The Iroquois Mission
To serve as a resource and leader to support our members and the communities they serve through advocacy, education, information, cost-saving initiatives and business solutions.
IHA is a nonprofit regional healthcare trade organization
representing more than 50 hospitals and health systems,
spanning over 28,000 square miles,
across 32 counties of Upstate NY
IHA’s Advocacy Team represents our members’ interests and communicates with key decision-makers, promoting a broader understanding of, and building support for, the health care systems serving Upstate NY
IHA conducts a number of initiatives on behalf of its membership, including data collection, workforce projects, emergency preparedness and many other member benefit programs
IHA is responsible for the creation of the Caring Gene® - a brand and international award-winning multi-media campaign designed to address the dire long-term caregiver shortage
United Iroquois Shared Services (UISS) is a regional group purchasing organization representing the interests of acute, non-acute and non-healthcare facilities.
Gary J. Fitzgerald, President and CEO of Iroquois Healthcare Alliance, Calls on State Leaders to act on the Budget Priorities of Upstate Hospitals
Governor Hochul’s 2023 Executive budget is a great start in addressing the needs of the State’s health care system, however more work is necessary to address the longstanding needs of hospitals in Upstate and rural New York.
Too often the needs of Upstate and Rural hospitals are overshadowed by the needs of our Downstate colleagues.
“IHA is immensely grateful to Governor Hochul for acknowledging IHA’s intense and weeks-long advocacy regarding the devastating effects if the February COVID-19 vaccination booster mandate was not suspended,” said Gary J. Fitzgerald, President and CEO, Iroquois Healthcare Alliance “This is what leadership looks like.”
With one crisis behind us, Upstate Hospitals are still in the throes of an on-going workforce crisis, which has plagued them since long before the pandemic.
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IHA Submits Testimony in Response to FY2023 Budget
Iroquois Healthcare Alliance (IHA) President and CEO, Gary J. Fitzgerald, delivered testimony in response to Governor Hochul’s fiscal year 2022-2023 Executive Budget.
“There is no doubt that Governor Hochul has clearly recognized the need to invest in Upstate New York hospitals and the workforce that supports them,” said Gary J. Fitzgerald, President and CEO, Iroquois Healthcare Alliance. “This recognition is emblematic of a new governing style.”
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IHA Responds to FY2023 Budget Address
Today, Governor Hochul delivered her Fiscal Year 2023 budget address. Although we are awaiting details, we applaud the Governor for making such a strong commitment to healthcare and the healthcare workforce.
IHA commends Governor Hochul for taking bold and long overdue action by proposing a $10 Billion investment in New York’s healthcare system. IHA has been a leader in regularly sharing industry data with policymakers to demonstrate the need for this kind of investment. We are gratified that our message is resonating.
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IHA Responds to 2022 Hochul State of the State
Today, Governor Hochul delivered her first and historic State of the State address. I commend Governor Hochul on outlining a very ambitious and much need healthcare agenda for New York in the coming year and beyond.
IHA is very pleased that Governor Hochul has outlined in her address several major policy priorities that IHA has been advocating. These are long-held priorities that have been overlooked for far too long.
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Keep Up With IHA In The News
IHA President, Gary Fitzgerald, continues IHA’s strong advocacy ahead of the 2022 legislative session for significant state investment to combat the health care workforce crisis. His op-ed was published in The Troy Record, The Saratogian, and Syracuse.com.
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Workforce Training Programs
for Acute Care Providers
Building upon the work of the Iroquois Healthcare Association Workforce Investment Organization (IHA WIO), IHA applied for and received funding from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to extend our WIO workforce training programs to acute care providers in Upstate New York.
While we have focused our initial efforts on our IHA membership, we now have funding left for non-IHA members in UNY.
Is your organization interested in participating in this program? Click below to learn more.
CALLING ALL HOSPITALS
Join the NYS Donate Life Registry Partner Program
Every day, hospitals and healthcare systems help create a donation-friendly New York by engaging in activities to increase organ and tissue donation. In 2020, nearly 2,500 lifesaving organ transplants were performed in NYS, and the lives of thousands of others were healed through tissue and corneal donation. Thanks to your commitment, each year between 500 and 600 families are provided comfort knowing their loved ones’ legacies live on in patients whose lives were saved or healed through their selfless gift of donation.
To further support hospitals and healthcare systems’ efforts to increase organ and tissue donation, Iroquois Healthcare Association is collaborating with Donate Life NYS to introduce the New York State Donate Life Registry Partner Program.
We hope you will support the efforts of Iroquois Hospital Association and Donate Life NYS to increase enrollment in the NYS Donate Life Registry. Click below to learn more.
PPE and Surge & Flex Regulations Extended
The Hospital and Nursing Home PPE Requirements and Surge and Flex Health Coordination System emergency regulations have been extended for a 90-day period beginning October 28, 2021.
The emergency regulations were initially adopted in their current form by the Public Health and Health Planning Council on July 29, 2021.
A summary of the regulatory provisions by be read here.
Read more for additional details.
News
Press Release: Health Care Associations to Host Virtual Workforce Summit on Recruitment, Training and Retention
May 16, 2022 update
Press Release: Iroquois President and CEO, Gary Fitzgerald, Calls on State Leaders to Ensure Adequate Funding for Upstate Hospitals in Final State Budget
March 24, 2022 update
New Opportunities for our Hospital Members Provided by IHA WIO & The Caring Gene®
March 22, 2022 update
Press Release: Gary J. Fitzgerald, President and CEO of Iroquois Healthcare Alliance, Calls on State Leaders to act on the Budget Priorities of Upstate Hospitals
March 8, 2022 update
Events
IHA-AHP Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Healthcare Leadership Series: Webinar 1 – Putting People First: An Approach to Mapping the Workforce and Developing a Plan
Tuesday, June 14 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
IHA-AHP Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Healthcare Leadership Series: Webinar 2 – Changing the Equation: Best Practices in Recruiting and Hiring
Tuesday, July 19 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
IHA-AHP Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Healthcare Leadership Series: Webinar 3 – Dotting the i’s: Compensation and Benefits as Incentives for Workforce Longevity
Tuesday, September 13 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
IHA-AHP Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Healthcare Leadership Series: Webinar 4 – Granting Voice, Offering Growth: Training, Supervision, and Performance Management as Retention Strategies
Tuesday, October 18 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
IHA-AHP Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Healthcare Leadership Series: Webinar 5 – Keeping It Fresh: Best Practices in Employee Engagement
Tuesday, November 15 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
IHA-AHP Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Healthcare Leadership Series: Webinar 6 – Bolstering the Workforce: Resiliency, Workplace Wellbeing and Retention
Tuesday, December 13 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
