Visiting Team Information

Columbia University Athletics

ATHLETIC TRAINING VISITING TEAM GUIDE

On behalf of the Columbia University Athletic Training Department, we would like to welcome you and your team to New York City and Columbia University! This webpage is designed to provide you with helpful information relating to athletic training and medical services available to you during intercollegiate competitions at Columbia University. If there is anything our athletic training staff can do to make your visit to Columbia as enjoyable and hassle-free as possible, please do not hesitate to contact the athletic trainer assigned to your particular sport. A list of athletic trainers working with your respective sport is posted at this link.

WELCOME LETTER

Visiting Team Information Letter (PDF)

MEDICAL SUPPLIES/SERVICES SUPPLIED BY SPORT

As approved by the Ivy League Head Athletic Trainers, listed are the minimal services and equipment that will be provided by Columbia University at contests for the following sports:

Football:

Emergency communication readily accessible
Ambulance, with spine board and AED immediately available
Physician in attendance
A certified athletic trainer in attendance
Two 10 gallon coolers on the sideline and one 10 gallon cooler in the locker room
Ice, as is required, on the sideline to cool drinking water
Ice, as is required, for the sideline to be used by the athletic trainer, for injury management
Ice, in the locker room, to cool drinking water at half-time and for the athletic trainer for post-game injury management
Three locker room taping tables
Sideline examining table for medical personnel
Transportation of visiting teams medical equipment to and from the playing field
Appropriate bags and containers for the disposal of biohazardous waste material

Baseball, Basketball, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Cross Country, Track & Field, Volleyball, and Wrestling:

Emergency communication readily accessible
AED readily accessible
A certified athletic trainer available
One 10 gallon cooler on the sideline and water available at halftime when appropriate
Ice, as is required, for the sideline to be used by the athletic trainer, for injury management
One locker room taping table
Appropriate bags and containers for the disposal of biohazardous waste material

DIRECTIONS AND FACILITY INFORMATION

Baker Athletics Complex

Address: 533 W 218^th Street, New York, N.Y. 10034
Phone: (212) 851-7257
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Competition venue for football, men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, softball, baseball, archery, men’s and women’s tennis, heavyweight rowing, lightweight rowing, and women’s rowing

Dodge Fitness Center

Address: 3030 Broadway Avenue, Mail Code 1915, New York, N.Y. 10027
Phone: (212) 854-3178
Directions
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Competition venue for men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, wrestling, men’s and women’s fencing, and men’s and women’s swimming & diving; sports also receiving care here: track & field, cross country, men’s and women’s squash, men’s and women’s golf, heavyweight rowing, lightweight rowing, and women’s rowing

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VENUE-BASED EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS (EAP)

NEAREST HOSPITALS, PHARMACIES, RADIOLOGY, URGENT CARE

For Baker Athletics Complex:

New York Presbyterian Allen Hospital, 5141 Broadway Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10024; Phone: (212) 932-4000; Emergency: (2120 932-4245; Website
Mount Sinai Doctors-Inwood Urgent Care, 5030 Broadway Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10034; Phone: (212) 604-6550; Website
Royal Pharmacy, 5030 Broadway Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10034; Phone: (212) 567-9800

For Dodge Fitness Center:

Mount Sinai Morningside (former St. Lukes), 443 W. 113th Street, New York, N.Y. 10027; Phone: (212) 523-4000; Emergency: (212) 523-3335; Website
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Irving Medical Center; 630 W. 168th Street, New York, N.Y. 10032; Phone: (212) 305-2500; Website
Hartley Pharmacy, 1219 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10027; Phone: (212) 749-8480