• If you are calling out, first you MUST page the Chiefs, @917-760-0089 and inform us that you are calling out. 

• Slack/ Text/ Email is not an appropriate means of calling out 

• If you’re rotating at South Brooklyn Health, you MUST call the pediatric office at  718-616-3223 and speak with one of the secretaries (as early as  6:30AM), in addition to paging the chiefs to inform them of your  absence. 

• If you’re rotating at SBH ED, you MUST reach out to Dr. Kosha Shah at  631-974-8995. Please email her  at shahk14@nychhc.org, so she can arrange for coverage in her ED,  in addition to paging the chiefs to inform them of your absence. 

• If you’re rotating at the UHD or KCH ED, you MUST page the respective chief of that rotation so they can arrange for coverage in their units, in addition to paging the chiefs to inform them of your absence. 

• If you’re rotating at MSK, you MUST reach out to Dr. Basu. You may  text or call her at 917-855-0102. Please also email her at  BasuE@mskcc.org, so she can arrange for coverage in her unit, in  addition to paging the chiefs to inform them of your absence.

• Once you have paged the Chiefs and/or spoken to the Pediatric office  at SBH/Dr. Shah/ED Chief/Dr. Basu, send an email to Dr. Ahuja, the  inpatient/outpatient/SBH/MSK/ED Attending who’s service you are on and CC the chiefs, explaining the absence 

• When backup needs to be called in, you will have to contact the scheduled  backup person, as seen on Amion or suggested by us (we will help you with contact information) 

•If you find yourself forgetting what to do, please just type #sick   anywhere in slack and slackbot will remind you of the calling out protocol