank, MD
- Associate Medical Director: Lewis Nelson, MD
- Director: Robert S. Hoffman, MD
- Managing Director: Maria Mercurio-Zappala, RPh., M.S., CSPI, DABAT
- Education Coordinator: Lauren Schwartz, M.P.H., Maryann Howland, Pharm.D.
- Information Services Coordinator: Carmen Paez
- Poison Information Specialists: 14.0 FTE's
- Telephone Numbers: Emergency TOLL-FREE 1-800-222-1222, Office/Administrative: (212) 447-2666 or 477-8152, Public Educator: (212) 447-2599, TTY: (212) 689-9014
- Website Address: www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/poison/poison.shtml
- * Telephone Inquiries Only. Educational Programs provided by Hudson Valley Poison Education Center.