Professional Announcement: ECMC Corporation Board Member Sharon Hanson Elected Chair of the Healthcare Trustees of New York State

BUFFALO, NEW YORK—Sharon L. Hanson, secretary of the Erie County Medical Center Corporation Board of Directors, was recently elected Chair of the Healthcare Trustees of New York State (HTNYS) Board of Governors.

The HTNYS board of governors provides strategic guidance to direct HTNYS’ activities and programs aimed at strengthening New York’s healthcare system through improved leadership and involvement by healthcare trustees.  HTNYS is dedicated to strengthening the governance of New York’s nonprofit and public healthcare facilities.  HTNYS is governed by a board of trustees from healthcare facilities across the state and is a division of the Healthcare Association of New York State.

Ms. Hanson is a longstanding member of the Erie County Medical Center Corporation Board of Directors, having previously served two terms as Chair. She is currently secretary of the Board and she is a member of the Board’s  Executive Committee.

ABOUT ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (ECMC) CORPORATION:  The ECMC Corporation was established as a  New York State Public Benefit Corporation and since 2004 has  included an advanced academic medical center with 573 inpatient beds, on- and off-campus health centers, more than 30 outpatient specialty care services and Terrace View, a 390-bed long-term care facility.  ECMC is Western New York’s only Level 1 Adult Trauma Center, as well as a regional center for burn care, behavioral health services, transplantation, medical oncology and head & neck cancer care, rehabilitation, and a major teaching facility for the University at Buffalo.  Most ECMC physicians, dentists and pharmacists are dedicated faculty members of the university and/or members of a private practice plan.  More Western New York residents are choosing ECMC for exceptional patient care and patient experiences—the difference between healthcare and true care™.