Back again with some ~personal news~ Friday was my last day at Patch. I’m so grateful for my 3+ years covering Brooklyn and NYC local news, but am looking forward to this next chapter! I’ll start this month in a communications role with United Hospital Fund. Excited to get to work!

It’s been a very exciting week at United Hospital Fund!! Honored to have Oxiris Barbot at the helm.

“When patients come to their visit…anyone can pick some lettuce, or basil, or tomatoes, or peppers and take them home." Dr. Sarah Ventre launched a garden in her pediatric clinic, part of United Hospital Fund's PEDS Learning Network funded by Mother Cabrini Health Foundation cabrinihealth.org/sprouting-a-pa…

Join us tomorrow for our free Symposium on Health Care Services in NY, w/keynoter Jeffrey Brenner MD, president The Jewish Board; fireside chat w/Jonathan Blum, Principal Deputy Administrator & COO CMS; panel on #GunViolence; and research posters. uhfnyc.org/events/event/2…

UHF president & CEO Oxiris Barbot writes about the connections between voting and health: Voting is not only an individual health behavior, but one that has health implications at the community and systemic levels. #Voting #Health #Election2022 uhfnyc.org/publications/p…

NYC pediatrician Nancy Lee MD transformed her clinic to ensure children with developmental delays get the help they need, through her project for UHF's Pediatrics for an Equitable Developmental Start Learning Network Fellowship program. #Pediatrics uhfnyc.org/news/article/m…

Want to read about innovation happening on the front lines of health care right here in NYC? Check out the first story in a series highlighting United Hospital Fund and Greater New York Hospital Association’s impressive fellowship alumni:

Another inspiring quality improvement project from United Hospital Fund and Greater New York Hospital Association’s Clinical Quality Fellowship Program, this time bringing faster and better care to patients experiencing potentially life-threatening heart attacks:

Journo friends: 📢A report released today reveals staggering statistics about the financial, social and public health impact gun violence has had in New York and across the country. Click below for data broken down by state, NY county and NYC ZIP code, plus race, gender and age.

We all play a role in addressing longstanding barriers that maintain the status quo in health inequities. Check out our latest report outlining tangible steps insurers can take to level the health playing field for better health outcomes.

UHF's inaugural literacy project has made a huge difference for the four pediatric practices who participated last year. Read the first in a series highlighting their experiences here:

This Thursday! Virtual and in-person registration is still available for United Hospital Fund's Medicaid Conference.

It’s Giving Tuesday! I’m proud to work at United Hospital Fund, which is working to improve health care for every New Yorker. A gift today will help us continue this vital work.

📢NEW TODAY: UHF has released a national analysis of the growing adolescent behavioral health crisis. The report includes major findings of national, state, & New York City level data, including disproportionate variation by race, sex, & sexual orientation. Click below to read.