Fordham Visitor's Guide
- includes directions, athletic facilities, dining around Fordham
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The Fordham University Athletic Training Staff will be available to assist in providing the best possible medical care to all student-athletes. The athletic training room, which was renovated in the summer of 2006, is located in the basement of the Rose Hill Gym. The athletic training facility offers a variety of hot and cold modalities, along with hydrotherapy, electrical stimulation and ultrasound. The office is supported by five certified athletic trainers led by head athletic trainer Vinny Porricelli.
A Fordham University athletic trainer will be on-site for all home varsity events. If your team is traveling without a certified athletic trainer, advance noticed is appreciated. Please contact Vinny Porricelli (718-817-4230 or email: vporricelli@fordham.edu) with any questions or to make special arrangements.
Water, ice bags, cups and biohazard supplies will be provided on your bench. Emergency supplies including a golf cart, an AED, crutches, splints, spineboard, cervical collar, etc., will also be available should the need arise.
A physician and an ambulance will be in available for all football games and an ambulance will be supplied for all men's and women's basketball contests.
The Fordham University athletic training room will try to accommodate all reasonable requests. If you are in need of any additional supplies or information, or if we can be of service to you in any way, please do not hesitate to contact the host athletic trainer or head trainer Vinny Porricelli (718-817-4230 or email: vporricelli@fordham.edu).
Local Hospitals:
| Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center approx 3 miles | St. Barnabas Hospital under 1 mile away |
| 600 East 233rd Street | 4422 Third Avenue |
| Bronx NY 10466 | Bronx NY 10457 |
| (800) 770- 1036 | (718) 960-9000 |
| Jacobi Medical Center 3 miles away | Westchester Medical Center |
| 1400 Pelham Parkway South | 95 Grasslands Road |
| Bronx, NY 10461 | Valhalla NY 10595 |
| (718) 918- 5000 | (914) 493- 7000 |
| (if staying at hotels in Westchester Co.) | |
| Mount Carmel Pharmacy | |
| 705 East 187th Street | |
| Bronx, New York 10458 | |
| Tel #: (718) 364- 6100 | |
| Fax #: (718) 365- 6421 |








