Facts

Did You Know?

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi has the only Snakebite Treatment Center in the entire tri-state area? The Jacobi Snakebite Center is a highly specialized program founded in the early 1980s in cooperation with herpetologists at The Bronx Zoo. Jacobi treats 5 to 10 patients a year who have snakebite injuries serious enough to merit treatment with antivenom. Note that this treatment is not without risk. A victim of a cobra bite might well die of respiratory failure if not treated quickly with life support and specific antivenom. In the NYC area this is available only at Jacobi.

The Hyperbaric Medicine Program has treated nearly 3,000 victims of carbon monoxide poisoning – more than any other hospital in the Northeastern United States.

Accreditations

• Bariatric Center of Excellence
• Breast Center of Excellence
• Regional Hyperbaric Center
• Regional Snakebite Center
• Burn Center Accreditation
• Stroke Gold Plus Achievement
• Verified Level 1 Trauma Center
• Craniofacial Care/Cleft Palate Accreditation
• SAFE/SART Center of Excellence

Academic Affiliate:
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Services

Emergency Care

Level I Trauma Center
Adult Emergency Department
Regional Snakebite Center
New York State (NYS) Designated Stroke Center
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Approved Helipad
Multi-person Hyperbaric Chamber
Burn Unit

Pediatric Care

Pediatric Emergency Department
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Medical and Surgical Specialty Services

Bariatric Surgery Program
Laparoscopic Surgery
Hyperbaric Medicine
Cardiac Catheterization (Cath) Lab
Medical Oncology Program
Rehabilitation Medicine
Palliative Care Program

Women’s Health

Breast Service
Pap tests
Mammograms
Bone Density Testing
Genetic Brac Testing
Family Planning Services
WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) Programs