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.
Charles J. (C.J.) Urlaub
Chair
Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Integration and Care Delivery, Catholic Health and President, Mount St. Mary’s Hospital
Daniel Ireland, BSN, MBA, FACHE
Vice Chair
President
United Memorial Medical Center
Mary LaRowe, MBA, FACHE
Secretary
President and Chief Executive Officer
Brooks–TLC Hospital System
Jonathan Lawrence, MHA, FACHE
Treasurer
President and Chief Executive Officer
Arnot Health
Judy Baumgartner, MBA
President
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital and DeGraff Medical Park
Cindy Becker, RN, MBA, FACHE
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Highland Hospital
Eddie Bratko
President
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Rodney Buchanan
President
Westfield Memorial Hospital
Kevin Casey, MD
President
Rochester General Hospital
Aaron Chang, FACHE
President
Sisters of Charity Hospital
Brian Durniok, MBA
President
UPMC Chautauqua
Steven Goldstein
President and Chief Executive Officer
Strong Memorial and Highland Hospitals
Nils Gunnersen
Chief Executive Officer
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
James Helms, FHFMA, CPA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jones Memorial Hospital
Allegra Jaros, MBA
President
John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital
Candace Johnson, PhD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Norma Kerling, RN
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Clinical Officer
Cuba Memorial Hospital
Cheryl Klass
Interim President
Buffalo General Medical Center
Felissa Koernig, JD, MBA, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Guthrie Corning Hospital
Frank Korich, MBA, FACHE
Senior Vice President
Finger Lakes Health
Walter Ludwig, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kenmore Mercy Hospital
Anne McCaffrey, MS
President and Chief Executive Officer
Eastern Niagara Hospital
Robert Nesselbush, MBA
Chief Executive Officer
Kaleida Health
Thomas Quatroche, Jr., PhD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Erie County Medical Center
Dustin Riccio, MD, MBA
Immediate Past Chair
President
Rochester Regional Health Eastern Region
Marc Shurtz
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Orleans Community Health
Michael Stapleton, RN, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Thompson Health
Douglas Stewart, PsyD
President
Unity Hospital
Mark Sullivan, MPA, CHCE, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Health System
Karen Surkala, MBA
President
Westfield Memorial Hospital
J. Chad Teeters, MD, MBA, MS, FACC
President and Chief Executive Office
Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital
Hugh Thomas, Esq.
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Rochester Regional Health
Elizabeth Weir, MSN, RN
Site Administrator
Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital/Arnot Health
Bea Grause, RN, JD
President
Healthcare Association of New York State
Daniel Ireland, BSN, MBA, FACHE
President
United Memorial Medical Center
Mary LaRowe, MBA, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Brooks–TLC Hospital System
Jonathan Lawrence, MHA, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Arnot Health
Anne McCaffrey, MS
President and Chief Executive Officer
Eastern Niagara Hospital
Dustin Riccio, MD, MBA
President
Rochester Regional Health Eastern Region
Kenneth Schoetz
Vice President
Healthcare Association of Western and Central New York
Michael Stapleton, RN, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Thompson Health
Charles J. (C.J.) Urlaub
Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Integration and Care Delivery, Catholic Health and President
Mount St. Mary’s Hospital
Kevin Casey, MD
President
Rochester General Hospital
Walter Ludwig, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kenmore Mercy Hospital
