Responding to the Unimaginable: How Saint Vincents Hospital Coped with the World Trade Center Attack

Responding to the Unimaginable: How Saint Vincents Hospital Coped with the World Trade Center Attack

Teleconference, Wednesday, November 14, 2001, 2:00 to 3:40 p.m. EST

Saint Vincents Hospital Speakers:

Toni G. Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director of Case Management
Eileen Hanley, RN, MBA, Manager, the Supportive Care Program
Suzanne Pugh, RN, Nurse Manager, Emergency Department
Richard Westfal, MD, Medical Director, Emergency Department

On the morning of September 11, 2001, a Code Three was called at Saint Vincents Hospital in Manhattan, and staff mobilized for what many thought was a routine disaster drill. It wasn't. In the confusing hours that followed, the number of dead and injured was unknown, and area hospitals braced for the worst. The staff of Saint Vincents, a Level 1 Trauma Center two miles from the World Trade Center Complex, rose to the unique challenge of responding to the attack:

• treating survivors and rescue workers;
• offering comfort, counsel, and vital information to family members of the victims; and
• supporting each other at a time of crisis in their own community.

In this 100-minute audio conference, representatives from Saint Vincents’ emergency, case management, and supportive care departments will discuss in-depth how they coped and the lessons they learned during the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks. Learn how you can improve and refine your own disaster planning efforts with the help of health care professionals who've been there.

Participants in the audio conference will be eligible to receive approximately two nursing contact hours or 1.5 hours of AMA Category 1 CME. The conference is brought to you by American Health Consultants, publisher of Emergency Medicine Reports. For more information or to register, click here.