The next meeting of the Patient Protection
Oversight Committee is scheduled for:
Thursday, December 14, 2017
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Suffolk County Department of Health
Services’
Administrative
Building
3500 Sunrise Highway, Building 200
Great River, NY 11739-9006
Administrative Board Room
AGENDA
- Overview of general activity of the Patient Advocate Unit.
- There will be a presentation by Ms. Lyndsey Clark, MS, Community
Engagement Liaison at the Suffolk Care Collaborative (SCC) Office of
Population Health. SCC is an alliance of healthcare providers and community
partners across Suffolk County, who collaboratively address a wide range
of challenges. The goal of the SCC is to improve community health outcomes
for individuals with Medicaid, the underinsured, or the uninsured by
improving healthcare accessibility, reducing health disparities, and
improving and encouraging wellness. Ms. Clark will share her expertise as
a Community Engagement Liaison and provide valuable information and
insight on SCC’s 11 health programs and extensive resources available.
Media
representatives who would like information or who plan to attend the meeting
are asked to contact Grace Kelly-McGovern at 631-854-0095.
For
Directions to the meeting: http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/HealthServices/Directions.aspx
The
Patient Protection Oversight Committee was created in 2013 by the Suffolk
County Legislature to assist vulnerable residents with accessing needed health
care services.