Department of Community and Preventive Medicine

Mount Sinai - Irving J. Selikoff Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Clinical Services

Center staff provide the following services:

  • Medical evaluation of groups or individuals with hazardous exposures.
  • Assistance for your union or co-workers in evaluating your workplace and suggesting ways of eliminating dangerous conditions.
  • Written information about specific hazards you face at work.
  • Advice on how to reduce or eliminate work conditions that are causing problems.
  • Educational programs for unions and workers on workplace health issues.
  • Help in getting worker compensation and other available legal benefits.
  • Social work services to help with the social, psychological, and financial problems caused by work-related health problems.
  • Epidemiologic services.

Many medical conditions may be related to your work.

  • Do your wrists, hands or arms ache or feel numb, especially at night?
  • Do you work with asbestos, solvents, lead or other dangerous materials?
  • Do you develop difficulty breathing when on the job?
  • Are any of your co-workers feeling similar symptoms?
  • Are you concerned that substances you work with could affect you or your family's health?
  • Is your work repetitive or does it involve tasks done in awkward positions?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, WE CAN HELP.

Mount Sinai - Irving J. Selikoff Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine provides confidential medical evaluations for workers who want to know if their health problems may be related to conditions at their job. An evaluation at the Center includes:

  • A review of your past and present medical history.
  • A thorough physical examination.
  • A complete review of your current and past jobs and exposures

What does a visit to the Center cost?

  • No one will be turned away because of an inability to pay.
  • You may be eligible for Workers’ Compensation.
  • We will bill them directly, if your doctor feels you have a work-related condition.
  • Your health insurance may cover the costs of the examination if you are not eligible for Workers' Compensation.
  • We have a sliding scale for charges not covered by insurance.

To make an appointment:

Call us in New York City at (212) 241-5555, Monday – Friday between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. A Center staffperson will interview you briefly over the telephone about your health concerns. If we don’t believe we can be of help to you, we will refer you to someone who can. Appointments are scheduled Monday – Thursday from 9:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.

For more information or to make an appointment, call the number nearest you:

Mount Sinai - Irving J. Selikoff Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Manhattan

Mount Sinai Medical Center
1212 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1A
New York, NY 10029
Tel: (212) 241-5555
fax: (212) 241-5658

Queens

Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens
23-34 30th Avenue, 6th floor
Astoria, NY 11102
Tel: (718) 278-2736
Fax: (718) 726-0215

Hudson Valley

St. John's Riverside Hospital
967 North Broadway, Level S1
Yonkers, NY 10701
Tel: (914) 964-4737
Fax: (914) 963-6493
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