Care that began at Ground Zero.
Monitoring that continues today.

Where each part of the exam happens

Appointments in Brooklyn are handled entirely on site. At Fort Totten and Middletown, only x-rays are sent off site, and only if needed. At Staten Island and Commack, both chest x-rays and bloodwork are done off site — a WTC nurse will hand you referrals to nearby facilities on the day of your appointment.

What's included at no cost

Your monitoring exam covers a pulmonary function test, chest imaging, screening for high cholesterol, prostate health, and liver, kidney, and blood diseases, a physician evaluation, and a nursing consultation.

If anything in your exam points to a need for more care, you can be referred — still at no cost — for:

• Evaluation or treatment such as chest or sinus CT scans, or GI evaluations
• Follow-up psychological and social work services
• Chronic WTC-related pain treatment
• Wellness programs, including tobacco cessation

Participation in the program does more than support your own care. The information collected from members helps the FDNY and its medical teams better understand long-term WTC-related health trends, improve follow-up care, and shape future treatment and surveillance for the whole department.

Confidentiality

The WTC Medical Monitoring program is exclusive to FDNY members, backed by the full support of your unions — the UFA, UFOA, UEP, UEMSO, and SOA (EMS Locals 2507 and 3621).

• Your individual results go only to you
• Your data stays secure at FDNY BHS — it isn't shared with the NY/NJ WTC Consortium or the federal government without your permission
• Any group data shared with the unions is presented without names or identifiers

There's no penalty for sitting this one out — but your participation helps the whole FDNY community by building a clearer picture of long-term WTC health trends. If you do take part, your records stay confidential.

General guidelines

• Bring any recent medical test results you'd like the WTC doctors to see — optional, not required.
• There's no treadmill or Stairmaster test. Dress comfortably; you don't need exercise clothes.
• Leave pocket tools or knives at home or in the car — medical sites have heightened security.
• Bring reading glasses if you use them.
• If you use an inhaler, bring it with you.

The program offers ongoing medical follow-up and health surveillance, all at no cost, in compliance with New York State legislation recognizing possible delayed 9/11 health impacts. It works because members keep participating.

Participation is voluntary, and there is no penalty for choosing not to take part. But when members do participate, the information they provide helps the department understand long-term WTC health trends and improve care for future members, while individual records remain confidential.

For a smooth visit, please bring any inhaler, reading glasses, or recent medical test results you want reviewed, and remember that there is no treadmill or exercise test involved.