ESF-8: Health Services
Emergency Support Function 8: Health Services
PURPOSE
ESF-8: Health Services coordinates the provision of outpatient health services including outpatient medical and mental health care.
CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
Coordinating Unit: Cornell Health
Cornell Health has primary responsibility for provision of health services for students; triage, referral and pharmacy services are available for employees and guests on the Cornell campus. In some situations, Cornell Health may decide to provide expanded health services for campus employees and guests. Additional support is provided by other community medical and mental health providers.
ESF-8: Health Services does not include the provision of emergency medical services as outlined in ESF-9: Emergency Medical Services. Coordinating departments of ESF-8 and ESF-9 may coordinate resources and efforts to jointly manage large scale health related emergencies.
ESF-8: Health Services will provide and coordinate clinical mental health services to support ESF-18: Student and Community Crisis Support.
ESF ACTIONS
Cornell Health
- Outpatient primary care services for diagnosis, care, and treatment of medical and mental health conditions for students
- Communicable disease management including:
- Outpatient primary care services
- Provision of disease specific information and public education
- Case tracking of infected students
- Vendor management for campus flu vaccination operations
- Coordination and liaising with outside public health agencies and medical facilities
- Coordination of on-campus medical and mental health care for students by outside providers
Community Mental Health Resources
- Tompkins County Mental Health Clinic
- Coordination and counseling of individuals and groups
- Ithaca Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service
- 24 hour crisis counselor helpline
- After-Trauma Services including counseling, support groups, family counseling, facilitated workplace group discussions, and community outreach
- Cayuga Medical Center Behavioral Services Unit
- 24 hour a day admissions
- Family and Children’s Services
- Local private mental health care providers
Community Medical Resources
- Cayuga Health
- 24-hour emergency department
- 204 in-patient beds
- NYS designated stroke center
- Urgent care services daily at Cayuga Immediate Care (Ithaca) and Cortland Urgent Care
- WellNow Urgent Care
- Urgent care services daily at Ithaca office
- The Guthrie Clinic
- Ithaca City Harbor Walk-in Care services
- Regional Trauma Centers
- Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, NY
- United Health Services Hospital – Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, NY
- Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA
- Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Utica, NY
- Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY