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White Plains Hospital promotes diversity in healthcare
White Plains' Youth Summit brought together students, parents, physicians and community leaders for a day of healthcare activities to promote racial, ethnic and gender diversity among healthcare professionals.
HANYS highlights hospitals’ economic and community impacts in updated reports
Reports highlight hospital and health systems’ economic and jobs activity generated, key healthcare services, community benefit activity and reliance on government payers.
Catholic Health (Buffalo) fights food insecurity
A community collaboration, the Food Farmacy helps primary care providers link patients at risk for food insecurity to nutritional food, education and support with diet, exercise and symptom management.
Statement from HANYS President Bea Grause, RN, JD, on Gov. Hochul’s 2023 State of the State
We applaud Gov. Hochul for recognizing some of the most significant challenges that threaten the sustainability of our hospitals and healthcare systems today.
HANYS announces 2023 board chair, officers and executive committee members
The Healthcare Association of New York State today announces its board of trustees’ 2023 officers and executive committee members.
Northern Westchester Hospital emphasizes nursing excellence
They were recognized for nurse satisfaction, inpatient and ambulatory nursing-sensitive indicators, patient satisfaction and using technology and innovation to deliver culturally and socially sensitive care.
Montefiore Nyack Hospital emphasizes culturally competent care with service animal staff training
Pawfessor Spirit and Dr. Joanne Singleton provided hands-on service animal training for staff at Montefiore Nyack, increasing awareness of a service animal's role in a patient’s well-being and recovery.
Mohawk Valley Health System partnership targets heart disease prevention
Partnering with diverse community navigators, MVHS is conducting heart disease education and screenings where community members live, learn, work, play, worship and age.
Vassar Brothers Medical Center enhances community care
Their community care team identifies people who need wrap-around services and facilitates ongoing care plans, leveraging the power of a community-based anchor institution to mobilize cross-sector partnerships.
Hospital for Special Surgery helps its community age with dignity
HSS' Aging with Dignity program provides participants with tools to overcome aging challenges, creates a sense of community and offers a calming, supportive and open environment to discuss shared experiences.
Buffalo General Medical Center fosters population health through food accessibility
Their Food as Medicine program has built a culture of local food procurement practices and increased their community’s access to healthy food.
North Shore University Hospital closes the loop on significant unexpected clinical findings
They established clinical management guidelines and a trauma concurrent nurse reviewer to improve the communication, documentation and follow-up of incidental clinical findings.
