Old NYSHCA news

2002

UHF Event October 31, 2002--click here for more info (MS Word required)

Telephone conference on excellent customer service. Click here for more info or download the informative flyer (MS Word required).

National SHCA 2002 annual conference information and registration posted.

Great ideas for marking Patient Advocacy Week 2002 (April 14-20). 

Show your support for your profession by purchasing SHCA merchandise. Click here to order online or here to download a catalog in PDF format.

Letter from the Past President posted.

NYSHCA to host medical mediation workshop at Sarah Lawrence College. Click here for details and registration form..

JCAHO becomes formal partner with The Leapfrog Group. Their first collaborative effort will be to identify a specific set of ICU-related outcome and process measures. Read more here.

Happy New Year to all our members and their families.

2001

Dates for National SHCA's 2002 conference posted.

A first-hand report from the city by the Director of the Patient Representative Department at NYU Medical Center, close to Ground Zero

Letter from Jerri Scarzella, President SHCA on the cancellation of the national meeting due to the attacks on September 11th. 

A message to our friends and colleagues in New York City.

SHCA's national meeting in St. Louis has been CANCELED due to today's tragic events.

New job opening posted.

Did you know you can order free wallet-sized health care proxy cards developed by NYSHCA and HANYS? Click here for more info.

New job opening posted and new events posted.

August 6, 2001 - Tributes to Ruth Ravich, who passed away August 3rd. Ruth's obituary is posted here. We invite you to send your memories of Ruth to the webmaster for publication on this site.

Brand new discussion forums just opened on National SHCA site. Why not surf on over and start a thread? A chat room is now also available.

Added Inter-Institutional Collaborating Network On End Of Life Care MegaSearch

2001 Annual Meeting highlights posted, including downloadable versions of all major presentations.

AHA Action Alert posted. Lobby for HIPAA rules changes. Click here for more info!

NYSHCA Board Member Elaine Boylan is conducting a survey about ED policies. To participate, click here. 

April Letter from the President posted. Includes nominating form for NYSHCA board and details on June 8th annual meeting.

National SHCA has announced the dates of the 2001 Annual Conference. Click here for more.

Check our new job openings for experienced patient representatives.

February Letter from the President posted.

Patient Advocacy Week was April 2-8, 2001. Click here for ideas to mark the occasion next year. 

New York Citizens'  Committee on Health Care Decisions presents a series of discussions on long-term care issues. Click here for more information.

Newsletter coordinator needed! Click here for details.

2000

Call for papers from Medical Crossfire

The NYSHCA presented its Distinguished Member Award 2000 to Brian Palmer of the Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn. Click here to read the story.