NUHEALTH CELEBRATES NATIONAL HEALTH CENTER WEEK AT ITS FIVE LIFQHCS, THROUGH INCREASED ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, COST EFFECTIVE AND HIGH QUALITY CARE
Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP
President/CEO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 11, 2014
PRESS CONTACT:
Shelley Lotenberg
shelley@numc.edu
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NUHEALTH CELEBRATES NATIONAL HEALTH CENTER WEEK AT ITS FIVE LIFQHCS, THROUGH INCREASED ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, COST EFFECTIVE AND HIGH QUALITY CARE
East Meadow, NY…………Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP, NuHealth’s President/CEO congratulates the staff of its five LI Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) as they celebrate National Health Center Week on August 10 to 16, 2014. “You are to be commended for your dedication to all our patients, for being a proud recipient of NCQA’s Patient Centered Medical Home and for providing increased access to affordable, cost effective and high quality care, at our FQHCs in Hempstead, Westbury, Elmont, Roosevelt and Freeport,” stated Dr. Politi. “Our health centers serve as critical economic local engines for healthier communities, helping to power local economies.”
David Nemiroff, Executive Director for the LIFQHCs added his congratulations: “The NuHealth Family Health Centers in partnership with the LIFQHC play a critical role in providing affordable, high-quality preventive and primary health care to tens of thousands of people. They offer vital services regardless of ability to pay — services that help patients stay healthy and avoid emergency room visits. During National Health Center Week, we are proud of our employees’ work and recognize their significant contributions to keeping our communities to stay healthy.”
As local community owned and operated businesses, Health Centers employ hundreds of thousands of individuals at about 9,000 delivery sites across the nation. In addition to their long history as health care homes to millions, Health Centers are also proud to maintain a more than 45 year record being ranked among the highest quality and cost effective care providers in the nation. Health Centers provide their services to all people, regardless of their ability to pay or insurance status. Today, America’s Health Centers serve almost 22 million people (including 921,035 Farm workers and more than 1,145,449 people who are Homeless) at about 9,000 delivery sites in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. territories.1200 health centers
• 9000 health center service sites
• 148,000 jobs
• Health centers serve more than 21 million patients annually
• 90% of health centers have EMR
• 23% of health centers are recognized as PCMH
The theme for National Health Center Week 2014 (NHCW) is “America’s Health Centers – Local Engines for Healthier Communities”
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.
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