Corporate Governance

NuHealth (formerly Nassau Health Care Corporation) came into existence on Feb. 6, 1997 as a public benefit corporation to develop and manage a health care system which would provide health care services and health facilities for the benefit of the residents of the State and the County, including to persons in need of health care services who lack the ability to pay.

The Corporation has the power under the Act to acquire, operate and manage health care facilities and to issue bonds and notes to finance the costs of providing such facilities.

Under the Act, the Corporation is governed by a board of fifteen voting directors, of whom eight are appointed by the Governor (two on recommendation of the County Executive, three on recommendation of the majority leader of the County Legislature, one on the recommendation of the minority leader of the County Legislature, one on the recommendation of the Speaker of the State Assembly and one on the recommendation of the Temporary President of the State Senate), four by the County Legislature and three by the County Executive. In addition, there are three non-voting directors, which include the President/Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation as appointed by the board of directors, one director selected by the County Executive and one director selected by the County Legislature. Directors serve for a term of five years.

The County Executive, under the Act, selects one of the fifteen voting directors as the Chairman of the Board. The board of directors is required under the Act to select the Chief Executive Officer, subject to the approval of the County Executive. The Chief Executive Officer serves at the pleasure of the board.