NUHEALTH RECEIVES $18M HEAL NY GRANT, LARGEST ON LI, TO EXPAND PRIMARY CARE, CRITICAL TO TRANSFORMING NUHEALTH TO MEET DEMANDS OF HEALTH REFORM
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June 18, 2012
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NUHEALTH RECEIVES $18M HEAL NY GRANT, LARGEST ON LI, TO EXPAND PRIMARY CARE, CRITICAL TO TRANSFORMING NUHEALTH TO MEET DEMANDS OF HEALTH REFORM
Opportunity to restructure care delivery model through improved access, expansion of primary care and outpatient chemical dependency services and improve health outcomes for Nassau s most vulnerable patients and facilitate clinical integrated collaboration with the North Shore-LIJ Health System,
East Meadow, NY……..Arthur A. Gianelli, President CEO of the NuHealth System, announces that the NuHealth System is the recipient of an $18M Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkers (HEAL NY) capital funds grant from the state of NY Department of Health, to restructure its care delivery model. The grant is in response to the submission to the state’s Request for Applications (RFA).
“We have an exciting opportunity, through this grant, the largest on LI and one of the largest in the state in a fiercely competitive grant process, to restructure our care delivery model, and improve the health outcomes of Nassau’s most vulnerable populations,” said Gianelli. “This grant is critical to transforming our health system to meet the demands of health reform, helping to jumpstart our transformation through the elimination of unnecessary inpatient capacity, expansion off primary care and chemical dependency outpatient services. It is also a first step in facilitating a clinically integrated collaboration with the North Shore-LIJ Health System.”
The state issued an RFA in November 2011 to encourage vulnerable providers to restructure their operations to achieve financial stability, establish collaborative affiliations, and improve the health outcomes of the populations they serve. NuHealth sought these funds as part of an overall proposal to reduce inpatient beds (by reducing the number of unnecessary admissions, ambulatory sensitive admissions, and readmissions), expand primary care and addiction outpatient capacity, develop a care management infrastructure, and build IT interfaces with NSLIJ to facilitate clinical integration.
NuHealth is a public benefit corporation charged with running the Nassau University Medical Center, the A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility and various health centers, co-operated with the LI Federally Qualified Health Center, Inc. It is a safety net provider in Nassau County, delivering care in 33 Federally Designated Medically Underserved Areas and with a payer mix heavily dominated by Medicaid beneficiaries and the uninsured.
“This grant will position NuHealth to succeed in the context of health reform, help to foster closer integration with NS-LIJ and improve the delivery of coordinated, cost effective care in the appropriate settings to Nassau’s vulnerable populations,” concluded Gianelli.
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.