February 27, 2026 News Headlines

The weather forced us to cancel our in-person advocacy events — but that didn’t keep us down! Thank you to our board members and the policymakers who joined us for productive virtual conversations on the acute-on-chronic challenge facing hospitals and health systems, the need to protect 340B and mitigating the immediate and impending impacts of H.R.1. We encourage all our members to continue to reach out to your elected officials and share our state advocacy priorities.

This week HANYS submitted comments to DOE on the proposed definition of “professional student” and SED on degree requirements for registered professional nurses.

HANYS’ Member Updates this week include messaging on new videos to improve care conversations with older adults and updates to help you make the most of your HANYS membership. See more updates on our website.

The series combines webinars with regional in-person sessions focused on basic infection control interventions to prevent the spread of multi-drug resistant organisms. Fill out this DOH survey to learn more and register.

Vital Skills for Effective Leadership
March 3

Standing membership call on state and federal issues
March 3

Assisted living residences: What you need to know
March 4

Financial signals in a broader ecosystem: Data and recovery for New York hospitals
March 4

Care Connections virtual learning series
March 4-April 15

Chief Patient Experience Officers Forum
March 5

Workplace violence prevention: Another state’s perspective
March 10-July 14

Introducing DataGen Market Analytics
March 11

HANYS Sepsis Program: Harnessing the CDC Core Elements to improve sepsis survivor outcomes
March 11

Government relations update
March 13

Project TEACH maternal mental health series
March 19-May 21

Epic EMR Workgroup
March 19

HIM user group meeting
March 19