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.