The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc. Gives Grant to Support Palliative Care at Metropolitan Hospital Center

New York, NY – In a new partnership with the HHC Foundation of New York City, the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc. reinforces its commitment to improve the health care and overall quality of life for the elderly of New York City with its support of a new Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care (DPMPC) at Metropolitan Hospital Center, a member of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC). The grant award of $200,000 from Samuels Foundation marks the first time the organization has partnered with the HHC Foundation, which raises funds to support the mission of the HHC.

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HHC Foundation Inaugural Physician Alumni/ae Campaign Raises Funds to Enhance Resident Training

New York, January 30, 2008 – The HHC Foundation of NYC is pleased to announce that nearly $50,000 was raised through its inaugural HHC Physician Alumni/ae Campaign which was launched last fall. Proceeds from the Campaign will establish a Physician Alum Fund to help support resident training throughout the public hospital system.

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HHC Foundation Board of Trustees Elects Dr. Jo Ivey Boufford as New Distinguished Member

New York, November 9, 2007–The HHC Foundation of New York City today announced that Jo Ivey Boufford, MD, President of the New York Academy of Medicine, has been elected to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. The HHC Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC). Dr. Boufford is a national authority on healthcare and public health policy and once served as president of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation under Mayor Koch.

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The HHC Foundation Receives a Major Grant from the Ambrose Monell Foundation to Support Neonatal Developmental Care

The HHC Foundation of New York City has been awarded a three-year $300,000 grant from the Ambrose Monell Foundation to expand access to neonatal developmental care in New York City's public hospitals. The HHC Foundation will use the funding to support the provision of individualized, developmentally appropriate care for premature and low birth weight babies in New York City public hospital neonatal intensive care units. HHC's handle a disproportionate number of New York City's high risk pregnancies. This initiative will impact health outcomes for thousands of infants across the entire city.

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The HHC Foundation Partners with the Altman Foundation to Improve Health Literacy Citywide among Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and Low Literacy Patients

New York, NY - The HHC Foundation of New York City has been awarded a two-year $384,000 grant by the Altman Foundation to support the expansion of New York City's public hospitals' Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Program. The grant marks the first time the Altman Foundation has partnered with the HHC Foundation, which raises funds to support the mission of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), the largest municipal hospital system in the country.

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HHC Vows To Keep Patient Immigration Status Confidential

HHC is sending the reassuring message to immigrant New Yorkers that when they go to public hospitals for health care, their immigration status will not be disclosed.

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HHC Awarded a Grant by the New Jonas Center for Nursing
Excellence to Create a Leadership Academy for Nurse Leaders.

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