Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center are committed to protecting the welfare of community members, patients, intellectual property and facilities. WCMC and NYP strive to minimize the impacts of emergencies and maximize the effectiveness of the community in responding to and recovering from their inevitable occurrences. Every member of the WCMC and NYP community has a stake in this, and by working together we can be better prepared to meet the enormous challenges that emergencies bring. Doing so will provide continuity of operations, in furtherance of our triple mission of teaching, patient care, and research.
Provided on this website are some basic tools for emergency planning at WCMC, NYP, and at home.
General Emergency Preparedness
- United States Department of Homeland Security - General information about the federal agency
- Ready.gov Website - US Homeland Security website created to provide citizen emergency preparedness information at home.
- Emergency Management, New York City - The New York City agency responsible for Emergency Preparedness and Management with the City.
- Personal Workplace Emergency Supplies - Personal Workplace Disaster Supplies recommendation from the American Red Cross.