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Get on the bus: New mobile medical clinic aims to keep NYC cops healthy and prevent sudden deaths

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Moore, T. (2026, September 19). Get on the bus: New mobile medical clinic aims to keep NYC cops healthy and prevent sudden deaths. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/19/us-news/new-mobile-medical-clinic-aims-to-keep-nyc-cops-healthy/

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The Detectives Endowment Association in New York City has introduced a mobile medical clinic aimed at screening police officers for health issues like heart problems and cancer. The 38-foot RV will visit precincts across the city, offering comprehensive physical exams free of charge to members of the NYPD. This initiative was inspired by recent incidents where officers suffered serious health crises shortly before retirement, such as Detective Rodriguez who had a fatal heart attack days from retiring. The screenings are intended to be preventative and cover costs through existing healthcare funds with no co-pay for participants.

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The Detectives Endowment Association has launched a mobile medical clinic aimed at catching health issues early among NYPD officers, focusing on heart problems. The 38-foot RV began its service by offering screenings at One Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan and plans to visit precincts across the city. Detective Carlos Losada emphasized the need for such initiatives after the death of fellow detective Rodriguez, who had a heart attack just days before retirement. Rodriguez, 52 years old with 20 years of service, was reportedly working until his last day, highlighting the risks faced by officers due to their demanding jobs. The mobile clinic aims to prevent sudden deaths and ensure officer health by providing regular check-ups, as exemplified by Detective Lydell Harrigan who recently signed up for an appointment on the van.

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A new health screening vehicle being rolled out by one of the city’s police union aims to catch officers’ health problems before they’re too late, The Post has learned. asserted

Post → roll → problems

“We’re out here doing what we have to do to make sure the city’s safe,” said Bronx Det. Carlos Losada, a trustee with the Detectives Endowment Association. asserted

Losada → ’re → Association

“But we tend to forget ourselves in that whole process.” asserted

we → tend → process

The 38-foot RV will go to police precincts throughout the city to screen members for heart and other health problems, the union said. asserted

union → go → problems

Rodriguez, 52, was a “phenomenal detective” who was just days from retirement when he had a heart attack at home after work, Losada said. asserted

Losada → have → work

“The guy worked until the very last day, and right before he’s about to retire,” Losada said. asserted

Losada → work → day

“He had a vacation scheduled … everything was squared away, but up until the night before he was out working as a detective, catching cases. asserted

he → have → cases

And the next day he went home and ended up having a heart attack.” asserted

he → go → attack

“Seeing the outburst of people that are coming in with these cancers, it’s bad,” Munro said. asserted

Munro → see → cancers

“I think getting these checkups for our detectives in every borough in the next couple months is important and we will continue to do it. asserted

we → think → it

I may do it for the retirees too.” uncertain

I → do → retirees

Scott Siciliano, one of the owners of Baseline Health Inc., which runs the program, said its costs are covered by detectives’ healthcare and that there’s no co-pay. asserted

costs → run → healthcare

“They get to go on work time to get a full comprehensive physical,” Siciliano said. asserted

Siciliano → get → physical

“We try to focus on professions like fire and police that normally have a higher risk of heart disease. asserted

that → try → disease

The company also provides the service to police and fire departments in Suffolk County and Nassau County, the New York State Police and in multiple jails, he said. asserted

he → provide → jails

Det. Lydell Harrigan, who’s 47 and has been on the job for 20 years, was one of 21 cops who signed up for appointments on the van Friday while it was at One Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan. “I think it’s great,” Harrigan, who works on a drug enforcement task force, said after having his blood pressure checked as he waited to have blood drawn. asserted

blood → ’ → force

It’s definitely important to have a physical every year.” asserted

It → ’ → physical

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