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.
Our membership is comprised of nearly 50 hospitals, health systems and providers across the continuum of care.
Daniel Ireland, BSN, MBA, FACHE
Chair
President and Chief Operating Officer
United Memorial Medical Center, Clifton Springs
Hospital and Clinic, Newark-Wayne Community
Hospital
Jonathan Lawrence, MHA, FACHE
Vice Chair
President and Chief Executive Officer
Arnot Health
Andrew Davis, MBA
Secretary
Chief Operating Officer
Erie County Medical Center
Jill Owens, MD
Treasurer
President and Chief Executive Officer
Upper Allegheny Health System
Charles J. Urlaub
Immediate past chair
Senior Vice President, Strategic Growth and New Partnerships
Catholic Health
President
Mount St. Mary’s Hospital
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
Martin Boryszak, MBA, FACHE
Senior Vice President, Acute Care
Catholic Health
President
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Donald Boyd
Chief Executive Officer
Kaleida Health
Rodney Buchanan, MSN, RN, CFRN
President
Westfield Memorial Hospital
Richard “Chip” Davis, PhD, EdM
Chief Executive Officer
Rochester Regional Health
Wendy Disbrow, MBA, RN
President and Chief Executive Officer
St. James Hospital
Teresa Donohue
Chief Executive Officer
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
Brian Durniok, MBA
President
UPMC Chautauqua
Steven Goldstein
President and Chief Executive Officer
Strong Memorial and Highland Hospitals
James Helms, FHFMA, CPA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jones Memorial Hospital
Beth Hughes
President
Buffalo General Medical Center
James Kennedy
Vice President, Government Affairs and Board
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Norma Kerling, RN
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Clinical Officer
Cuba Memorial Hospital
David Kobis, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer
Wyoming County Community Health System
Frank Korich, MBA, FACHE
Senior Vice President
Finger Lakes Health
Walter Ludwig, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kenmore Mercy Hospital
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
Marc Shurtz
Chief Executive Officer
Orleans Community Health
Tammy Snyder, MPH
President and Chief Operating Officer
Rochester General Hospital
Michael F. Stapleton, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
UR Medicine Thompson Health
J. Chad Teeters, MD, MBA, MS, FACC
President and Chief Executive Officer
Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital
Stephen Turkovich, MD
President
John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital
Paul VerValin, FACHE, FACMPE
President
Guthrie Corning Hospital
Elizabeth Weir, MSN, RN
Site Administrator and Vice President, Nursing
Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital
Daniel Ireland, BSN, MBA, FACHE
President and Chief Operating Officer
United Memorial Medical Center, Clifton Springs
Hospital and Clinic, Newark-Wayne Community
Hospital
Jonathan Lawrence, MHA, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Arnot Health
Andrew Davis, MBA
Chief Operating Officer
Erie County Medical Center
Jill Owens, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Upper Allegheny Health System
Charles J. Urlaub
Senior Vice President, Strategic Growth and New Partnerships
Catholic Health
President
Mount St. Mary’s Hospital
Michael F. Stapleton, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
UR Medicine Thompson Health
Bea Grause, RN, JD
President
HAWCNY
[non-voting]
Ken Schoetz
Vice President
HAWCNY
[non-voting]
Andrew Davis, MBA
Chair, as HAWCNY Secretary
Chief Operating Officer
Erie County Medical Center
James Helms, FHFMA, CPA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jones Memorial Hospital
Walter Ludwig, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kenmore Mercy Hospital
