Medical Monitoring: tracking the health of 9/11 responders.

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

MEDICAL TREATMENT for 9/11 responders

The program provides free treatment, including: doctor's visits, diagnostic testing and medications for WTC-covered conditions. Here is a list of covered conditions:

Aerodigestive Disorders

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

Mental Health 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.)

Musculoskeletal Disorders

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

Are you eligible?

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.

Where are services available?

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