NASSAU HEALTH CARE CORPORATION RECEIVES $37M THROUGH HEAL NY PHASE IV PROGRAM FOR DEBT RELIEF AND FACILITY MODERNIZATION

Joined by state and county officials, members of the board of directors of the Nassau Health Care Corporation (NHCC), representatives from NHCC’s administrative and clinical leadership teams, and various other public officials, Arthur A. Gianelli, president/CEO of the Nassau Health Care Corporation announced that the New York State Department of Health and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York have awarded  $37M out of the $362.5M or 10% of the total HEAL NY (Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkers) Phase IV to the NHCC, specifically $23M to the Nassau University Medical Center and $14M to the A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility, taken together the largest award for a health system.  The HEAL funding is being provided to 23 hospitals and 7 nursing homes to assist them in complying with the mandates of the Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century, known as the Berger Commission.
“Receiving notification that the NHCC has been awarded aggregately $37M, the largest HEAL NY Phase IV award in the state to any health care system, is indeed very welcome news from the State of New York and very important to the future of Nassau County’s only safety net hospital and nursing home.  It demonstrates that state officials believe in the viability of the NHCC’s strategic plan, its modernization program and its success to date in turning around Nassau’s only public health care system,” stated Mr. Gianelli.
Left to right: Rose Guercia, MD, member board of directors NHCC
Michelle Schimel, member of the NYS Assembly
Kemp Hannon, member of the NYS Senate
Arthur A. Gianelli, president/CEO, NHCC
Norma Gonsalves, member of the Nassau County Legislature