FACT is a team of experienced, highly qualified and compassionate physicians and nurses available 24 x 7 to offer various aspects of medical and/or forensic care to patients presenting with concerns for recent (within 96 hours) sexual abuse or assault. FACT is one of five programs in New York State certified as a Center of Excellence for children, adolescents and adultspresenting with concerns for abuse and/or assault.
If you are presented with a patient whereby concern for sexual abuse or assault has been expressed, FACT is available 24/7 to provide the medical and forensic needs in accordance with Department of Justice and New York State Department of Health protocols. All licensed medical providers in New York State are responsible for understanding and complying with these regulations.
*If patient is outpatient advise patient of choice to call 911, or arrange their own transportation. If taking a taxi to Westchester Medical Center, patient should save the receipt for reimbursement. Providers are encouraged to call ahead to the WMC Emergency Department charge nurse (914-493-8671)
*Free forensic and medical servicesare available to patients of all ages presenting with acute concerns for sexual abuse or assault. Acute means that the abuse/assault is reported to have occurred within the past 96 hours, or if the patient reports active symptoms (pain, bleeding or skin injury).
-Patients are offered options and can choose if they want evidence collection, a physical examination, laboratory testing, and/or medication to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted disease (including HIV) and pregnancy.
*If case involving a minor patient warrants a report to the State Central Registry hotline for abuse/neglect you must call 1-800-635-1522. You are encouraged to discuss any questions about mandated reporting with the hotline and/or your own legal counsel
*You are entitled to state-of-the-art, compassionate and patient-centered care at the only certified Center of Excellence for the evaluation of children, adolescents and adults presenting with concerns for sexual abuse/assault in the Hudson Valley Region.
If presented with a potential victim of sexual abuse or assault that may have occurred within the past 96 hours, come directly to Westchester Medical Center (100 Woods Road in Valhalla NY). If possible, call ahead to the WMC Emergency Department charge nurse (914-493-8671) to advise of your plan.
The WMC FACT program is grateful for the program development and financial support of Hedge Funds Care/Help for Children, the New York State Office for Victim Services, and Westchester County affording the opportunity to provide these services.
Dr. Jain has performed extensive research in the field of cardio-oncology and has published several scientific publications relating to this specialty. He trained at the Yale University School of Medicine with the team of researchers that conducted pioneering studies on the cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines, a class of drugs used in cancer chemotherapy, and published initial guidelines for the prevention of heart failure in patients undergoing anthracycline therapy. These guidelines formed the framework for approaches to the prevention of heart failure caused by anthracyclines.
Dr. Jain is internationally renowned in the fields of nuclear cardiology and molecular cardiovascular imaging; behavior, mental stress and heart disease; and how cancer chemotherapy that can affect the heart and vascular system. He has published more than 135 scientific papers, review articles and book chapters. He also has co-authored two books.
Dr Jain has lectured extensively worldwide and earned many awards. He has served as a member of several editorial boards, has reviewed books and has served as a scientific reviewer for over 25 medical journals, including the Journal of the American Medical Association, Circulation, the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC); JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging; and the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.