New York State Department of Health
Department of Health
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany 12237
518-474-7354
Administers and enforces the Public Health Law and the State
Sanitary and Hospital Codes; exercises jurisdiction over
hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, home health agencies,
laboratories and professional medical conduct. Provides state
aid to, and exercises general supervision over, local health
authorities. Operates the Helen Hayes Hospital, the New York
State Veterans' Home and Roswell Park Memorial Institute.
Updated: 9/13/93
Toll-free Numbers:
AIDS Hotline 1-800-462-1884
EPIC 1-800-542-0424
Teenage Pregnancy Hotline 1-800-522-5006
VD Hotline (Nationwide) 1-800-227-8922
WIC Program 1-800-525-2521
REGIONAL OFFICES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
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WESTERN REGIONAL OFFICE
584 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202-1295
(716) 847-4500
FAX 716-847-4661
Olivia Smith-Blackwell, M.D.,
Regional Health Director
METROPOLITAN REGIONAL OFFICE
5 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001-3250
(212) 613-2440
FAX 212-613-4217
INFORMATION 212-613-2442
Goldie L. Watkins, M.P.H., Acting Assoc. Commissioner
NEW ROCHELLE FIELD OFFICE
145 Huguenot Street
New Rochelle, NY 10801-5228
(914) 632-4133
FAX 914-235-4990
Audrey Perry, Regional Director of Prev. Health Services
ROCHESTER FIELD OFFICE
Bldg., 42 South Washington St.
Rochester, NY 14608-2099
(716) 423-8074
FAX 716-423-8091
Thomas Walker, PE, Acting Director
Susan Messenger, Reg. Dir. of Prev. Hlth. Svs.
SYRACUSE FIELD OFFICE
677 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202-3592
(315) 426-7640
FAX 315-426-7725
Diane Dwire, Reg. Dir. of Prev. Hlth. Svs.
Shyam Mohanka, Ph.D., Sr. Sanitary Engineer
DISTRICT OFFICES
Amsterdam District Office (Capital Region)
9 Market Street
Amsterdam, NY 12010-2229
(518) 843-3520
J. Patrick Trapp, District Administrator
Counties Served: Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady (excluding Schenectady City)
Geneva District Office (Rochester Region)
81 North Street
Geneva, NY 14456-1799
(315) 789-3030
Michael Linse, District Administrator
Counties Served: Ontario, Wayne, Yates
Glens Falls District Office (Capital Region)
282 Glen Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801-3098
(518) 793-3893
Brian S. Fear, P.E., District Administrator
Counties Served: Saratoga, Warren, Washington
Hornell District Office (Western Region)
107 Broadway
Hornell, NY 14843-0430
(607) 324-8371
Richard Bills, District Administrator
Counties Served: Steuben, Schuyler
Massena District Office (Capital Region)
180 Andrews Street
PO Box 5278
Massena, NY 13662-5278
(315) 764-0551
Victor Pisani, District Administrator
Counties Served: St. Lawrence
Monticello District Office (Metropolitan Region)
6 Prince Street
Monticello, NY 12701-1957
(914) 794-2045
Gerald Lieber, P.E., District Administrator
Counties Served: Sullivan
Oneonta District Office (Capital Region)
R.D. #4, Box 51C
Oneonta, NY 13820-9804
(607) 432-3911
Robert Pierce, District Administrator
Counties Served: Delaware, Greene, Otsego
Saranac Lake District Office (Capital Region)
11-15 St. Bernard Street
Saranac Lake, NY 12983-1839
(518) 891-1800
William Amberman, District Administrator
Counties Served: Essex, Franklin, Hamilton
Utica District Office (Capital Region)
State Office Building
207 Genesee Street
Utica, NY 13501-2886
(315) 793-2585
J. Patrick Trapp, District Administrator
Counties Served: Chenango, Herkimer, Madison
Watertown District Office (Capital Region)
Dulles State Office Building
317 Washington Street
Watertown, NY 13601-3741
(315) 785-2277
Thomas Boxberger, District Administrator
Counties Served: Jefferson, Lewis
AREA OFFICES of Office of Health Systems Management
Northeastern Area Office
Frear Building
2 Third Street - 2nd floor
Troy, NY 12180-3298
(518) 271-2600
FAX (518) 271-2666
Laura Leeds, Area Administrator
Buffalo Area Office
584 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202-1295
(716) 847-4302
FAX 716-847-4661
James Campbell, Area Administrator
New Rochelle Area Office
245 Huguenot Street - 6th Floor
New Rochelle, NY 10801-5291
(914) 632-3701
FAX 914-235-4990
Nathan Lipsen, Area Administrator
Hauppauge Sub-Office
300 Motor Parkway
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(516) 231-1880
FAX 516-231-3965
New York City Area Office
116 West 32nd Street
New York, NY 10001-3250
(212) 502-0700
FAX 212-502-0856
Carlos Perez, Deputy Area Administrator
New York City Area Office
5 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001-1803
(212) 613-4200
FAX 212-613-2697
Rochester Area Office
Bevier Bldg., 42 South Washington St.
Rochester, NY 14608-2099
(716) 423-8041
FAX 716-423-8091
Sanford Rubin, Area Administrator
Syracuse Area Office
677 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202-3592
(315) 426-7710
FAX 315-426-7725
Norman Andrzejewski, Area Administrator
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