News Archive

There is growing consensus that in order to achieve quality health care, we must improve functional health literacy. In other words, each of us needs to be educated in order to make informed health care decisions. From a patient perspective, there is “need to know” information as well as a “need to do” something with information.

This section aims to archive news from across Upstate New York and beyond. If you wish to share news for this archive from your area, please contact us.

2008

May: National Silver Alert Act >One Page Description >Press Release
>Full EJC Report
May: "Plan Ahead for Hospice Care", Channel 13 WHAM >read more
May: PATHS Program >Brochure
May: "Planning offers comfort at the end-of-life" >read more
April: End-of-Life Care Survey Highlights Disparity Between Values and Actions
by Upstate New Yorkers >Community Survey >News Release
April: MOLST Video Wins Telly Award >read more
April: National Healthcare Decisions Day >learn more
January: Annals Issue, Improving End-of-Life Care >read more
January: GAO Issues Report >read more

2007

November: Is National Hospice Month >read more
November: New Hospice Center: Dedication >read more Amenities >read more
October: Feeding Tubes: Patients/Families >read more Professionals >read more
October: Patricia Bomba, M.D., receives Presidents Award >read more
September: Mark Hare highlights MOLST Program >read more
August: MOLST DVD distributed >read more
July: MOLST DVD Preview, July 31, 2007 >read more
July: Community Web site revised & updated >read more
May: MOLST featured at American Geriatrics Society. >read more
April: Landmark pain legislation passed in Albany. >read more
April: Patients Need Help Picking Options >read more
February: Grants improve End-of-Life Care >read more

2006

December: MSSNY & Excellus BCBS joint community initiative >read more

2001

November: New Palliative Care Community Initiative Launched > read more
March: Rochester Community EOL Survey develped & implemented > read more