Dr. Dale Alexander
DA Medical Services NYC
Dr. Dale Alexander has been in practice for over 20 years in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a certification in Acupuncture. A native of Brooklyn, New York, after graduating from the New York School of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, NY, Dr. Alexander started practicing in New York City.
Dr. Alexander has been involved in many different endeavors in addition to his practice. Since 2005, Dr. Alexander has been the team physician for the New York Police Department football team, baseball team, and the boxing team. He has also served as a New York and Nassau County Police Surgeon.
Dr. Alexander is very active in the community. He is the founder and former president of the Combat Wounded Veterans of America, founded to ensure that all our nation’s combat-wounded veterans are properly recognized, honored, and supported for their service.
Dr. Alexander is a longtime supporter and health advisor to Vision Urbana Inc., a community-based organization. Vision Urbana Inc. provides public health and preventive health educational programs to the community members of the Lower East Side in New York City. He also provides health care services and oversees a health shepherding program to assure that the community has access to quality health care. The shepherding program has grown to cover the entire United States of America and now also includes the Caribbean, Central and South America. Dr. Alexander has been involved in the care of many people, including transfers of patients internationally to U.S. facilities for care.
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Alexander began to help in the fight against the pandemic.
In addition to joining the New York City Medical Reserve Corps (created to strengthen public health, improve emergency response, and build community resilience), Dr. Alexander also joined the COVID response effort in New Jersey. He received a New Jersey state temporary emergency license for out-of-state practitioners and helped many community members of the state of New Jersey.
To expand the catchment area of these health care programs, Dr. Alexander and his partners created a COVID-19 Hotline. DA Medical Services partnered with the Essex County Latino American Chamber of Commerce, NJ, and the National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Health to launch this still ongoing health information hotline.
The purpose of the hotline is to provide information about the coronavirus crisis, possible health-related resources that are available to the community, and, when possible, assist in accessing health care.
The goal is to make available to those who might not be able to get around for whatever reason, information that will help them determine whether they can be managed at home or will need to seek health care in a healthcare facility, emergency room, clinic, medical office, or hospital. Through this program, Dr. Alexander and his team have helped thousands of people not only in the Tri-state area but nationally and internationally. As a direct result of this endeavor, the International Society of Health Education was created. This organization provides health education and other resources to health providers around the world.