New York Firefighters Heart & Lung

Name

New York Firefighters Heart & Lung

Legal name

New York Firefighters Heart & Lung Institute

Website

https://fdnyheart.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

New York Firefighters Heart & Lung Institute is a private, founder-owned medical practice in Manhasset, NY, founded in 2002, that provides cardiac, pulmonary, cancer screening, orthopedic, and 9/11-related healthcare primarily to FDNY firefighters and first responders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Healthcare Services for First Responders

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) & Respiratory Diagnostics (HLAKANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pulmonary Function & Respiratory Diagnostic Centers (PFT/Spirometry) (HLAFAKAJ)

Keywords

• Firefighter health screenings
• Cardiac pulmonary testing
• Occupational health services
• Cancer screening services
• First responder healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Manhasset

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Medical Services Revenue: Fee-for-service medical care revenue from cardiac testing, pulmonary evaluations, cancer screenings, orthopedics, and other healthcare services. Revenue generated through accepted FDNY insurance plans with minimal out-of-pocket costs to patients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

New York Firefighters Heart & Lung Institute is a private medical practice that delivers specialty healthcare services tailored to firefighters and 9/11 first responders. Core offerings include advanced cardiology testing (nuclear stress test, stress echocardiogram, echocardiogram, EKG), pulmonary evaluations and function tests, cancer screening, orthopedic care, 9/11 retiree healthcare, retirement exit physicals, disability consulting, and educational outreach such as Firehouse Educational Talks and Firehouse Day Out group screenings.

Product overview

New York Firefighters Heart & Lung Institute is a medical center designed by firefighters for firefighters, offering a unified suite of healthcare services. The core offering consists of specialized medical services including Cardiology (advanced cardiac testing), Pulmonary Services (evaluations, function tests, 9-11 screenings), Cancer Screening, Orthopedics, 9-11 Retiree Healthcare, Retirement Exit Physicals, Disability Consulting, Firehouse Day Out group screenings, and Firehouse Educational Talks. The institute was founded in 2002 by Rob Brown, a firefighter and Physician Assistant, and partners with Dr. Jeff Stahl MD FACC from St. Francis Hospital. Services are provided with minimal out-of-pocket expense for firefighters, typically completing comprehensive workups in 1-2 visits. The affiliated New York Firefighters Heart Foundation focuses on reducing Line of Duty Deaths through education and advanced medical screenings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cardiology Services Advanced cardiac testing for firefighters including Exercise Stress Echocardiogram, Echocardiogram, Nuclear Stress Test, and EKG, using the latest technology for firefighter-specific cardiac care.
• Pulmonary Services Pulmonary evaluations, pulmonary function tests, chest x-rays, methacholine challenge tests, 9/11 screenings and monitoring, and asthma care tailored to firefighters.
• Cancer Screening Cancer screening using blood tests, urine tests, and medical imaging to detect cancer before symptoms appear, with early-detection services tailored to first responders.
• Orthopedic Services Orthopedic consultations including x-rays, casting, workers compensation support, arthroscopic procedures, MRI, and CT scans on site for firefighters.
• 9-11 Retiree Healthcare Healthcare services for 9/11 responders including monitoring and screenings for World Trade Center-related conditions.
• Retirement Exit Physicals Comprehensive exit physicals for firefighters retiring from service, providing health status documentation before departure.
• Disability Consulting Educational consulting services that help firefighters understand their health and future regarding disability considerations.
• Firehouse Day Out for Your Health Group health screening and prevention programs delivered on-site at firehouses for firefighter convenience.
• Firehouse Educational Talks Educational seminars on firefighter health and safety covering heart, lung, and mental health topics, conducted at firehouses and at national seminars across the USA and Canada.
• New York Firefighters Heart Foundation Foundation focused on reducing Line of Duty Deaths in the fire service nationwide through educational programs, training, and advanced medical care for early disease detection in first responders.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ firefighters diagnosed with various conditions over 8 years
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and support.

• Dr. Jeff Stahl MD FACCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2022Dr. Jeff Stahl is Past Chairman of Cardiology at St. Francis Hospital. Partnered with the institute in September 2022 to provide advanced cardiac care and cardiology expertise to firefighter patients.
• CriterionscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2014Criterions provides Electronic Health Record and Practice Management solutions. Partnership began in 2014 enabling the institute to treat thousands of firefighters. Criterions facilitates patient portal access, bulk email/text messaging, appointment reminders, and practice workflow management. Implementation supports single-provider practice operations.
• Quest DiagnosticssupportOthersQuest Diagnostics provides blood work laboratory services. The institute sends blood work scripts to Quest when patients make appointments. Patients are advised to fast 8-12 hours before blood draws at Quest locations.
• FDNY WTC Health ProgramsupportStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with FDNY World Trade Center Health Program for 9/11 first responder health monitoring and annual exams that help identify at-risk individuals and detect illnesses early.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Concentra (occupational health): National occupational health and urgent care chain serving workforces including public safety. Comparable because it provides employer-oriented occupational screening, physicals, and injury care that overlaps with the institute's retirement exit physicals, disability consulting, and workers' compensation services.
• Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS): NYC-based specialty hospital focused on orthopedics and rheumatology. Comparable because orthopedics is one of the institute's core service lines and HSS sets the clinical and brand benchmark for specialty orthopedic care in the same metro.
• Mount Sinai Health System: Large NYC academic health system that operates the WTC Health Program clinical center for 9/11 first responders. Comparable because it serves the same FDNY/9/11 patient population for cancer screening, pulmonary, and cardiac monitoring, with materially greater scale and resources.
• NYU Langone Health: Large NYC academic health system with strong cardiology, pulmonary, and orthopedic specialty programs. Comparable as a competing multi-specialty provider that accepts the same FDNY insurance plans and could absorb the institute's patient pipeline.
• Northwell Health: Largest NY health system and successor network to North Shore Cardiac Imaging, where founder Rob Brown previously practiced. Comparable because it operates cardiology, pulmonary, and occupational health services across Long Island and NYC that overlap with the institute's clinical offerings.
• NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital: Major NYC academic health system with comprehensive cardiology, pulmonary, oncology, and orthopedic programs. Comparable as a regional full-service referral alternative that FDNY-affiliated insurers often direct members toward.
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Premier NYC specialty cancer center. Comparable because the institute's cancer screening service feeds downstream oncology referrals, and MSKCC represents the natural tertiary destination for the 300+ cancer cases the institute has diagnosed.
• Optum Care (formerly CareMount Medical): Large multi-specialty physician practice platform with significant presence in NY. Comparable as a scaled specialty physician group demonstrating the alternative consolidation pathway for independent specialty practices.
• St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center (Catholic Health): Long Island-based cardiac specialty hospital and the institutional home of partner Dr. Jeff Stahl. Comparable because it provides advanced cardiac diagnostic testing and interventional cardiology services in the same geographic market and could absorb or compete for the institute's cardiac patient base.

Emerging players

• IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health: International Association of Fire Fighters-run specialty treatment facility dedicated to firefighter behavioral health. Comparable because it is purpose-built firefighter healthcare infrastructure with strong union backing, indicating the broader viability of occupational-health models for the fire service.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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