Calvary physician, Vera Miller, MD (right) with FDNY EMTs, Christopher Duffus (left) and Johel Arias (center).

NEW YORK (PRWEB)
October 10, 2019

Calvary Hospital recently hosted a group of emergency medical technicians from The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY): Christopher Duffus, Cecil Guy, Doris Herrera-Lozada, Ivan Hom, Johel Arias, Erin Greaney, Alicia Garcia, and Elizabeth Ferrin. During their visit to the Hospital’s Bronx campus, the group learned about best practices for delivering end-of-life care, heard about effective pain management tips, and made rounds with Calvary physicians.

The EMS members are currently enrolled in a nine-month training program to become certified paramedics. EMS members have basic life support skills. Paramedics, with advanced life support skills, practically bring the emergency room to wherever it is needed.

“Since the first group of EMS members came to Calvary 15 years ago, we have found this training to be invaluable to our paramedics. Our goal is to ensure the safety of all New York residents,” said Kimberly Benson, RN, EMT-P, CLI, Paramedic Original Program Clinical Coordinator, FDNY EMS Training Academy. “Our collaboration with Calvary allows us to provide our members with the tools and knowledge to care for all patients, even those at the end of life. Our EMS members tell us frequently how meaningful it was to be at Calvary and learn from them. Our students have voted Calvary their favorite rotation in the training program.”

To date, more than 2,000 FDNY EMS members have participated in Calvary’s professional learning programs.

Calvary and FDNY have collaborated since 2004 with this Palliative Care module. This is one of 60 modules in the curricula for their paramedic training program. More than 140 men and women are enrolled in FDNY’s 2019 paramedic training program. Students are also scheduled to visit the hospital on Oct. 29, Oct. 31, Nov. 6, Nov. 12, Nov. 14, Nov. 25, and Dec. 12. All will visit Calvary before they graduate later this year.

“Since 1985, we have shared our palliative care expertise with health care professionals from around the country and the world,” noted Robert A. Brescia, MD, Director of the Palliative Care Institute and Director of Psychiatric Services, Calvary Hospital. “We are delighted with our long-term collaboration with FDNY.”

PCI’s annual visitors include health care professionals from various countries and more than 800 medical students, residents, and fellows from throughout the greater New York area. Their Calvary visits range from one day to several months.

In 2005, the NIH’s National Cancer Institute designated Calvary, “an international leader in palliative care” and invited them to participate in the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC). Comprising the national ministries of health from Egypt, Turkey, Israel, Cyprus, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority, MECC members have visited Calvary regularly during the past decade.

Since its inception in 1865, The Fire Department of the City of New York has helped lead efforts to make New York the safest big city in the nation. FDNY is the largest fire department in the United States and is universally recognized as the world’s busiest and most highly skilled emergency response agency. The department’s main goal is to provide fire protection and other critical public safety services to residents and visitors in the five boroughs. The department also works to continually educate the public in fire, life safety, and disaster preparedness, and enforces public safety codes.

Since 1899, Calvary has been the nation’s only fully accredited acute care specialty hospital devoted exclusively to providing palliative care to adult patients with advanced cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. Each year, thousands of patients receive CalvaryCareSM throughout the greater New York area. To learn how Calvary can help you and your family, please visit http://www.calvaryhospital.org.

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BETHESDA, Md. (PRWEB)
October 10, 2019

A new report, Exploring the Causes of State Variation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Administrative Costs, was recently released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). The study was authored by experts at Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG) and their colleagues at the Urban Institute.

The Federal government fully funds SNAP benefits, but FNS and State agencies share administrative expenses, with each paying about 50 percent. State administrative expenses (SAE) per case – total annual SAE costs divided by the average monthly number of households receiving SNAP benefits – varies widely by State. Using State reported data from FY 1999 to FY 2016 for the 50 States and the District of Columbia (DC), this study explores several factors, including State economic conditions, SNAP caseload characteristics, and State SNAP policies, to try to explain the variation by State.

Key study findings include:

-Economic differences across States explained about 10 to 12 percent of the variation in SAE per case.

-The characteristics of the SNAP caseload had relatively little effect on SAE per case, explaining only about four to eight percent of the variation.

-State policy options were similar to caseload characteristics in explaining the variation. Two of the modeled policies – adoption of Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE) and simplified reporting – reduced SAE per case by about seven percent when either policy was introduced.

-About 72 percent of the variation in SAE per case across States is explained by State-fixed effects which are differences between States that could not be captured in the model.

-Although the 10 States with county-administered SNAP have higher average SAE per case than the remaining States with State-administered SNAP, the models were unable to determine whether this is due to county administration per se or to other time invariant characteristics of the county-administered States.

To download a copy of the study report, visit http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/exploring-causes-state-variation-snap-administrative-costs.

For more information on MSG services and projects, visit http://manhattanstrategy.com/SL-ResearchEvaluation.aspx.

About Manhattan Strategy Group

Founded in 2001, Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG) is a social sciences and management consulting firm that brings professional services, approaches, and innovative solutions to the areas of education, workforce development, and human services. MSG specializes in research and evaluation, technical assistance, and information and technology. For more information, please visit http://www.manhattanstrategy.com.

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