GIANELLI INVITED TO SPEAK AT BOMA’S MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES CONFERENCE ON ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS

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March 21, 2012

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GIANELLI INVITED TO SPEAK AT BOMA’S MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES CONFERENCE ON ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS

EAST MEADOW, NY…Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO of the NuHealth System, has been invited to address the Building Owners and Managers Association International’s (BOMA) Medical Office Buildings and Healthcare Facilities conference as a guest speaker, to discuss the issue of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Gianelli’s conference session, scheduled for the morning of May 3, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia, will focus on ACOs and Alternative Delivery Models.

“I am honored to have been invited to speak at BOMA’s conference on the topic of ACOs and Alternate Delivery Models, especially timely as health reform approaches. I also intend to discuss how we are leveraging NuHealth’s real estate to fulfill our health system’s mission, with fifty acres of developable land in the East Meadow hospital campus and over sixty acres in the Uniondale nursing home campus, both in the center of Nassau County,” indicated Gianelli. “The discussion will also focus on how our real estate strategies are evolving to help us meet the continued challenges of providing quality, cost effective care, with increased demands for capital in an uncertain economic and regulatory climate.”

During the conference, leaders will be able to tap into the largest network of healthcare real estate industry’s experts and deal makers. Included in the conference, are numerous sessions, mainly focused on emerging trends in healthcare, challenges for not-for-profit healthcare systems, physician alignment, repurposing real estate for alternate uses and capital demands and sources for healthcare organizations.

Arthur A. Gianelli is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Nassau Health Care Corporation (d/b/a/ the NuHealth System), a $545 million teaching facility and public safety net provider which operates the Nassau University Medical Center and the A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility; co-operates four family health centers in partnership with the Long Island FQHC, Inc.; runs one school based clinic; is the majority owner of South Ocean Care, Inc.; and is a part owner of Healthfirst, Inc.  He has served in this position since June 1, 2006. Previously, Mr. Gianelli served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the NuHealth System.  He was appointed to this position on March 8, 2006.  

For the prior ten years, Mr. Gianelli served in senior executive positions for two Long Island municipalities.  He was Deputy County Executive for Budget and Finance for Nassau County and Director of Operations for the Town of North Hempstead. 

Mr. Gianelli serves on several boards of directors, including Regional Policy Council 2 of the American Hospital Association as well as the Executive Committees of Healthfirst and the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems.  He has delivered presentations at conferences across the country on public hospitals, health reform, and public finance.  And he has received numerous professional, educational, and civic awards, most recently being designated by the Long Island Press as one of the 50 most influential Long Islanders in 2010.

Mr. Gianelli earned a Bachelor’s degree in History from St. John’s University, a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from Brown University, a Masters degree in Business Administration from Dowling College, and a Masters degree in Public Health from Columbia University.  Additionally, Mr. Gianelli teaches healthcare and hospital management to graduate students at Hofstra University, Dowling College, and Columbia University.

Mr. Gianelli lives in New Hyde Park, New York with his wife, Nassau County District Court Judge Sharon Gianelli, and their two children, Cameron and Jessica.

ABOUT NUHEALTH
NuHealth is a Long Island health care organization delivering essential medical care and disease and lifestyle management to everyone at every stage of life.  Also known as Nassau Health Care Corporation, NuHealth is a public benefit corporation managing the operations of Nassau Medical Center, A. Holly Patterson Extended Care and a network of Family Health Centers that bring primary and specialty care out into the community.  By emphasizing wellness, cultural sensitivity and collaborative efforts with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, NuHealth is working to make good care more affordable and easier to access.

For more information about NuHealth or its Centers of Care, visit www.nuhealth.net.