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In 1664, New York was named in honor of the Duke of York (later King James II of England). [35] James's elder brother, King Charles II, appointed the Duke as proprietor of the former territory of New Netherland, including the city of New Amsterdam, when the Kingdom of England seized it from Dutch control.
Northwell Health is a nonprofit integrated healthcare network that is New York State's largest healthcare provider and private employer, with more than 81,000 employees. [ 1 ] The flagship hospitals of Northwell are North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center (LIJ Medical Center).
Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP) was incorporated in 1944 as the first health insurance plan for public service workers. [9] The company was founded by David M. Heyman with the support of New York City mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, who wanted to offer medical services to New Yorkers of “moderate means.” [10] HIP got its first members in 1947.
AIM Health Care Foundation reported that these cases were actually members of the general public or people applying to work in the adult film industry that had not yet actually worked in films due to their initial test being positive. [10] On October 12, 2010, the Foundation reported that an actor or actress had been infected with HIV.
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, or Macy Foundation, is a private, philanthropic grantmaking organization founded in 1930 by Kate Macy Ladd (1863–1945) in honor of her father, Josiah W. Macy Jr. It is the only national foundation dedicated solely to improving the education of health professionals. The current president is Holly J. Humphrey, MD ...
Catholic Health is a non-profit comprehensive healthcare system formed in 1998 under religious sponsors in Western New York, United States.The organization provides health services through their hospitals, primary care centers, diagnostic and treatment centers, home care agencies, long-term care facilities and other programs.
The Simons Foundation is an American private foundation established in 1994 by Marilyn and Jim Simons with offices in New York City. [2] As one of the largest charitable organizations in the United States with assets of over $5 billion in 2022, [3] the foundation's mission is to advance the frontiers of research in mathematics and basic sciences.
The report was endorsed by the foundation's board of trustees, and they subsequently voted to move the foundation to New York City in 1953. [ 4 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] The board of directors decided to diversify the foundation's portfolio and gradually divested itself of its substantial Ford Motor Company stock between 1955 and 1974. [ 4 ]