|  Directions to the Hospital Council
 Mission
 Primary Objectives
 Committees
 Publications
 Programs
 Services
 Professional Alliances
 | Mission:
The Nassau Suffolk Hospital Council helps enhance health care for all Long Islanders by representing the interests of its member hospitals before lawmakers, regulatory agencies, the media, and the public. | 
| | Primary Objectives:
- serve as expert on all health care issues pertaining to members and this region
- help media and the public understand complex economic and regulatory health care issues
- promote access to Child Health Plus and Family Health Plus state insurance plans
- assist members' workforce efforts
- maintain emergency preparedness coordinating committee
- interpret reports, legislation, and regulations for members
- maintain relationships with allied associations, business partners, and community groups
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 | Committees:
Members of these standing committees are representatives from member hospitals:
- Admitting
- Behavorial Health
- Corporate Compliance
- Discharge Planning
- Finance
- HIPAA
- Human Resources
- Laboratory Advisory
- Nurse Administrators
- Nursing Informatics
- Nurse Managers
- NYPORTS Regional Council
- Patient Accounts Manager
- Public Relations
- Reduce the Uninsured
- Regulatory Affairs
- Safety and Security
- Utilization Review
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 | Publications:
- Wage and Salary Survey
- Profiles of Patient Care on LI
- Monthly Length of Stay Report
- Benefits Survey
- Health Careers Guide
- Membership Directory
- STAT News Alert
- Progress Notes (Membership Newsletter)
- Annual Nurse Recruitment Survey
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 | Programs:
- Nurse of Excellence Recognition Event
- Nassau Suffolk Auxilians Annual Luncheon
- Board Installation Dinner
- Legislative Breakfast
- Nursing Leadership Conference
- Public Relations Professional Lecture Series
- Advocacy Day (sponsored by HANYS)
- Anne Marie Brown Memorial Scholarship (Communications/Journalism)
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 | Services:
- Facilitated Enrollment: Child Health Plus/Family Health Plus
- Resource Management Council (regulated medical waste hauling/equipment repair)
- Security Guard Training School
- Trustee Institute
- Workforce Retraining Grants
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 | Professional Alliances:
- American Hospital Association
- Departments of Health (county, state, federal)
- Healthcare Association of New York State
- IPRO
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- Long Island Software and Technology Network
- Conference Metropolitan Hospital Associations
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