The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its return-to-work guidance for health care personnel with viral respiratory infections. Those personnel with suspected or confirmed viral respiratory infection should remain out of work for at least three days and should return only when they have been fever-free for at least 24 hours without...

GNYHA, joined by representatives from Mount Sinai Health System and Northwell Health, met with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph B. Edlow in Washington, DC today to discuss the detrimental impacts of the Trump Administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee on hospitals and health care employers. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino...

On September 2, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) adopted final regulations to amend New York Codes, Rules and Regulations’ Subpart 58-1 (attached) and establish a new Subpart 58-6, thereby updating clinical laboratory permit requirements and laboratory leadership qualifications. The regulations replace the former certificate of qualification (CQ) structure under Part 19 with...

The Healthcare Education Project (HEP), a joint initiative of GNYHA and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, will host a free indoor/outdoor community festival on Saturday, October 10, at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. Open to the public, “Frontline Fest” will feature sports, live music, food trucks, and dancing to celebrate community, wellness, and health...

GNYHA has submitted the attached comments urging the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to preserve an evidence-based and operationally workable framework for Federal vaccine recommendations. Our comments were in response to an HHS request for information (RFI). HHS is considering whether to modify the existing categories of routine, risk-based, and shared clinical...

Yesterday, President Donald Trump renewed the proclamation that imposes a $100,000 fee on new employer petitions for an H-1B visa. The proclamation had been issued for one year and was set to expire as of September 21, 2026. The renewal extends the effective date until September 21, 2027. The renewal continues to direct the Department...