GNYHA will host a webinar with the New York State Department of Health (DOH), the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and NYC Health + Hospitals (NYC H+H) on the health care facility role in COVID-19 contact tracing. GNYHA members have recently received inquiries from both local and State health departments…

GNYHA, in collaboration with the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York City Emergency Management, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Bureau of Vital Statistics, and NYC Health + Hospitals, is hosting a Fatality Management Forward Planning Symposium on August 27th, from 12pm-2pm. Topics covered during the symposium will include new…

With New York City recently entering Phase 1 of reopening and weeks of widespread street demonstrations, public health and health care leaders are concerned about potential spikes in COVID-19 infections. Careful monitoring of emergency department visits that could be associated with COVID-19 provides a key early warning sign of such spikes. To this end, New…

GNYHA will host a June 3 webinar featuring the perspectives of multiple pediatric subspecialists on treating multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) outside of the critical care setting. The webinar is a joint effort between GNYHA and the New York Region of Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS), in collaboration with the New York State Department…

On May 21, GNYHA will host a webinar on short-, intermediate-, and longer-term emotional support and crisis counseling service resources available to health care staff that will complement and support efforts already underway in your institutions. New York State Office of Mental Health and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) leadership…

This webinar for ICU Directors was held jointly by GNYHA and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). DOHMH provided updates and information on the latest epidemiology for COVID-19. Dr. Vikramjit Mukherjee, director of the medical ICU and special pathogens program at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue provided insights on critical care…