New York group-seeking info
Thomas Passero Cp
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New York group-seeking info
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Thomas Passero Cp
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As a practitioner and facility owner in New York State, I'm part of a
group (names of the group are listed at the end of this post) engaged in a
dialogue with New York State Department of Health officials over an issue
that has recently arisen in our state. Our intent is to solicit evidence of
any similar activity anywhere else in the country, as well as to identify
sources of support for our ongoing effort to bring this issue to a higher
level of awareness.
As briefly as possible, the situation is as follows: Operated by the
New York State Department of Health (staff are New York State employees),
Helen Hayes Hospital, a highly regarded 155 bed rehab hospital north of New
York City, has recently proposed expanding the P&O services it offers from
its' main location in West Haverstraw to an area two counties north and
accross the Hudson River, as a satellite operation. The proposed area of
expansion, in Poughkeepsie, is currently served by 5 privately owned
facilities.
Our group of regional practitioners is currently in dialogue with area
legislators and the Department of Health in an effort to force them to
reconsider this expansion. We've taken the position that it is inappropriate
for any state agency to enter into competition with the private sector,
especially in an area in which no evidence of need has been demonstrated
(we've been informed that no needs study has been done). We've recently been
told by a Department of Health official that this State hospital has made a
business decision to offer services in this manner.
As we work to establish a base of resistance to such activity, we'd like
to solicit evidence of any precedents from other states of similar
inappropriate activities on behalf of state agencies elsewhere in the
country. Comments and support welcome.
Thomas Passero, CP, President and Clinical Director Prosthetic & Orthotic
Associates, Inc., and Aesthetic Concerns Prosthetics, Inc., Middletown New
York
1. Tim Lacy, CP
LaTorre Orthopedic Laboratory, Albany
2. Dennis Ebbing, CPO
Mid Hudson Orthopedic Systems, Poughkeepsie
3. Michael Lefton, CPO, Justin Horowitz, CPO, Ron Cahill, CPO
M&M Prosthetics, Kingston
4. David Huysman, CPO
Huysman Orthotics, East Moriches, Long Island
5. Joan Zinter, OTR, CPO
Prosthetic & Orthotic Design, Kiingston/Poughkeepsie
6. Daniel Morgan, CPO
Prosthetic & Orthotic Design, Albany
7. Bill Sampson, CPO
Sampson's Prosthetic & Orthotic Laboratory, Albany/Schenectady
8. Ted Drygas, CPO
Care Crafters, Nanuet
9. Andrew Cinque, CPO
J-K Prosthetics, Mount Vernon
10. David Moskowitz, CPO
Orthopedic Alternatives Ltd., Jamaica/Queens/New Jersey
11. Andrew Carubbia, CPO
Prosthetic Rehabilitation Services, Newburgh
12. Thomas Passero, CP
Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates/Aesthetic Concerns Prosthetics,
Middletown/Monticello
group (names of the group are listed at the end of this post) engaged in a
dialogue with New York State Department of Health officials over an issue
that has recently arisen in our state. Our intent is to solicit evidence of
any similar activity anywhere else in the country, as well as to identify
sources of support for our ongoing effort to bring this issue to a higher
level of awareness.
As briefly as possible, the situation is as follows: Operated by the
New York State Department of Health (staff are New York State employees),
Helen Hayes Hospital, a highly regarded 155 bed rehab hospital north of New
York City, has recently proposed expanding the P&O services it offers from
its' main location in West Haverstraw to an area two counties north and
accross the Hudson River, as a satellite operation. The proposed area of
expansion, in Poughkeepsie, is currently served by 5 privately owned
facilities.
Our group of regional practitioners is currently in dialogue with area
legislators and the Department of Health in an effort to force them to
reconsider this expansion. We've taken the position that it is inappropriate
for any state agency to enter into competition with the private sector,
especially in an area in which no evidence of need has been demonstrated
(we've been informed that no needs study has been done). We've recently been
told by a Department of Health official that this State hospital has made a
business decision to offer services in this manner.
As we work to establish a base of resistance to such activity, we'd like
to solicit evidence of any precedents from other states of similar
inappropriate activities on behalf of state agencies elsewhere in the
country. Comments and support welcome.
Thomas Passero, CP, President and Clinical Director Prosthetic & Orthotic
Associates, Inc., and Aesthetic Concerns Prosthetics, Inc., Middletown New
York
1. Tim Lacy, CP
LaTorre Orthopedic Laboratory, Albany
2. Dennis Ebbing, CPO
Mid Hudson Orthopedic Systems, Poughkeepsie
3. Michael Lefton, CPO, Justin Horowitz, CPO, Ron Cahill, CPO
M&M Prosthetics, Kingston
4. David Huysman, CPO
Huysman Orthotics, East Moriches, Long Island
5. Joan Zinter, OTR, CPO
Prosthetic & Orthotic Design, Kiingston/Poughkeepsie
6. Daniel Morgan, CPO
Prosthetic & Orthotic Design, Albany
7. Bill Sampson, CPO
Sampson's Prosthetic & Orthotic Laboratory, Albany/Schenectady
8. Ted Drygas, CPO
Care Crafters, Nanuet
9. Andrew Cinque, CPO
J-K Prosthetics, Mount Vernon
10. David Moskowitz, CPO
Orthopedic Alternatives Ltd., Jamaica/Queens/New Jersey
11. Andrew Carubbia, CPO
Prosthetic Rehabilitation Services, Newburgh
12. Thomas Passero, CP
Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates/Aesthetic Concerns Prosthetics,
Middletown/Monticello
Citation
Thomas Passero Cp, “New York group-seeking info,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/218121.
