Emergency Medicine Services
Our department also provides training to Nassau County EMS and Police. The N.U.M.C. Ambulance Division provides Advanced Life Support transportation services to patients requiring transfer to and from the N.U.M.C Campus and outlying facilities. The Division is comprised of thirty-seven field, and eleven supervisory healthcare professionals with certifications ranging from EMT-Basic through EMT-Paramedic. In addition to the required New York State curriculum for the individual certifications, all members are trained to utilize advanced medical equipment not routinely found on all ambulances. Medication infusion pumps, artificial ventilators, and pulse oximitry are just a few examples. Trauma-We offer Long Island’s top Level 1 Trauma Center, which treats more than 50 percent of all serious trauma in Nassau County. Our current trauma suite is fully equipped and includes a bedside ultrasound. Our new state-of-the-art burn center, a 14 bed unit servicing the needs of our area for both adult and pediatric burn injuries attracts Emergency Medical Services to our Department by ground and air transport. In fact, emergency medicine at NUMC has earned the privilege of being the designated emergency department for the President of the United States if he should ever require care while in Nassau County.
Pediatrics - We have a separate Pediatric Emergency Department that is staffed by physicians boarded in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine. You can feel secure that no matter when it might happen, your child's emergency can be handled without delay. Nassau University Medical Center also has a functioning SCAN unit, a model for New York State hospitals in caring for victims of suspected child abuse and neglect.
Emergency Ambulatory Unit - A Fast-Track Emergency Ambulatory Unit treats patients with less critical illness.
Psychiatry - A separately located Psychiatric Emergency Department is available, staffed around the clock by psychiatrists and specially trained social workers.
Obstetrics & Gynecology - We offer a separate gynecology suite with its own ultrasound. In addition to these acute medical services, we also offer Family Support Services, and a Sexual Assault / Domestic Violence Emergency Care Program. We have recently received the distinction of being recognized as a Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) Center by the New York State Department of Health. Click here for more details. Ob/Gyn consultation and services are readily available
Medical Students - We are to be the primary rotating hospital for the new Hofstra University Medical School, scheduled to open in 2011. Click here for more details In addition, we are a clinical campus for medical students from the State University of New York (SUNY) – Stony Brook Medical College, as well as for students attending New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. Several Physician Assistant programs also send their students specifically for the Emergency Medicine clerkship – these include SUNY Stony Brook, Hofstra University, Touro College, and The College of Staten Island.