The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division includes approximately 160 paramedics and EMTs who provide critical care transport service from community hospitals to Stony Brook University Hospital. Many of these patients are in need of advanced services not provided by the smaller community hospitals. The division has critical care ambulances located at Stony Brook University Hospital and on the east end of Long Island. Almost 20,000 patients are transported each year.
In April 2019, in collaboration with the Stony Brook Cerebrovascular and Comprehensive Stroke Center, the Emergency Medical Services Division launched Long Island’s first two mobile stroke units. Although new to Long Island, mobile stroke units have successfully reduced stroke disability and have improved survival rates in other major metropolitan areas across the country.
Stony Brook University Hospital Emergency Services staff the Suffolk County medevac helicopters located in the east and west portions of the county. The east base is staffed 16 hours a day and the west base is staffed 24 hours a day. The paramedics provide medical care on the Suffolk County Police Dep
artment’s four aircraft. Approximately 450 medevac flights are completed each year.
Online medical control for Suffolk County’s ambulance services is provided by the EMS Division. At least one medical control operator/paramedic is on duty 24 hours a day to facilitate communication with the on duty medical control physician. The medical control center is located adjacent to the transfer center in the Emergency Department allowing for the rapid exchange of information between the two areas. Medical control handles approximately 30,000 requests for online medical direction per year.
Stony Brook University Hospital EMS paramedics staff three first responder vehicles 24 hours a day on the North Fork of Long Island and Shelter Island. These vehicles assist the volunteer agencies with their daytime response and are a valuable resource to the local communities. The east end first responders answer approximately 1,400 calls each year in conjunction with the volunteer agencies.
Stony Brook University Hospital EMS provides emergency medical education through CME programs provided at local agencies. Additionally, the EMS Division is the Difficult Airway Course: EMS™ sponsor for the northeast region of the country. The Difficult Airway Course: EMS™ teaches advanced airway principles and practices that help providers of any skill level become more confident with their airway management decisions. The course is taught by paramedic and physician instructors approximately six times a year at various locations throughout the northeast region.
Monthly Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support courses are organized for clinical staff. Research opportunities are completed in conjunction with the Department of Emergency Medicine’s research staff.
Division Leadership
R. Trevor Marshall, MD: Medical Director and Chief, Division of Emergency Medical Services & Fellowship Director
Lauren M. Maloney, MD, NRP, FP-C, CIC, NCEE, FACEP, FAEMS; Associate Medical Director of Emergency Medical Services
Joseph Bove, MD, Associate Medical Director of Emergency Medical Services
Eric Niegelberg: Assistant Vice President for Emergency Medical Services
Stephen Slovensky, MBA, FACHE, EMT-P: Director, Emergency Medical Services
Shawn Edouard, MBA EMT-P: Assistant Director, Emergency Medical Services
Christopher Gallway, MBA, NRP, FP-C: Emergency Medical Services Medical Control Supervisor
Chris DiDonato, B. Sci., EMT-P: Emergency Medical Services Supervisor
Edder Peralta, MA, NRP, NCEE, CIC: Emergency Medical Services Educator/Supervisor
Ernest Gaiser, EMT-P: Emergency Medical Services Supervisor
Jason Hoffman, MHA, CC-EMT NRP: Emergency Medical Services Supervisor
Jamie Langa, BS, EMT-P: Emergency Medical Services Supervisor
Nikki Mongiello, EMT-P: Emergency Medical Services Supervisor
Randi Peralta, BS, EMT-P: Emergency Medical Services Educator
Tracy Luckingham, EMT-P, NRP, RT: Emergency Medical Services Educator
