Regional Resource Center

In response to the events of 9/11/2001, the New York State Department of Health designated 8 Regional Resource Centers to coordinate and facilitate, in partnership with the local health department(s) (LHD), area hospitals, the office(s) of emergency management (EMO) and emergency medical services (EMS), emergency planning in response to terrorist events. The state, excluding the boroughs of New York City, was divided according to trauma regions which resulted in the following RRCs: Western New York, Finger Lakes, Central, Capital District, Adirondack Region, Hudson Valley, Suffolk and Nassau. The focus has evolved into a multidimensional, multidisciplinary all hazard approach to emergency planning and response.