9/11 responders can come to the
program for free, confidential and regular medical monitoring
examinations. People who qualify include rescue and recovery workers,
clean-up workers, anyone who performed essential restoration services,
morgue personnel, and those who worked on the Fresh Kills landfill and
barges. To find out whether you are eligible, call 888-702-0630.
Participants in our program are entitled to an extensive medical
monitoring examination every 12 months.
- Physical examination by a doctor
- Routine blood and urine tests (no drug or HIV testing)
- Breathing tests
- Interview by doctor or nurse about your medical
history
- Mental health questionnaire
- Questionnaire about your occupational exposures
- Referral for treatment, if necessary
- Advice on Workers’ Compensation and other
benefit programs, if necessary
Reasons to come back for your follow-up
examinations
The program provides free treatment,
including: doctor's visits, diagnostic testing and medications for
WTC-covered conditions. Here is a list of covered conditions:
New onset or aggravation of
pre-existing conditions for which clinical findings suggest onset is
related to WTC exposure/injury:
Interstitial lung diseases
Chronic Respiratory Disorder –Fumes/Vapors
Asthma
Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (RADS)
WTC-exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Chronic Cough Syndrome
Upper airway hyperreactivity
Chronic rhinosinusitis
Chronic nasopharyngitis
Chronic laryngitis
Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD)
Sleep apnea exacerbated by or related to the above conditions
New onset or aggravation of
pre-existing conditions for which clinical findings suggest onset is
related to WTC exposure/injury:
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Major Depressive Disorder
Panic Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety Disorder (not otherwise specified)
Depression (not otherwise specified)
Acute Stress Disorder
Dysthymic Disorder
Adjustment Disorder
Substance Abuse
“V codes” (treatments not specifically related to
psychiatric disorders, such as marital problems, parenting problems
etc.)
New onset or aggravation of
pre-existing conditions for which careful review of symptoms or other
clinical information suggests relationship to WTC exposure/injury:
Low back pain
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
Other musculoskeletal disorders
This program serves the workers and
volunteers who responded to the September 11th attacks. If you did any
paid work or volunteered, on or after September 11th, that was directly
related to the disaster, you may qualify. To find out whether you are
eligible, call 888-702-0630. Or fill out a questionnaire and fax it
back to us: (link to self-administered
eligibility questionnaire). Our fax number is 212-241-1850.
Most of the medical monitoring and
treatment is provided in New York City, Long Island, and Piscataway,
NJ. Here is a
list of our Clinical Centers. Arrangements can also be made for
those who need services outside of the immediate New York City area.
Please call us to find out more.
For more information about this
program, call 888-702-0630 or send us an email at wtcexams@mssm.edu
Click here for our program
brochure.
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