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JACK O’CONNELL, SPECIAL ADVISOR TO NUHEALTH PRESIDENT/CEO GIANELLI, ELECTED CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EMPIRE JUSTICE CENTER

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 7, 2010

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Shelley Lotenberg
shelley@numc.edu
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

JACK O’CONNELL, SPECIAL ADVISOR TO NUHEALTH PRESIDENT/CEO GIANELLI, ELECTED CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EMPIRE JUSTICE CENTER

IMPRESSIVE RECOGNITION FOR LEADER WITH VAST EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELDS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS 

CENTER PROVIDES LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS IN NEW YORK STATE

 
East Meadow, NY……Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO of the NuHealth System, congratulated Jack O’Connell, his special advisor, upon being elected as chair of the board of directors of the Empire Justice Center, a center that provides legal services for low-income persons throughout New York State.  O’Connell will serve as chair during a one year term in 2010.
 
“I am delighted to congratulate Jack O”Connell on this impressive recognition of being elected chair of the board of directors of the Empire Justice Center.  It is a well-deserved honor for a leader, with many years of dedicated experience in the fields of health and human services organizations,” stated Gianelli.
 
Empire Justice Center is a statewide, multi-issue, multi-strategy, public interest law firm focused on changing the ‘systems” within which poor and low-income families live.  Empire Justice protects and strengthens the legal rights of people in New York state who are poor, disabled or disenfranchised through:  systems change advocacy, training and support to other advocates and organizations, and high quality direct civil legal representation   Empire Justice has a staff of 54 working out of four offices in Albany, Rochester, White Plains and on Long Island.

As the Special Advisor to Nassau Health Care Corporation’s President and CEO, Arthur Gianelli, O’Connell is responsible for general strategic advice, government relations and building outreach programs with the communities served by the Nassau University Medical Center, A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility and the various Community Health Centers.
Among the programs he has been responsible for the initiating at the Corporation are the development of the LI Federally Qualified Health Center, NuCare, The Chronic Illness Demonstration Project, The No Wrong Door Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Support Program, the Rotacare Project, and the Long Island Medical Foundation – the philanthropic arm of NHCC.
 
Prior to joining the staff at the Health Care Corporation  Jack served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island, the umbrella organization for all Long Island’s health and human service organizations. He joined the Council staff in 1976 and became the CEO in 1988.
 
In accepting the appointment as chair of the board of directors, O’Connell said:  “I am honored to serve as chair of the board of directors of the Empire Justice Center, a statewide leading organization working to achieve social and economic justice for all persons in New York State.”

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 University 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.