Telephone: 212-305-1319 || Email: alscenter@columbia.edu

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY SERVICES (MDA) AT OUR CLINIC

The Muscular Dystrophy Association is the largest supporter of ALS. MDA's current annual outlay of $46.5 million for Patient and Community Services accounts for the single largest portion of the Association's overall budget- $111 million and since its inception, the MDA has funded nearly 14, 000 research projects at a total cost of some $400 million.

In addition to sponsoring our clinic and the professional staff, the MDA helps with:

Influenza vaccinations

Purchase of powered and manual wheelchairs

Purchase of leg braces

Assistance with cost of repairs (annually)

Transportation services for clinic appointments

Home Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy

Nationwide network of support groups.

Updates about MDA's research efforts aimed at finding effective treatments and cures for ALS

Health Fairs

MDA-sponsored seminars

Health expos (demonstrating new technology for people with disabilities)

The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig MDA/ALS Research Center's ALS health care services coordinator is Jenny Greene. For more information or to sign up for services please contact her at jgreene@mdausa.org or 212-689-9040.
http://www.mdausa.org.

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY SERVICES (MDA) AT OUR CLINIC

The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig MDA/ALS Research Center's ALS health care services coordinator is Jenny Greene. For more information or to sign up for services please contact her at jgreene@mdausa.org or 212-689-9040. http://www.mdausa.org.

The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig MDA/ALS Research Center's ALS health care services coordinator is Jenny Greene. For more information or to sign up for services please contact her at jgreene@mdausa.org or 212-689-9040.
http://www.mdausa.org.