Advocacy Alert!

How will the healthcare cuts and taxes proposed by Gov. Paterson affect Jones Memorial and other hospitals around New York State?

To see a power point presentation prepared by the American Hospital Association, click here. This presentation will explain how the healthcare reform efforts currently underway will affect Jones Memorial and hospital and healthcare facilities across the state.
Or, check out a website from the Hospital Association of New York State to see how you can Help Your Hospital. Enter your zip code and you can find a summary of how much funding individual hospitals would lose under the Governor's plan. It will also illustrate the potential impact these losses would have on health care services and jobs in our local community. This site also offers:

• A letter-sending tool that makes it easy to send a letter to members of the State Legislature, giving you one-stop access to the information and advocacy tools you need to help Jones Memorial Hospital services and jobs.
  
• An online petition you can sign to lend your support to ensuring that any health care dollars included in an anticipated federal economic stimulus package are used for health care services only.
  
• Background information about health care in New York,
  
• A place to sign up for email updates.
  

Grassroots advocacy will play a crucial role in our state budget advocacy strategy in the coming months. The helpyourhospital.org Web site will help us mobilize advocacy by members of communities across the state.

Below are the addresses to contact our elected representatives:

Governor David Paterson
State Capitol
Albany, NY 12224

United States Senators
Charles E. Schumer
U.S. Senate
313 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510

Kristen E. Gillibrand
531 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
DC Phone: 202-224-4451

United States Representative
29th Congressional District

U.S. House of Representatives
1208 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

New York State Senate
57th Senatorial District
Includes all of Allegany County
Catharine M. Young
700 West State Street
Olean New York 14760

53rd Senatorial District
Includes all of Steuben County
George H. Winner, Jr.
105 East Steuben Street
Bath, New York 14902

New York State Assembly
147th Assembly District
Includes Allegany County towns of Alfred, Allen, Almond, Amity, Angelica, Birdsall, Burns, Caneadea, Centerville, Granger, Grove, Hume, New Hudson, Rushford, Ward and West Almond.
Daniel J. Burling
2371 North Main Street
Warsaw, New York 14569

149th Assembly District
Includes Allegany County towns of Alma, Andover, Belfast, Bolivar, Clarksville, Cuba, Friendship, Genesee, Independence, Scio, Wellsville, Willing and Wirt.
Joseph M. Giglio
700 West State Street
Olean New York 14760

136th Assembly District
Includes all of Steuben County
Jim Bacalles
105 E. Steuben Street
Bath, New York 14810