As a result of the loss of critical healthcare services in Jamaica, Queens, NY Sate Senator Shirley L Huntley, in conjunction with Community Wellness Centers of America, is presently organizing measures to mitigate the lack of focused preventable healthcare services in Jamaica, along with the entire Borough of Queens. Senator Huntley’s initiative will build an integrated healthcare network along with attracting businesses as part of the bio science initiative of New York City for the creation of jobs and to particularly address the disparities of the current healthcare infrastructure.
This “Prescription for Change” will build the infrastructure working toward an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) to provide efficient, integrated quality care by sharing data and coordinating care across the provider network, in conjunction with bio science initiatives, which will reduce healthcare costs, improve the health and welfare of the population, and produce employment opportunities for our community.
“Our primary objective is to bring about coordinated cost effective changes in the healthcare delivery system which supports all local hospitals, and addresses the health disparities and lack of resources in responding to the community’s medical needs,” states Senator Shirley Huntley
Senator Huntley’s initiative a “Prescription For Change” invites all stakeholders in the community to work with her office in achieving an integrated and efficient healthcare delivery model that will foster full collaboration for implementing a local integrated healthcare system.
Senator Huntley will be finalizing a “Community Steering Committee” comprised of the communities’ healthcare leadership and academic facilities, which will also incorporate healthcare initiatives from the bio science industry.
This joint effort will not only produce businesses and jobs from the high-level research institutions for Jamaica and Queens, but provide the forum for addressing the disparities in healthcare prevalent within our community.
This collaborative healthier community initiative will also address access to care and state health initiatives requiring Jamaica to secure a proportionate appropriation of State and Federal grants, and integration of the bio science industry’s research and development that will elevate the health and welfare of our residents.