On August 4, 2016, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced $525,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Patient-Centered Medical Home Awards to 15 FQHCs across New York State. The awards are intended to assist providers in improving quality and experience of care through the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) health care delivery model
The NYS Dept. of Health (DOH) has just released a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program. A total of up to $195 million in grants is available to health care providers to support capital projects that address acute inpatient, outpatient, primary, home care or residential health care services needs in a
Elizabeth Swain, CHCANYS' former President and CEO, passed away on July 7, 2016.
During Elizabeth’s 11 years as President and CEO, CHCANYS grew from a small advocacy organization with five employees into one of the nation’s leading primary care associations, supporting over 65 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), the primary health care
On June 16, 2016, U.s Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced $8.6 million in funding to 23 New York health centers to increase access to integrated oral health care services and improve oral health outcomes for their patients. Congratulations to the awardees! Read more here.
On May 4, 2016, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced nearly $13 million in in funding to 13 New York health centers for facility renovation, expansion, or construction. The awardees will use this funding to renovate or acquire new health center clinical space to help provide care to a projected 41,500 additional
Mary Zelazny, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS) and CEO of Finger Lakes Community Health, announced today that Elizabeth Swain, who has served as CHCANYS President and CEO for the last 11 years, will be stepping down from her position as of May 1. Zelazny announced that the process for
On Tuesday, April 19, HRSA announced that approximately $50 million will be made available in FY 2017 for 75 awards to new and existing health centers nationwide for operational support of new primary care service delivery sites. Applications are due in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 17 and in HRSA’s Electronic Handbook (EHB) by 5:00 p.m. ET on
New York State FY 2016-17 Budget: FQHC-Related Highlights The New York State FY 2016-17 budget was finalized last week and includes a number of health-related items, detailed in this memo. Highlights include $195 million for health care facility transformation funding, at least $30 million of which must go to community-based healthcare providers,