Conference Highlights

  • Health care consultant and former HANYS Executive Vice President Ray Sweeney checks into the HANYS 43rd Annual Membership Conference.
  • Name plates awaiting their owners before the conference.
  • Members of HANYS' Board of Trustees meet at HANYS' 43rd Annual Membership Conference.
  • Richard Pollack, Executive Vice President, Advocacy and Public Policy for the American Hospital Association speaks at HANYS' Board meeting.
  • Joseph Quagliata, President and Chief Executive Officer of South Nassau Communities Hospital speaks during the Board meeting at HANYS' 43rd Annual Membership Conference.
  • HANYS President Daniel Sisto addresses the HANYS Board of Trustees.
  • HANYS Executive Vice President Dennis Whalen speaks during the HANYS Board of Trustees Meeting.
  • Daniel Sisto receives recognition from Richard Pollack, Executive Vice President, Advocacy and Public Policy for the American Hospital Association, for his 25 years as HANYS President.
  • Kathleen Guarino, Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo/Catholic Health System, accepts the 2011 Pinnacle Award for Quality and Patient Safety (Small Hospital category). Handing out the award are HANYS President Daniel Sisto (left) and Joseph McDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Health System (right).
  • Dr. Komron Ostovar and Lorraine Stubley from Bassett Medical Center accept the 2011 Pinnacle Award for Quality and Patient Safety (Large Hospital category). Handing out the award are HANYS President Daniel Sisto (far left) and Joseph McDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Health System (far right).
  • Steven Goldstein (left), President and Chief Executive Officer of Strong Memorial Hospital, receives Honorable Mention for HANYS' 2011 Community Health Improvement Award. Handing out the award is Joseph McDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Health System (right).
  • Luz Puello, Project Coodinator for Catholic Health Services of Long Island, accepts the 2011 Community Health Improvement Award from HANYS President Daniel Sisto (left) and Joseph McDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Health System (right).
  • Steering Committee Chair Stephen Mills recognizes the 2010 HANYS PAC most valuable players.
  • Health Care Consultant and former HANYS Executive Vice President Ray Sweeney provides remarks in recognition of Daniel Sisto's 25 years as HANYS President.
  • Rochester Regional Healthcare Advocates (RRHA) and Nassau Suffolk Hospital Council (NSHC) receive the 2010 American Hospital Association's PAC Most Valuable Player Award. From the left: Joseph McDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Health System, Daniel Sisto, President, HANYS, Diane Ashley, President, RRHA, Steven Kroll, HANYS PAC Treasurer, Kevin Dahill, President, NSHC, Richard Pollack, Executive Vice President, Advocacy and Public Policy, American Hospital Association, and Stephen Mills, HANYS PAC Steering Committee Chairman.
  • William Walsh, Chief Executive Officer, North Bronx Healthcare Network, accepts the 2011 Pinnacle Award for Quality and Patient Safety, in the System category. Handing out the award are HANYS President Daniel Sisto (left) and Joseph McDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Health System (right).
  • Patricia Folan, Director of the Tobacco Control Center at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, receives Honorable Mention for the 2011 Community Health Improvement Award. Handing out the award are HANYS President Daniel Sisto (left) and Joseph McDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Health System (right).
  • Robert Reece, President, Cambridge Research Institute, discusses the changing landscape brought about by health care reform.
  • Four health care experts share their perspectives on affiliations, partnerships and mergers as strategic steps to meet reform challenges. Panelists included William Streck M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Bassett Healthcare, James Reed M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Northeast Health, Brian Currie, President and Chief Executive Officer, Long Island Health Network, and Betsy Wright, President and Chief Executive Officer, WCA Hospital.
  • (From left:) Elisabeth Benjamin, Vice President of Health Initiatives, Community Service Society of New York, Steven Anderman, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, Operations, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Chandler Ralph, President and CEO, Adirondack Medical Center, Jason Helgerson, Medicaid Director, NYSDOH; Executive Director, Medicaid Redesign Team, Stephen Acquario, Executive Director, New York State Association of Counties, discuss the future of medicaid.
  • (From left:) Joseph McDonald, President and CEO, Catholic Health Systems, Stephens Mundy, President and CEO, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center, John Rudd, Senior Vice President and CFO, Cayuga Medical Center, and Stanley Brezenoff, President and CEO, Continuum Health Partners, discuss innovative physician relationships.
  • HANYS President Daniel Sisto delivers the keynote address, wrapping up a productive annual membership conference.