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Latest News Releases from HANYS

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May 2008

Study: New York's Nursing Shortage Worsened in 2007 05/05/2008

April 2008

HANYS Issues "Report Card" on Hospital Report Cards 04/28/2008

March 2008

	Statement from HANYS' President Daniel Sisto on the State Budget 03/31/2008
	Statement from HANYS President Daniel Sisto on the Appointment of Dr. Jon R. Cohen as Senior Advisor 03/28/2008
	HANYS' Report: Shortage of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counselors Nearing Crisis 03/24/2008
	Statement by HANYS' President Daniel Sisto 03/19/2008

February 2008

	Health Care Providers Welcome Attorney General Cuomo's Action Against Ingenix/UnitedHealth 02/13/2008
	Statement by HANYS President Daniel Sisto on Governor Spitzer's 21-Day Budget Amendments 02/11/2008
	HANYS Statement on Governor's Proposed 2008-2009 Budget 02/06/2008
	White House Budget Plan Eviscerates New York's Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Home Care Agencies 02/04/2008
	HANYS Announces J. David Seay to Lead Education and Research Division 02/01/2008

January 2008

	GHI/HIP Conversion Approval Must Include Improved HMO Performance, Penalties for HMO Misconduct 01/30/2008
	HANYS President Daniel Sisto's Statement on Governor Spitzer's Proposed Budget 01/22/2008
	New Poll: Vast Majority of New Yorkers Oppose Cuts to Medicaid and Doctor Training 01/17/2008
	Statement by HANYS' President Daniel Sisto on the Governor's State of the Upstate Address 01/16/2008
	Statement by HANYS President Daniel Sisto on Governor Spitzer's State-of-the-State Speech 01/09/2008
	Federal Delay Cost State's Hospitals, Nursing Homes $189 Million 01/07/2008
	Healthcare Trustees of New York State Elects 2008 Officers and New Board Members 01/04/2008
	HANYS Blasts Federal Action Prohibiting use of Medical Checklists 01/03/2008

December 2007

	HANYS' Analysis Finds More than Half of State's Hospitals Continue to Lose Money or Barely Break Even 12/28/2007
	DataGen Lands Data Analysis Contracts with California, Louisiana Hospital Associations 12/21/2007

October 2007

	HANYS Presents Award to the Auxiliary of Corning Hospital 10/19/2007
	New York State’s Medicaid program among the best in the nation despite second-lowest provider reimbursement 10/09/2007
	HANYS to Host HazMat/Bio Decontamination Training and Drill 10/05/2007
	Hanys Provides Free Video Training Series to Fight Hospital Infections and Improve Care 10/02/2007
	Statement by HANYS President Daniel Sisto on New York's Involvement in the Multi-State SCHIP Lawsuit 10/01/2007

September 2007

	Statement by Hanys President Daniel Sisto on U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton’s “American Health Choices Plan” 09/17/2007
	Wagner Appointed Executive Director of Healthcare Trustees of New York State 09/11/2007
	Inter-Community Memorial Hospital And Lockport Memorial Hospital Trustees Receive Statewide Award 09/11/2007
	Putnam Hospital Center Trustee Receives Statewide Advocacy Award 09/11/2007

August 2007

	Local Hospital Trustees Nominated for 2007 Leadership Award 08/17/2007
	White House Restrictions on Health Insurance for Children Must be Defeated 08/17/2007
	Statement by HANYS’ President Daniel Sisto - Federal Rule Threatens Rehabilitation Care, Institutions 08/06/2007
	Statement of HANYS' President Daniel Sisto on the Signing of Managed Care Reform Legislation 08/02/2007

July 2007

	Thousand of Nursing School Applicants Turned Away Each Year While Nursing Shortages Continue or Worsen 07/10/2007
	Statement by HANYS President Daniel Sisto on the 14% Medical Malpractice Insurance Premium Increase 07/06/2007

June 2007

	HANYS Presents 2007 Distinguished Service Award to Montefiore Medical Center President Spencer Foreman, M.D., and Leadership Impact Founder Peter V. McGinn, PH.D. 06/21/2007
	Albany Medical Center, Unity Hospital Win Healthcare Association of New York State's Pinnacle Award for Quality and Patient Safety 06/21/2007
	Rochester General Hospital's Clinton Family Health Center Receives HANYS' 2007 Community Health Improvement Award 06/21/2007
	Survey Finds Physician Shortage in Western New York 06/18/2007
	Survey Finds Critical Physician Shortage in Rochester Area 06/18/2007
	Survey Finds Critical Physician Shortage in Hudson Valley 06/18/2007
	Report: Medicare Payments Favor HMOs Over Providers 06/14/2007

May 2007

Business Leaders Fight To Level the Playing Field 05/30/2007

April 2007

Statement of HANYS President Daniel Sisto on the Final 2007-2008 State Budget 04/02/2007

March 2007

	Rep. Lowey Continues to Fight Medicare Rule that Limits Access to Rehabilitation Services 03/15/2007
	Thousands of Health Care Workers, Patients, Providers to Rally at State Capitol on March 7 03/08/2007

February 2007

	Sisto to Legislature: Governor's Health Care Cuts are not Reform State and Federal Budget Cuts Combine to Imperil Patient Care HANYS Proposes Real Reform Measures at Legislative Joint Fiscal Hearing 02/13/2007
	Healthcare Association of New York State Announces New Chairman of Statewide Human Resource Advisory Council 02/12/2007
	New York’s Hospitals Could Lose Nearly $10 Billion Under Bush, Spitzer Budget Proposals 02/10/2007
	Statement by HANYS' President Daniel Sisto on the Impact of President Bush's Health Care Cuts 02/09/2007

January 2007

	Statement By HANYS President Daniel Sisto On Governor Spitzer’s “Patients First” Health Care Reform Agenda 01/26/2007
	HANYS Releases First-Of-Its-Kind Video Education Series To Save Lives, Improve Patient Care 01/24/2007
	Healthcare Trustees of New York State Elects 2007 Officers and New Board Members 01/18/2007
	Bartimole is Selected to Lead Western New York Healthcare Association 01/18/2007
	Statement by HANYS President Daniel Sisto on the Appointment of Dr. Richard F. Daines as State Commissioner of Health 01/18/2007
	HANYS Unveils Comprehensive Health Care Reform Proposal 01/10/2007
	Healthcare Association of New York State Names 2007 Officers, Trustees 01/08/2007
	HANYS President Daniel Sisto's Comments on Governor Spitzer's State of the State Message 01/08/2007
	Statement from Healthcare Association of New York State President Daniel Sisto on Governor Spitzer's State of the State Message 01/03/2007

November 2006

	Statement by HANYS President Daniel Sisto on "Rightsizing" Commission Recommendations 11/28/2006
	Statement by HANYS President Daniel Sisto on Commission Recommendations 11/28/2006
	HANYS to Host Conference to Increase Organ Donation and Transplantation in New York. 11/22/2006

October 2006

Statement from Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) President Daniel Sisto on “F-SHRP” 10/03/2006

July 2006

	Western New York Healthcare Association Elects New Officers 07/06/2006
	HANYS Presents 2006 Distinguished Service Award to Medisys Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Bruce J. Flanz 07/06/2006
	North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Wins Healthcare Association of New York State's Pinnacle Award for Quality and Patient Safety 07/06/2006
	Ellis Hospital, Northeast Health, Seton Health, and St. Peter's Health Care Receive HANYS' 2006 Community Health Improvement Award 07/06/2006

June 2006

	Statement From Healthcare Association Of New York State (HANYS) President Daniel Sisto On The Institute For Healthcare Improvement (IHI) 100,000 Lives Campaign 06/13/2006
	New York State's Hospitals Generate $91.5 Billion Annually for Local, State Economies; Support More Than 644,900 Jobs 06/01/2006

May 2006

	HANYS Solutions, Inc. Selects Team Healthcare to Offer International Nurse Staffing to Hospitals and Nursing Homes 05/25/2006
	HANYS Benefit Services Teams with Insmed Insurance Agency to Offer Comprehensive Disability Solutions to Physicians 05/16/2006
	HANYS Releases Above and Beyond: The Community Service and Volunteerism of New York State's Hospitals 05/11/2006
	HANYS and NYONE Release Workforce Strategies Guidebook 05/09/2006
	Statement from HANYS President Daniel Sisto on New Siena Poll Survey Finds Huge Drop in Governor Pataki's Favorable Rating 05/04/2006

April 2006

	Statement from Healthcare Association of New York State President Daniel Sisto Regarding The Governor’s Refusal to Implement the Enacted Health Care Budget 04/27/2006
	Hospitals, Health Providers Unleash Statewide Campaign to Defeat Governor Pataki’s Senseless Health Care, Emergency Room Vetoes 04/17/2006
	Statement from Healthcare Association of New York State President Daniel Sisto Regarding Governor’s Health Care Vetoes 04/13/2006
	Fate of New York’s Health Care System Rests With Governor Health Care Leaders Call on Governor Pataki to Approve Senate/Assembly Budget Future of Health Care Services in Every County and Borough Hang in the Balance 04/06/2006

March 2006

	Agreement Reached On Charity Care Eligibility Standards Statement From HANYS President Daniel Sisto 03/29/2006
	Legislature To Hospitals, Emergency Rooms: “Help Is On The Way” Both Houses Reject Cuts, Add Funding for Emergency Room Care 03/13/2006
	Thousands of Health Care Workers, Patients, Providers Rally Today at State Capitol 03/08/2006

February 2006

	Health Leaders Propose Plan to Protect, Improve Nursing Homes 02/28/2006
	President's $770 Million Budget Cut Deals Second Blow to NY's Hospitals 02/06/2006

January 2006

	Healthcare Trustees Of New York State Elects 2006 Officers And New Board Members 01/31/2006
	Every Hospital In N.Y. Would Lose Funding Under 2006-2007 Pataki Budget 01/26/2006
	Sisto: Governor’s Budget is Another Assault on Health Care Providers 01/17/2006
	Desormeau Completes Certified Financial Planner^TMTraining 01/10/2006

December 2005

Investment and Fiduciary Support Service Now Offered by Healthcare Community Securities Corporation 12/13/2005

November 2005

Health Care Leaders: GAO Hospital Study Critically Flawed Conclusions on Buffalo-Niagara Falls Hospital Costs Grossly Overstated 11/03/2005

October 2005

Cardiac Surgery Outcomes Improve in New York Hospitals State Department of Health Report Finds ‘Dramatic’ Reductions in Mortality 10/31/2005

September 2005

	HOW A PILOT PROGRAM LAUNCHED A NATIONAL MOVEMENT 09/29/2005
	Almost 90% of NY Hospitals Have Joined IHI’s National Campaign to Improve Patient Care 09/27/2005
	Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield And Univera Healthcare Award $75,000 Grant To Healthcare Association Of New York State 09/19/2005
	Healthcare Trustees of New York State (HTNYS) Honors Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center for its Childhood Obesity Program 09/09/2005
	Healthcare Trustees of New York State (HTNYS) Recognizes the Leadership of Craig T. Brown, Chairman of The Board of TLC Health Network 09/09/2005
	Hundreds of Hospital Leaders Attend Three-Day Conference of the Healthcare Trustees of New York State (HTNYS) 09/09/2005

May 2005

	Federal Judge Throws Out “Employer Gag Law” Ruling Is A Victory For Hospitals And Nursing Homes; Removes Limitations On Their Right To Talk To Workers Considering Unionization 05/17/2005
	Huntington Hospital President and CEO J. Ronald Gaudreault Wins HANYS 2005 Distinguished Service Award 05/17/2005
	Rochester General Hospital Wins Healthcare Association of New York State’s Pinnacle Award for Quality 05/17/2005
	Strong Memorial Hospital/University of Rochester Medical Center Wins Healthcare Association of New York State’s 2005 Community Health Improvement Award 05/17/2005

April 2005

	HANYS Coordinates Statewide Patient Care Improvement Initiative 04/19/2005
	HANYS Services, Inc. Forms DataGen, A Health Information Company That Offers Timely, Credible Hospital Financial Analyses 04/19/2005
	Healthcare Association of New York State Comments on Hospital Infection Rates 04/07/2005

March 2005

	Thousands of Health Care Workers, Patients, Administrators Rally at State Capitol to Declare: The Governor’s Health Care Cuts and Taxes are Hazardous to the Health of All New Yorkers 03/14/2005
	Thousands of Health Care Workers, Patients, And Providers Will Rally to Protest the Governor’s Plan to Drain $3.1 Billion From New York’s Health Care System 03/14/2005

February 2005

Former State Health Official Joins Healthcare Association of New York State 02/04/2005

January 2005

	Governor's Budget Would “Devastate” New York's Health Care System, Daniel Sisto Says 01/31/2005
	Statement From Daniel Sisto, President Of The Healthcare Association Of New York State (HANYS) 01/18/2005
	Health Care Providers Threatened by Growing Demand, Limited Resources, HANYS President Daniel Sisto Tells State Senate Hearing 01/14/2005
	Statement from Daniel Sisto, President of the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) 01/06/2005
	Healthcare Trustees of New York State Elects 2005 Officers 01/03/2005

December 2004

	Hospitals Crucial to New York's Economic, as well as Physical Health 12/08/2004
	News Conference Wednesday, December 8 To Release Data Showing Hospitals Contribute Nearly $80 Billion To The Economy 12/06/2004

November 2004

	Healthcare Association President Daniel Sisto Comments on State Health Care Reform Report 11/29/2004
	Proposed State Health Care Policy Subject of Nov. 30 Conference - Point of Entry System to Affect 300,000 New Yorkers Annually 11/17/2004
	HANYS Recognizes Outstanding Hospital Health Programs 11/04/2004
	Healthcare Association of New York State to Offer Group Purchasing Services Through GNYHA Services/Premier 11/04/2004

October 2004

	Healthcare Association Selects Buffalo General Hospital and Cuba Memorial Hospital to Participate in Nurse Retraining Grant 10/06/2004
	Healthcare Association Selects Geneva General Hospital and Strong Memorial Hosopital to Participate in Nurse Retraining Grant 10/06/2004
	Healthcare Association Selects North Shore University Hospital at Plainview and Long Beach Medical Center to Participate in Nurse Retraining Grant 10/06/2004
	Healthcare Association Selects St. Elizabeth Hospital and Edward John Noble Hospital to Participate in Nurse Retraining Grant 10/06/2004
	Healthcare Association Selects Benedictine Hospital and Catskill Regional Medical Center to Participate in Nurse Retraining Grant 10/06/2004
	Healthcare Association Selects Ellis Hospital and Albany Medical Center Hospital to Participate in Nurse Retraining Grant 10/06/2004
	Healthcare Association Selects Queens Ho