UHF News

United Hospital Fund has appointed Dora Mendez, MPA, as Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer.

United Hospital Fund has elected Amal Alibair, head of the U.S. Institutional Client Solutions business for Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management, to its Board of Directors.

UHF's annual fall Gala was held in person today for the first time since 2019 and honored four exceptional New York-area leaders.

The Board of Directors of United Hospital Fund announced today the appointment of Oxiris Barbot, MD as its president and CEO, effective September 12, 2022.

UHF held the inaugural meeting of a new task force formed to integrate equity in all aspects of health care quality.

UHF' announced its second class of PEDS Network Fellows, seven health care professionals who will go through a 15-month program designed to develop clinical leaders committed to transforming pediatric primary care..

UHF honored 73 quality improvement leaders from 68 health care organizations across the metropolitan region at it's annual Tribute to Excellence in Health Care event.

The Council on Foundations has chosen Vaughn Murria, UHF’s Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, for its Career Pathways leadership development program,

A report by UHF and Boston Consulting Group estimates the number of people in New York State experiencing food insecurity increased by 36 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more than one in eight New Yorkers are facing hunger this December.

A UHF report reveals that a majority of surveyed patients who were sent home after a short stay in a skilled nursing facility said they received and understood discharge instructions, but still reported some substantial gaps in preparation and care coordination.

United Hospital Fund has selected Peter Newell, director of its Health Insurance Project, as the new Patricia S. Levinson Fellow.

UHF annual fall Gala honored two exceptional New York-area leaders, designer Kenneth Cole and food activist Karen Washington, along with the New York region’s extraordinary health care workforce.