Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 3h

The Safety Culture Survey Initiative – a free #member service – helps member hospitals administer the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ Hospital Survey 2.0 and Workplace Safety Supplemental Items. bit.ly/4bLQH0l

Reposted by Greater New York Hospital Association

MJHS Health System @mjhs01.bsky.social · 2d

Fasten your seatbelt! Ali, our pediatric hospice patient who is an aviation enthusiast, recently received the most incredible surprise.

12-year-old battling rare disorder got the surprise of a lifetime from his favorite airline

A 12-year-old boy from Long Island with a rare genetic disorder got a heartwarming surprise from his favorite airline, JetBlue.

abc7ny.com

2 1 2

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 21h

Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States

www.nytimes.com

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 23h

October 19-25 is #HealthCareQualityWeek 🩺 and we’re recognizing the important role of health care quality professionals in improving patient outcomes.

1

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 23h

Shutdown Fight Reopens Debate in GOP Over Health Care www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

Shutdown Fight Reopens Debate in G.O.P. Over Health Care

www.nytimes.com

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 1d

Amazon Disruption Forces Hundreds of Websites Offline for Hours

Amazon Outage Forces Hundreds of Websites Offline for Hours

www.nytimes.com

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 4d

States Jostle Over $50B Rural Health Fund as Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Trigger Scramble https://t.co/nJbm4HF0de

States Jostle Over $50B Rural Health Fund as Trump's Medicaid Cuts Trigger Scramble - KFF Health News

States are battling for their piece of $50 billion in federal rural health funding, but it's not just hospitals vying for the money. Tech startups and policy demands are raising the stakes as Medicaid cuts loom.

t.co

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 4d

Trump Rattles Vaccine Experts Over Aluminum https://nyti.ms/4qjfJe0

Trump Rattles Vaccine Experts Over Aluminum

The president's call for removal of the metal from childhood inoculations set off alarms. About half of shots for polio, whooping cough and other diseases would be affected.

nyti.ms

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 4d

America Is Heavily Reliant on China for Raw Materials in Medicines https://nyti.ms/4n9dbMG

America Is Heavily Reliant on China for Raw Materials in Medicines

A new analysis found that nearly 700 drugs approved for use in the United States depend on chemicals solely produced in China.

nyti.ms

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 5d

Medicare backs off plan to pause doctor payments amid shutdown https://bit.ly/3KVfHIY

Medicare backs off plan to pause doctor payments amid shutdown

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services backed off a plan to pause Medicare payments to doctors amid the government shutdown.

bit.ly

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 5d

Limited health literacy and limited literacy are not the same, but they are related. In a 2006 study, the US Department of Education found that adults who self-report the worst health also have the most limited literacy, numeracy, and health literacy skills. #HealthLiteracyMonth

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 5d

New York Confirms State’s First Locally Acquired Case of Chikungunya https://nyti.ms/48x0QhF

New York Confirms State’s First Locally Acquired Case of Chikungunya

Testing proved that a Long Island woman had been exposed to the mosquito-borne virus, which is more commonly seen in the Caribbean and Central and South America.

nyti.ms

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 6d

Blue States Are Setting Up a Shadow Public-Health Alliance to Counter RFK Jr. https://on.wsj.com/4nSFTTi

Exclusive | Blue States Are Setting Up a Shadow Public-Health Alliance to Counter RFK Jr.

The initiative aims to help states detect and respond to disease threats in light of public-health funding cuts under President Trump.

on.wsj.com

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 6d

Empower your team to handle cyber disruptions with confidence. Our Cyber Disruption Toolkit offers practical resources for every level—helping emergency managers, executives, and frontline staff stay prepared. Discover more: bit.ly/4bDSEKL #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 8d

The Fiscal Gambit at the Center of the Shutdown https://nyti.ms/4hcEKTY

The Fiscal Gambit at the Center of the Shutdown

It is a well-worn strategy to temporarily create a government benefit and hope that its eventual expiration will create a standoff like the shutdown fight.

nyti.ms

Reposted by Greater New York Hospital Association

MJHS Health System @mjhs01.bsky.social · 10d

Have you ever heard of grief journaling?
📖 This form of journaling allows you to dive into your grief and write down your feelings, unedited.

#WorldMentalHealthDay #MentalHealth #WMHD #EndTheStigma #MentalHealthAwareness #GriefJournaling #Grief #Sadness #Bereavement #Loss #MentalHealthMatters

1 1 2

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 12d

When organizations create and give others health information that is too difficult to understand, we create a health literacy problem. People need information they can understand and use to make the best decisions for their health. #HealthLiteracyMonth

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 12d

Federal shutdown: Nearly 100,000 Long Islanders' health care costs impacted by debate

On Long Island, the average increase for about 28,000 people with subsidized ACA plans would be 32%.

www.newsday.com

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 14d

Fueling telehealth’s rise, more doctors are licensed in all 50 states than ever before https://bit.ly/3Ws0VMe

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 14d

Trump Aimed Shutdown Cuts at Democrats, but GOP Districts Are Hit, Too https://nyti.ms/48d86PE

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 14d

GNYHA’s Cyber Disruption Toolkit provides a Hospital Core System Status Checklist that can help hospitals understand what systems are affected and what systems are operational. bit.ly/4bDSEKL #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth

Reposted by Greater New York Hospital Association

MJHS Health System @mjhs01.bsky.social · 17d

Do you want to know a little secret?

The truth is while every rehab patient has a favorite exercise, effective rehabilitation is about using all the resources in our toolkit to best accommodate your needs.

2 1 1

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 14d

A Freeze on Medicaid Payments Is Forcing Cuts to Rural Health Care

www.nytimes.com

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 14d

Groups File Suit Over Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee

www.nytimes.com

Greater New York Hospital Association @gnyha.org · 17d

#MemberSpotlight

MJHS Health System @mjhs01.bsky.social · 18d

We couldn’t wait to share this exciting news: For the third consecutive year, MJHS is partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association NYC Chapter as the Presenting Sponsor of the Brooklyn Walk to End Alzheimer’s® 💜