MediSys Health Network <br />Emergency Management
8900 Van Wyck Expressway
Jamaica, NY 11418
medisysem@jhmc.org
718-206-8010
  • Active Shooter Preparedness
  • Severe Weather Preparedness
  • Personal & Family Preparednes
  • Puerto Rico Deployment Team
  • Emergency Activation
  • MediSys Emergency Management
  • MediSys Health Network
  • NYC Weather Information
  • Emergency Management Program
    • Response Planning
    • MediSys Emergency Management Communications Center (COMM CTR)
    • Training
    • Role in the Community
    • Disaster Medical Response Team (DMRT)

Disaster Medical Response Team

Established in 1992, is comprised of professional and para-professional medical personnel, supported by a cadre of logistical and administrative staff, designed to provide medical care during disasters and other large-scale events.  The Jamaica Hospital Medical Center DMRT deployments include:
  • 1992 – Homestead, Florida – Hurricane Andrew
  • 1996 – JFK Airport, NYC – TWA Flight 800
  • 1998 – JFK Airport, NYC – SwissAir Flight 111
  • 1998 – Watertown/Cape Vincent, NY – Ice Storms
  • 1999 – JFK Airport, NYC – EgyptAir Flight 990
  • 2001 – NYC – World Trade Center
  • 2001 – JFK Airport, NYC – American Airlines 587
  • 2005 – Biloxi, Mississippi and Southern Louisiana – Hurricanes Katrina & Rita
  • 2012 – Rockaway and Howard Beach, NY – Superstorm Sandy
  • 2017 - Puerto Rico - Hurricane Maria
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