Recently, NYACEP President Dr. Jeff Rabrich, joined ACEP's "Built on Results" podcast to share details on New York ACEP's recent Advocacy success. In December 2025, Governor Hochul signed the Workplace Violence Prevention bill into law, which will take affect in September 2026. New York ACEP worked...
In September 2025, CMS announced a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, an initiative to strengthen rural health care across the nation. The funding will be distributed over five years beginning in 2026, with $25 billion allocated equally among States with approved applications and an...
Dr. Penelope Lema, President-Elect and Katelynn Ethier, Executive Director were recently interviewed by The Capitol Pressroom to discuss the Workplace Violence Prevention Bill. This bill was passed by both the Senate and Assembly in the 2025 session and will be sent to the Governor's office...
Recap: 2025 New York ACEP Scientific Assembly at The Sagamore Resort From July 8–10, 2025, New York ACEP hosted its annual Scientific Assembly at the picturesque Sagamore Resort on Lake George. With nearly 300 emergency medicine professionals in attendance, this year’s event offered a blend of...
The Workplace Violence Prevention Alliance thanks Assemblymember Catalina Cruz and Senator Luis Sepúlveda for their leadership and commitment in passing the Workplace Violence Prevention Bill – a landmark step toward creating safer healthcare environments across New York State. The Workplace Violence Prevention Alliance, a unified group...
Click here to proceed to the online election. Link includes instructions on how to cast your vote for up to four (4) board candidates. The New York ACEP Annual Meeting will be held at the Sagamore Hotel in Bolton Landing, NY Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at...
New York ACEP members met in Albany on Tuesday, March 11 for our annual Advocacy Day. Members from across New York State met with Legislatures on key issues including; Hospital Violence Prevention MCO Tax Utilization to increase Fee for Service Rates for Medicaid Patients, including...
New York ACEP testifies for the Joint Legislative Budget Health/Medicaid Hearing New York ACEP was selected to testify before the Joint Legislative Budget Health/Medicaid Hearing on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. Katelynn Ethier, Executive Director, spoke on behalf of the organization highlighting key items of interest for...
[caption id="attachment_5604" align="alignnone" width="300"] The MATTERS team[/caption] Interviewees: Joshua Lynch, DO FACEP Associate Professor of Emergency & Addiction Medicine University at Buffalo & Chief Medical Officer, MATTERS Lucy Connery, MPH Marketing Coordinator, MATTERS Interviewers: Sophia Lin, MD FPD-AEMUS Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Clinical Pediatrics Director of Emergency Ultrasound Department of Emergency Medicine Weill Cornell...
