NY Connects, Columbia County is part of a statewide network of single point-of-entry resource centers providing long term care services information and assistance for individuals and families in Columbia County.
Rip Van Winkle Tobacco-Free Coalition became Rip Van Winkle Tobacco-Free Action on August 1, 2009. RVWTFA is actively seeking policy change in Columbia and Greene counties regarding smoking and second-hand smoke in the twin counties.
Our Covering the Unisured Program helps eligible individuals and families enroll in affordable health insurance plans: Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus and Medicaid Managed Care. The program referred more than 10,000 callers to services in one year alone!
The Healthcare Consortium's Medical Transportation Service averages 126 trips weekly traveling more than 1935 miles.
The Healthcare Consortium has 34 full- and part-time employees.
January 2008 marked The Healthcare Consortium's 10th Anniversary.
The Community Cancer Fund, begun in 2004, has raised over $35,000 to provide relief to individuals and families in Columbia and Greene Counties affected by cancer.
The C.A.R.T.S. medical transportation service began with one car and one driver/dispatcher in March 1999. There are now eleven drivers and six vehicles, including an 8-passenger wheelchair-accessible minibus, and a full-time scheduler and dispatcher.
The Healthcare Consortium is a 501- ( c ) -3 not-for-profit organization. Contributions made to The Healthcare Consortium may be tax deductible.
The Healthcare Consortium became the 32nd rural health network In New York State.
The Healthcare Consortium mailed more than 30,000 copies of the first-ever Health Services directories to every Columbia County household in Winter 1999!
