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About Us

As the regional advocate for hospitals and healthcare organizations from Western New York to the Finger Lakes, we continually work to improve the collective health of New Yorkers while helping our members maintain an efficient, cost-effective and high-quality healthcare system.

Members

Our membership is comprised of nearly 50 hospitals, health systems and providers across the continuum of care.

  • Arnot Ogden Medical Center
  • Arnot Ogden Medical Center - St. Joseph's Campus
  • Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
  • Brooks-TLC Hospital System
  • Buffalo General Medical Center
  • Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic
  • Cuba Memorial Hospital
  • Eastern Niagara Hospital
  • Erie County Medical Center
  • F.F. Thompson Hospital
  • Geneva General Hospital
  • Guthrie Corning Hospital
  • Highland Hospital
  • Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital
  • John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital
  • Jones Memorial Hospital
  • Kenmore Mercy Hospital
  • Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
  • Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
  • Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center
  • Newark-Wayne Community Hospital
  • Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital
  • Olean General Hospital
  • Orleans Community Health
  • Rochester General Hospital
  • Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Sisters of Charity Hospital
  • Sisters of Charity Hospital, St. Joseph Campus
  • Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital
  • St. James Hospital
  • Strong Memorial Hospital
  • United Memorial Medical Center
  • United Memorial Medical Center-Bank Street Division
  • Unity Hospital
  • Unity Hospital-St. Mary's Campus
  • UPMC Chautauqua
  • UPMC Chautauqua-Jones Memorial Health Center Division
  • Westfield Memorial Hospital
  • Wyoming County Community Health System
  • Arnot Health
  • Catholic Health System
  • Finger Lakes Health
  • Great Lakes Health System of Western New York
  • Kaleida Health
  • Rochester Regional Health
  • Thompson Health
  • Upper Allegheny Health System
  • UR Medicine
  • Emergency Center at DeGraff Medical Park
  • Mercy Hospital Orchard Park Division
  • URMC Strong West

Board of Directors

Board biographies

Officers

Andrew L. Davis, MBA
Chair
Chief Operating Officer
Erie County Medical Center Corporation

James Helms, FHFMA, CPA
Vice Chair
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jones Memorial Hospital

Meghan Aldrich, DNP, MBA
Secretary
President
Sisters of Charity Hospital and St. Joseph Campus

Tammy Snyder, MPH
Treasurer
President and Chief Operating Officer
Rochester General Hospital

Board members

Jose Acevedo, MD, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Finger Lakes Health

Judy Baumgartner, RN, MBA, FACHE
President
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital and DeGraff Medical Park

Karen Blount, RN, MS, PNP, NEA-BC
President
Buffalo General Medical Center

Donald Boyd, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kaleida Health

Rodney Buchanan, MSN, RN, CFRN
Administrator
Westfield Memorial Hospital

Jasmine Canestaro, MBA
Vice President, Operations
Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital

Bradley J. Chapman, MBA, FACHE
President
Upper Allegheny Health System

Wendy Disbrow, MBA, RN
President and Chief Executive Officer
St. James Hospital

Teresa Donohue
Chief Executive Officer
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital

Derek S. Drake, DNP, MBA, RN, FACHE, NE-BC, CNML, CNL
President
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

Jeremy Essman, DBA, PA, FACHE
President
Kenmore Mercy Hospital
Mount St. Mary’s Hospital
Lockport Memorial Hospital

Tracy Gates, MBA
President
UPMC Chautauqua

Jill Graziano, MBA, BSN, RN
President and Chief Operating Officer
Unity Hospital and United Memorial Medical Center

James Kennedy
Senior Vice President and Chief Government Affairs Officer
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Joyce Markiewicz, RN, BSN, MBA, CHCE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Health System

Kenneth Morris, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Brooks-TLC Hospital System

Kathleen Parrinello, PhD, RN, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Strong Memorial Hospital
Highland Hospital

Jeff Perry, DHA, MSN, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer
Wyoming County Community Health System

Michael Rulffes, MBA
President and Chief Operating Officer
Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic
Newark-Wayne Community Hospital

Marc Shurtz
Chief Executive Officer
Orleans Community Health

Michael F. Stapleton Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
UR Medicine Thompson Health

John “Chad” Teeters, MD, MBA, MS, FACC
President and Chief Executive Officer
Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital

Lara Chatel Turbide, MS
Chief Operating Officer
UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health

Stephen J. Turkovich, MD
President
Golisano Children’s Hospital

Ronette Wiley, RN, BSN, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Arnot Health

Jennifer Yartym, MSPT, MBA
President
Guthrie Corning Hospital

Executive Committee

Executive Committee

Meghan Aldrich, DNP, MBA
President
Sisters of Charity Hospital and St. Joseph Campus

Andrew L. Davis, MBA
Chief Operating Officer
Erie County Medical Center Corporation

Wendy Disbrow, MBA, RN
President and Chief Executive Officer
St. James Hospital

James Helms, FHFMA, CPA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jones Memorial Hospital

Tammy Snyder, MPH
President and Chief Operating Officer
Rochester General Hospital

Michael F. Stapleton Jr., RN, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
UR Medicine Thompson Health

Stephen J. Turkovich, MD
President
Golisano Children’s Hospital

 

Bea Grause, RN, JD
President
HAWCNY
[non-voting]

Kenneth Schoetz
Vice President
HAWCNY
[non-voting]

Nominating Committee

Nominating Committee

Meghan Aldrich, DNP, MBA
President
Sisters of Charity Hospital and St. Joseph Campus

John “Chad” Teeters, MD, MBA, MS, FACC
President and Chief Executive Officer
Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital

Marc Shurtz
Chief Executive Officer
Orleans Community Health

Kenneth Morris, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Brooks-TLC Hospital