Emergency Medicine - Westchester Medical Center
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• Harlem Hospital• Metropolitan Hospital Center
• Our Lady Of Mercy
• Westchester Medical Center
EM residents rotate to the Emergency Department of WMC for a total of 3 months during the academic program. Residents also spend 1 month in trauma through the department of surgery and 1 month in the PICU.
The Department of Emergency Medicine at WMC registers approximately 25,000 patients per year.
WMC is widely recognized for providing one of the most diverse mixes of programs, services and technology available in upstate New York.
Among WMC's many highlights are:
critically injured or ill patients
and sonogram
WMC specializes in tertiary care and serves the lower Hudson Valley and Westchester County. WMC is the only Level 1 trauma center between NYC and Albany as well as the only burn center between NYC and Syracuse. Additionally, WMC will be the only 5 solid-organ (kidney, pancreas, heart, liver, lung) transplant center in New York State. Emergency Medicine rotations at WMC provide an excellent venue to experience Emergency Medicine Care in a rural setting.
