Greater New York Hospital Association

April is National Minority Health Month. This year’s theme is #VaccineReady to address #COVID19’s disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minority communities. Keep your community safe and get vaccinated. Find a vaccine site in NYS: https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/

April is Donate Life Month. More than 100,000 people are waiting for lifesaving organ transplants. You can make a difference by registering to be an organ donor: https://registerme.org/

The bipartisan Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 underscores the critical importance of teaching hospitals and their mission to train medical residents. The ongoing #COVID19 pandemic demonstrates the need to support doctors and health care workers. Congress must pass this vital bill.

NEW #PODCAST: The next episode of Perspectives launches today. We explore how #GME programs have changed and adapted during the #COVID19 pandemic. GNYHA’s Anu Ashok and SUNY Downstate’s Teresa Smith discuss how teaching hospitals can support the #MentalHealth of their residents and the surprising benefits that have emerged over the course of the pandemic. Listen now: https://podcasts.apple.com//podc/perspectives/id1534905620

Patient safety is the primary focus of health care providers. Four in 10 patients are unintentionally harmed in primary and outpatient health care and up to 1,000,000 Americans fall in the hospitals each year. This patient safety awareness week, learn how you can keep your patients safe. https://www.ahrq.gov//settings/hospital/resource/safety-as

Start the conversation with your friends and family about the importance of getting the #COVID19 #vaccine. https://covidvaccineproject.org//talking-to-family-and-fr/

Congress has passed legislation supporting doctors and health care workers across the country. We are grateful to the members of Congress who led the effort to expand graduate medical education in the 2021 Continuing Appropriations Act Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Senator John Boozman (R-AR),... Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL), Representative John Katko (R-NY), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA), Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) We thank them for passing a bill that includes:

High-risk health care workers, nursing home workers, and nursing home residents will be among the first to receive the #COVID19 #vaccine from NY hospitals. Our hospitals need additional Federal support as they continue to heroically battle the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Tell your elected representatives to support our hospitals and #HealthCareHeroes in the next stimulus package: https://p2a.co/pLP8Bbi

It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week. This year, it’s more important than ever to get your #flu shot. With #COVID19 cases on the rise, the best way to avoid a double pandemic is to protect yourself and your loved ones from the flu by getting vaccinated. Find a flu #vaccine clinic near you: https://vaccinefinder.org/find-vaccine

Today is World AIDS Day. There are more than 1.1 million Americans living with HIV, and many more are at risk of HIV infection. In 2019, the Federal government began an initiative seeking to reduce the number of new #HIV infections in the US by 75% in five years and by at least 90% in 10 years. The best way to help #EndTheEpidemic is to know your status. Find free, fast, and confidential testing near you: https://gettested.cdc.gov/

Congress is negotiating a new #COVID19 relief package and Federal funding bill. Hospitals and health care workers who are bravely responding to the pandemic need help. Tell your elected representatives to support hospitals and health care workers. Text HELPHOSPITALS to 52886 or click here: https://p2a.co/pLP8Bbi

Thanksgiving will look different this year due to the #COVID19 crisis, but that doesn’t mean you have to cancel your celebrations. The CDC has released guidelines for a safe #Thanksgiving dinner: Wear a mask Stay six feet away from guests who do not live with you Wash your hands... See here for the full CDC guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov//daily-life/holidays/thanksgiving.html