Daines wishes the next health commissioner success
Dr. Richard F. Daines, the outgoing commissioner of health, made a statement today on Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo’s nomination of a new commissioner. Keep in mind, Daines would have liked to keep the job....
View ArticleNominee for health commissioner on the phone
I tracked down an email address for Dr. Nirav R. Shah, the nominee to be the next state health commissioner, and asked him to call me for a quick interview today. A few hours later, Dr. Shah called to...
View ArticleDOH launches electronic Certificate of Need system
The New York State Department of Health today launched a new electronic application system for Certificates of Need (CONs) with better and easier ways to search the database. Yippee. According to DOH,...
View ArticleState gets $27M for insurance exchange
The state Department of Health will receive a $27 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to set up the health insurance exchange as mandated by health insurance reform. The...
View ArticleMore hospital beds eyed in Saratoga County
A lot of hospitals are eager to get their foot into the health care market in Southern Saratoga County. Times Union Business Editor Eric Anderson writes about the various proposals being tossed around...
View ArticleDOH’s Clyne to lead senior nonprofit
James W. Clyne Jr., who was executive deputy commissioner of the state Health Department, has been named president and chief executive officer of the New York Association of Homes & Services for...
View ArticleSorry, shock over Daines death
From Casey Seiler’s story about the death of former health commissioner Richard F. Daines, Sorry, shock over Daines death at 60: A voluble and dynamic administrator, Daines was a dogged advocate for a...
View ArticleAnother case of measles in Rensselaer County, NY
The New York Department of Health reported that another case of measles has been confirmed in Rensselaer County. Health officials are investigating whether the young child was exposed through contact...
View ArticleSlick marketing behind a NY anti-obesity campaign
All has been forgiven in the little drama involving the state Department of Health and Mr. Subb, a Capital Region sandwich chain. An enterprising marketing director at Mr. Subb had piggybacked on a...
View ArticleFormer NYS Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Daines honored in health talk
Dr. Richard Daines, New York’s former health commissioner, had a lot of ideas on how to improve New Yorkers’ health and it he wasn’t afraid of hurting or embarrassing himself to get his point across....
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