United Hospital Fund Report Finds Emergency Department Use Varies Widely Among New York City's Neighborhoods
This issue of Hospital Watch provides the first ever analysis of emergency department use at the neighborhood level, drawn from new state Department of Health data.

United Hospital Fund Pays Tribute to Volunteers Who Serve New York City Hospitals
With 900 family members, friends, and colleagues in attendance, volunteers from hospitals throughout the five boroughs were honored at the 15th Annual Hospital Auxilian and Volunteer Achievement Awards ceremony.

Two United Hospital Fund Reports Present Data to Inform Health Insurance Expansion Efforts in New York
These reports focus on different populations of New York's uninsured—those who are eligible for public coverage and those who are employed and their dependents.

United Hospital Fund Research Documents Growth in Ambulatory Care in New York City
Between 1995 and 2004, ambulatory care visits to hospital clinics and independent diagnostic and treatment centers grew by 31 percent—from 8.8 million to 11.5 million visits.

Two United Hospital Fund Reports Offer New Data on Service Use and Spending for Medicaid Beneficiaries in New York
These Medicaid Institute reports update two widely disseminated Fund publications, each addressing important patterns and trends.

United Hospital Fund Provides Nearly $600,000 for Grants to Improve Health Services in New York City
Among the wide-ranging initiatives funded through these grants are programs to develop clinical competency in palliative care and to address gaps in insurance coverage encountered by children and by medically fragile young adults.

Blueprint Winter 2008
The latest issue of the Fund's newsletter spotlights the Fund/GNYHA's groundbreaking,multi-year, multi-hospital quality and safety initiative, an innovative program helping teens and young adults get fit, a report on the diverse challenges facing New York's nursing homes, and more.

United Hospital Fund Report Documents a Decade of Change in New York's Nursing Homes
This report documents a ten-year trend among New York's nursing homes, marking their growing role as providers of short-term care for people continuing recuperation after a hospital stay.

United Hospital Fund and Greater New York Hospital Association Join Forces to Improve Patient Safety, Quality of Care in Hospitals
This multi-year, multi-pronged initiative will include new hospital collaboratives, a "Quality Fellows" training program, and other components to help create a culture of safety in each hospital.