June 20, 2025 News Headlines

Amid even the most challenging times, we know we’re stronger when we work together. Thank you to everyone who joined us at HANYS’ 56th Annual Membership Conference in Saratoga this week! See highlights like our panel with past HANYS presidents, keynote speakers and our celebratory dinner in our photo gallery. 

Congratulations to the team at Northwell Health, winners of this year’s Community Health Improvement Award! Their Street Medicine Program works in partnership with the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless to deliver essential healthcare services to this vulnerable population – wherever they are. Watch our video to learn more about this innovative program. 

Explore 100 years of HANYS history through our digital timeline and video. Then, join us in celebrating HANYS’ 2025 Distinguished Service Award recipient – our members! For the last 100 years and the next — HANYS is always there for healthcare.

Thank you to Assemblymember Amy Paulin, chair of the Assembly health committee, and the entire New York State Assembly for their resolution recognizing HANYS' century of advancing the health of New York's individuals and communities. 

Congratulations to Erie County Medical Center President and CEO Thomas Quatroche Jr., PhD! In partnership with HANYS, the AHA presented Quatroche its 2025 New York state Grassroots Champion Award in recognition of his effective and persistent advocacy for New York hospitals and health systems. Read the full story on our website. 

"The U.S. Senate's version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a disaster for New Yorkers." Read the full statement from HANYS President Bea Grause, RN, JD and learn more about the bill’s adverse provisions in HANYS’ summary chart.