Thousands of healthcare workers on Long Island suffered devastating personal losses, fund will help them rebuild their lives so they can continue their life saving work at health care institutions.
Hospital and health care workers on Long Island and in other coastal areas of New York City and New Jersey were among the hardest hit by superstorm Sandy and thousands suffered devastating personal loss of homes and property.
The Hurricane Sandy Health Care Employee Relief Fund was just established through the cooperative work of the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS), the Greater New York Hospital Association, and the American Hospital Association, with the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council (NSHC), the organization that represents all Long Island hospitals, supporting the fund’s local efforts on Long Island. The charitable contributions will be managed by the United Hospital Fund and funds collected will provide direct assistance to employees impacted by the storm. Funds raised will be distributed through hospitals and health care organizations.
Other associations involved in this national fund raising effort include the Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association, New Jersey Hospital Association, the Iroquois Healthcare Alliance, Rochester Regional Healthcare Association, and Western New York Healthcare Association.
“Hospital employees demonstrated tremendous dedication during this crisis,” said Kevin Dahill, president/CEO of the NSHC. “These individuals suffered serious personal loss – many are now homeless – even as they worked to ensure the safety of those in their care.
The fund is intended to assist those health care workers so that they will continue to be there for us when we need their care and expertise.”
The Hospital Council and other sponsoring associations ask everyone to spread the word about this fund and consider donating to the Hurricane Sandy Health Care Employee Relief Fund. Dahill added that the fund is an excellent way for any patient or family member who has received exceptional health care services in the past to show their appreciation for this care by helping these health care workers’ colleagues rebuild their lives.
Go to http://uhfnyc.org/hurricane_sandy_relief_fund to make a tax-deductible donation. Checks can also be mailed to United Hospital Fund, 1411 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10018-3496, Attn: Hurricane Relief Fund.
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