Kevin Dahill, current president and CEO of the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council in Hauppauge, N.Y., expanded his influence over New York hospitals by accepting a position as CEO of Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association, based in Newburgh, N.Y.
Mr. Dahill took the reins at Nassau-Suffolk in July 2002, when the group's hospitals were facing financial challenges from federal and state reimbursement cuts.
As CEO of both Nassau-Suffolk and NMHA, Mr. Dahill will divide his time between the two regions while focusing on similar issues that affect both suburban hospital systems. "Hospitals in regions like Long Island the Hudson Valley face different challenges than our urban and rural counterparts, not only in terms of reimbursement structures, but because of disproportionately higher labor, energy and supply costs," Mr. Dahill said in a written statement.
His colleagues agree that Mr. Dahill's dual rule will prove a wise strategic move for both organizations. Douglas Melzer, CEO of Long Beach (N.Y.) Medical Center and chairman of the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council, said, "[Mr. Dahill] will provide unified leadership that will move hospitals in these two suburban regions to even more effective advocacy and collaboration."
As a long-time hospital administrator, Mr. Dahill is used to handling government fee cuts and battling economic downturn. In February 2010, he responded to $46 million in Medicaid cuts for Long Island hospitals by saying recent Medicaid cuts have made the daily operation of hospitals difficult and dangerous. "The [governor's gross receipts tax on inpatient services] was originally instituted as a temporary assessment," he said in a news release. "Yet it is plainly a tax and now the governor seeks to make it permanent. The move alone will decimate Long Island's hospitals, as it represents nearly half of the proposed Medicaid cuts."
Mr. Dahill has served in various hospital administration roles, including president and CEO of New York United Hospital Medical Center in Port Chester, N.Y., from 1995 to 2001 and senior vice president and general manager of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan. He also held a teaching position at St. Peter's College in Jersey City, N.J., before coming Nassau-Suffolk in 2002.
Mr. Dahill received his MBA from Fordham University in 1997.
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Mr. Dahill took the reins at Nassau-Suffolk in July 2002, when the group's hospitals were facing financial challenges from federal and state reimbursement cuts.
As CEO of both Nassau-Suffolk and NMHA, Mr. Dahill will divide his time between the two regions while focusing on similar issues that affect both suburban hospital systems. "Hospitals in regions like Long Island the Hudson Valley face different challenges than our urban and rural counterparts, not only in terms of reimbursement structures, but because of disproportionately higher labor, energy and supply costs," Mr. Dahill said in a written statement.
His colleagues agree that Mr. Dahill's dual rule will prove a wise strategic move for both organizations. Douglas Melzer, CEO of Long Beach (N.Y.) Medical Center and chairman of the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council, said, "[Mr. Dahill] will provide unified leadership that will move hospitals in these two suburban regions to even more effective advocacy and collaboration."
As a long-time hospital administrator, Mr. Dahill is used to handling government fee cuts and battling economic downturn. In February 2010, he responded to $46 million in Medicaid cuts for Long Island hospitals by saying recent Medicaid cuts have made the daily operation of hospitals difficult and dangerous. "The [governor's gross receipts tax on inpatient services] was originally instituted as a temporary assessment," he said in a news release. "Yet it is plainly a tax and now the governor seeks to make it permanent. The move alone will decimate Long Island's hospitals, as it represents nearly half of the proposed Medicaid cuts."
Mr. Dahill has served in various hospital administration roles, including president and CEO of New York United Hospital Medical Center in Port Chester, N.Y., from 1995 to 2001 and senior vice president and general manager of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan. He also held a teaching position at St. Peter's College in Jersey City, N.J., before coming Nassau-Suffolk in 2002.
Mr. Dahill received his MBA from Fordham University in 1997.
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