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ACAP President’s Letter 2011

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President’s Letter

This last year has been a busy one. Following in David Zhang’s footsteps has not been easy.   He and all the other presidents before him have laid the foundation for this wonderful community based non-profit organization dedicated to its members and to the patients we serve.  The health of a community relies upon the knowledge of the healthcare providers and hospital systems to understand their patients to make them safe, healthy and whole.

The prior presidents started the dialogue that I have continued with the hospitals that care for our patients.  We have met with the Executive Boards of NY Hospital Queens, Flushing Hospital, Lutheran Medical Center, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Beth Israel Medical Center and Beth Israel Medical Center Kings Highway Division, Long Island College Hospital When Sichuan Province had an earthquake, we partnered in fundraising with the Asian American Bar Association o f NY (AABANY), North Shore/LIJ, ECAP, and our patients to raise money that eventually was donated to help 50 displaced college students from the province to continue their studies in the SUNY system.

NYHQ , under the leadership of Steve Mills, John Sciortino, MD and George Heinrich, MD (past Professional Achievement Award recipient), has been a shining star in Queens for us. NYHQ has hosted meetings for ACAP and the Chinese Medical Graduates (CMG’s), provided observerships, engaged in research projects, and sponsored the annual Health Fair at the Sheraton. They are always ready to help and engage in discussions on how they can do better; how NYHQ can help the community.

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