UHF News

Dave A. Chokshi, MD, MSc, FACP, commissioner of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, told UHF's Quality Leaders Forum that VOVID-19 vaccine supplies will soon outstrip demand.

UHF announced that Quincy McLain, CPA will be named vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer, replacing Sheila Abrams, CPA, current senior vice president for administration and finance and treasurer, who is retiring.

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation awarded two grants to United Hospital Fund in February 2021 to continue its innovative program work for young children and older adults.

Margaret O’Kane, president and founder of the National Committee for Quality Assurance. addressed health inequities as the featured speaker at UHF’s third Quality Leaders Forum.

New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing 2020 presented UHF president Anthony Shih MD with its 2020 Humanitarian Award.

UHF named Alexandra Brandes as the new director of its Medicaid Institute, Susan Olivera as senior program officer, and Kristina Ramos-Callan as senior program manager.

Meritus Health President and CEO Maulik Joshi, Dr PH, outlined his goals at the second Quality Leaders Forum.

The glaring racial and economic inequities in the U.S. health care system, magnified by the coronavirus pandemic, were the main topics of the 31st Annual Symposium on Health Care Services in New York: Research and Practice.