09/18/2026
On September 12, 2001, St. Vincent’s Hospital in lower Manhattan opened a free stress reduction clinic that included ear acupuncture three times a week. The Integrative Stress Management clinic (ISM) was created to support the community after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The clinic ran for 6 years and treatments were covered through a block grant from the American Red Cross.
To learn more, check out this short video created by our acupuncture ancestor, Laura Cooley: https://youtu.be/7C7NzqB7p3s?is=Rk2Cu-R6yxrRtsmV