Bringing Comprehensive Health Care &
Services to the People of the Adirondack Region.

The Adirondack Health Institute expands regional collaboration among health care and social service providers serving the Adirondack Region of New York State.

AHI addresses rapid changes and challenges to the health care industry by working with local providers and organizations through the coordination of planning, recruiting, clinical activities, outreach and oversight of grant-supported programs.

AHI is a joint venture of Adirondack Health, Community Providers, Inc. (CVPH), and Hudson Headwaters Health Network. Its service area includes Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties.

AHI's Activities, Partners and Programs Include:

Adirondack Medical Home Pilot

Adirondack Medical Home Pilot

Adirondack Medical Home Pilot is an innovative, patient-centered model for the delivery of health care services that strengthens the role of primary care.  The Pilot focuses on prevention and care coordination to improve quality and contain costs.  Participating organizations include 35 primary care practices (representing some 100 physicians and a like number of physician assistants and nurse practitioners), five hospitals, seven commercial health plans and Medicaid, Medicare, the New York State Department of Health, the Medical Society of the State of New York, and the New York State Association of Counties.

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The Adirondack Health Home

The Adirondack Health Home

Health Home is a model of service delivery that expands on the traditional medical home model to build linkages to other community and social supports, and to enhance coordination of medical and behavioral health care, with the main focus on the needs of persons with multiple chronic illnesses. This is done primarily through a “care manager” who oversees and provides access to all of the services an individual needs to assure that they receive everything necessary to stay healthy, out of the emergency room and out of the hospital.

The Adirondack Health Home will provide care by assembling multidisciplinary teams of medical, mental health, chemical dependency treatment providers, social workers, nurses and other care providers led by a dedicated care manager who will assure that enrollees receive needed services in accordance with a single plan of care. Other team members may include nutritionists/dieticians, pharmacists, outreach workers including peer specialists and other representatives as appropriate to meet the patient needs.

Adirondack Rural Health Network

Adirondack Rural Health Network

Adirondack Rural Health Network is a regional coalition that conducts community health planning activities by providing the forum for local public health services, community health centers, hospitals, community mental health programs, emergency medical services, and other health-related service agencies to assess regional needs and the effectiveness of the rural health care delivery system.

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Children’s Health Insurance Connection

Children’s Health Insurance Connection

Children’s Health Insurance Connection is a 17-county collaborative that increases the number of eligible children enrolled and retained in Medicaid and Child Health Plus through the use of new technology and the medical home model.  The program technology streamlines the enrollment and renewal practices and places advocates in the community to provide assistance and education on health care and coverage options.

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Community Health Advocates

Community Health Advocates

Community Health Advocates is a program offering free consumer assistance on health insurance and health care access issues.  It includes helping consumers find and enroll in affordable health insurance, locate health care providers, find prescription coverage and gain assistance with billing issues.

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Facilitated Enrollment

Facilitated Enrollment

Facilitated Enrollment is a program that uses community-based enrollers to help uninsured children, teens, and adults to enroll in affordable health insurance such as Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and Family Health Plus.

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Greater Adirondack Perinatal Network

Greater Adirondack Perinatal Network

Greater Adirondack Perinatal Network is one of 16 organizations funded by New York State’s Department of Health to improve birth outcomes.  GAP-Net promotes comprehensive perinatal health care by providing education, information and referral services to individuals, families and professionals.

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HEAL 10 Grant Administration

HEAL 10 Grant Administration

AHI is playing a key role in administering a HEAL NY grant to support implementation and effective use of interoperable health information technology.

Hudson Mohawk Area Health Education Center

Hudson Mohawk Area Health Education Center

Hudson Mohawk AHEC is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization that recruits and develops the health care workforce critical to health care access and economic development in underserved communities.

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Sexual Trauma And Recovery Services (STARS)

Sexual Trauma And Recovery Services (STARS)

STARS is a program that provides free, confidential services to victims of sexual assault in Washington County.  Services include a 24-hour hotline, crisis intervention, short-term counseling, information and referrals, medical and legal advocacy, support groups and child abuse prevention programs.

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Staff & Board:

Board Officers

  • Heidi Moore, MD - Chair – Mountain View Pediatrics
  • Steven Acquario, Esq. – Vice Chair – New York State Association of Counties
  • Eileen Haynes, Esq. – Secretary – Bartlett, Pontiff, Stewart and Rhodes, P.C.
  • Chandler Ralph – Treasurer – Adirondack Health

Administration

  • Cathy Homkey – Chief Executive Officer
  • Vicky Wheaton-Saraceni - Director of Corporate Planning and Services
  • Colleen Florio, PhD – Director of Care Management Initiatives and Evaluation
  • Robert Cawley – Director of Medical Home Initiatives
  • Ann Pepe – Director of Finance
  • BJ Eisenhardt - Administrative Coordinator

Board of Directors

  • Steven Acquario, Esq. – New York State Association of Counties
  • John Broderick, MD – Adirondack Health
  • Daniel Burke - NBT Bank
  • Richard Dal Col, MD – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center
  • Sherrie Gillette - Clinton County Office of Community Services
  • Eileen Haynes, Esq. – Bartlett, Pontiff, Stewart and Rhodes, P.C.
  • Patricia Monroe, MD – Adirondack Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
  • Heidi Moore, MD – Mountain View Pediatrics
  • Stephens Mundy – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
  • Chandler M. Ralph – Adirondack Health
  • John Rugge, MD – Hudson Headwaters Health Network
  • Paul Sands – WPTZ-TV
  • Edward Shannon – Hudson Headwaters Health Network
  • Barbara Sweet – Tri-County United Way

Leadership Council

  • Steven Acquario, Esq. – New York State Association of Counties
  • Peter Aust – Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • John Bernardi – United Way of the Adirondack Region
  • Gary P. Brady – Pfizer, Inc.
  • Alvaro Carrascal, MD – American Cancer Society
  • Garry Douglas – North Country Chamber of Commerce
  • Steven Frisch, MD – Albany Medical Center
  • Ron Heacock – SUNY Adirondack
  • Donna Lichti – Pfizer, Inc.
  • David McNally – AARP
  • Jean Moore – Center for Workforce Studies, University at Albany
  • Diana Scalise – Fletcher Allen Medical Center
  • Sarah L. Scarpace – Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Services
  • Barbara Sweet – Tri-County United Way
  • Linda Wagner – New York State Association of County Health Officials
  • Bud Ziolkowski – North Country Behavioral Healthcare Network