The S2AY Network is a Rural Health Network funded by the New York State Department of Health.
Originally called the SAY Rural Health Network when formed in 1997 it included the counties of Steuben, Allegany and Yates. With the addition of Schuyler County to the Network in 1998 the Network officially became recognized as the S2AY Rural Health Network. In 2002 Ontario, Wayne and Seneca Counties joined the S2AY Rural Health Network. In 2013, Livingston County joined the network, and presently in 2014 Chemung County joined the network.
The Network's mission is to integrate, promote and expand appropriate components of the Public Health delivery system to improve health outcomes for all residents of the Network region.
Staff teams work to ensure coordinated services across a eight-county area, and management works to streamline administrative processes, planning and funding activities.
Objectives include:
Developing comprehensive cost-effective health care systems, including dental care, that provide access to care and fill gaps in service delivery.
Originally called the SAY Rural Health Network when formed in 1997 it included the counties of Steuben, Allegany and Yates. With the addition of Schuyler County to the Network in 1998 the Network officially became recognized as the S2AY Rural Health Network. In 2002 Ontario, Wayne and Seneca Counties joined the S2AY Rural Health Network. In 2013, Livingston County joined the network, and presently in 2014 Chemung County joined the network.
The Network's mission is to integrate, promote and expand appropriate components of the Public Health delivery system to improve health outcomes for all residents of the Network region.
Staff teams work to ensure coordinated services across a eight-county area, and management works to streamline administrative processes, planning and funding activities.
Objectives include:
Developing comprehensive cost-effective health care systems, including dental care, that provide access to care and fill gaps in service delivery.
- Increasing and strengthening cooperation through affiliation, coalitions or partnerships that enhance and coordinate the array of needed health care services.
- Improving the financial viability of rural health care providers and the economic position of the local community.
- Increasing community involvement and locally-generated, innovative solutions to health care system issues.
- Increasing the number of health care personnel trained and practicing in rural communities.
- Strengthening the accountability of local providers for improvements in key public health and/or health care outcomes in the communities they serve.
