NYeC Gala & PATH Awards Honors Honors Mary Zelazny, CEO, Finger Lakes Community Health
Mary Zelazney, CEO of Finger Lakes Community Health was honored on November 14, 2013 by the New York eHealth Collaborative. She was awarded the PATH Award.
Mary Zelazny, CEO of Finger Lakes Community Health since 2006, is responsible for managing the operations of a federally qualified health center program and ensuring the provision of quality healthcare services to underserved communities of Upstate NY. As CEO, Mary has led a major expansion effort to provide access to healthcare services throughout the Finger Lakes region of New York State. During her tenure, Finger Lakes’ has opened 6 additional health center sites with another slated to open in early 2014. Mary has focused much of her work on integrating health information technology into the organization, including the creation and operation of the Finger Lakes Telehealth Network, connecting many healthcare providers to each other including primary care offices, specialty care providers, hospitals and social service agencies. As the leader of an organization with PCMH Level III recognition, Mary has promoted the incorporation of technology into primary care that has created new collaborative relationships resulting in expanded patient access and long distance learning opportunities as well as nationally recognized best practice programs. Additionally, Mary is the CEO of the National Farmworker Telehealth Network, created to link Community and Migrant Health Centers across the United States together to provide healthcare for a mobile population.