After Hours

If you need assistance outside of business hours, consult the documents or call the hotline phone numbers listed below.

Physician's can report suspected or confirmed communicable diseases by calling:
(914) 813-5159 during regular business hours
(914) 813-5000 outside of regular business hours

For general information and 24-hour, seven-day-a-week public health emergencies call:
(914) 813-5000.

Animal Contact

• Catching a bat. Download and Watch this 80-second video prepared by the New York State Department of Health on the proper technique for safely capturing a bat found in a home.
• List of licensed registered trappers
• Rabies Guidance and Reporting Forms

Building Departments by Municipality

• Heat and housing emergency numbers 

Complaint Fillable Forms - Administrator on-call 

(Fill out the forms and print or save as a pdf, don't forget to rename the pdf doc.)

• General Overnight Complaint Fillable Form 2014
• Overnight Report of Animal Bite, Scratch or Contact fillable form
• After Hours Spill Incident Report Form Fillable (OEHRC)

Disease Control

• WCDOH Communicable Disease Reporting Requirements (Updated 1/2024)

Mercury and Chemical Spills

• Health care providers – For medical questions and consultation on managing patients who have been exposed to a chemical, such as mercury, or have ingested a chemical or poison, contact the Poison Control Center.
• Members of the public – If you have been exposed to a chemical or poison, seek immediate medical attention.
• Poison Control Center's 24/7 hotline:  (800) 222-1222
• Visit the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, a federal public health agency, for useful information about toxic substances.