The Specialized Medical Assistance Response Team (SMART) is Erie County, New York's volunteer public health emergency response organization. SMART is sponsored by the Erie County Department of Health and the Department of Emergency Medicine at Erie County Medical Center Corporation. Physician response is available 24/7 by calling MERS control at 716-898-3696. For more information or to join SMART, please call 716-858-7101 or click to learn more about SMART.