NYC Health and Medical Executive Advisory Group Accomplishments

Starting mid-week the week of January 11, FDNY EMS will launch an ambulance system optimization process that will be integrated with existing FDNY Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) algorithms. Information about the optimization process, how it is anticipated to impact 911-participating facilities, and ongoing monitoring of this new process can be found below. During March and...

GNYHA and Con Edison last week co-hosted a member briefing—the third in a series—at Con Edison’s Learning Center in Astoria. Hospital emergency managers, engineers, and facilities managers attended the event, which addressed recently passed building emissions legislation, available Con Edison energy efficiency programs, and how Con Edison uses virtual reality technology to train staff, among...

Representatives from two GNYHA member hospitals spoke about recent power outages during a November 16 GNYHA briefing with Con Edison. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital’s Vice President of Facilities Operations Amy Nunziata discussed August and September outages that impacted the hospital’s new Koch building. Richmond University Medical Center’s Emergency Manager Tina Campbell and Facilities Director Michael Chiappone described...