The Department of Health has issued a Dear Administrator Letter (DAL) related to the new emergency regulation – adopted on July 21 – creating personal protection equipment (PPE) requirements for hospitals and nursing homes. The letter serves as reminder of...
July 29, 2020 Dear New York Congressional Delegation, The Upstate NY Healthcare Coalition, a partnership between Iroquois Healthcare Alliance and Pandion Optimization Alliance, makes this urgent appeal asking you to ensure that our essential Upstate New York health...
The Department of Health and Human Services today announced $10 billion in additional funding from the Provider Relief Fund that will be distributed next week to COVID-19 high-impact or “hotspot” hospitals. According to HHS, “the second round of funding announced...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it will distribute over $4 billion in additional funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to rural hospitals and hospitals that serve a high number of Medicaid patients and...
Executive Order 202.50, issued today, continues the suspensions and modifications of law and any directives not superseded by a subsequent directive, made by EO 202.30 and EO 202.40, which amended the directives contained in EO 202.30 for 30 days until Aug. 8. As a...
The Iroquois Healthcare Association (IHA) has partnered with the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Inc. to support healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. IHA has either been awarded or is an active participant in three ongoing grant initiatives funded by...