Health Affairs GrantWatch Documents The John A. Hartford Foundation's Impact on the Growth of Geriatrics Over 30 Years

January 7, 2019 | Press Releases

New York, NY (January 7, 2019) – Health Affairs has published a new GrantWatch article today in its January issue, “The John A. Hartford Foundation and The Growth of Geriatrics,” by Stephen Isaacs, JD, and Paul S. Jellinek, PhD, both founders and partners at Isaacs/Jellinek, and Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, President of The John A. Hartford Foundation. The paper evaluates the impact of The John A. Hartford Foundation’s past thirty-plus years of grant making in aging and health, totaling an investment of nearly a half-billion dollars. The evaluation, conducted by Isaacs/Jellinek, a consulting company that works with foundations, found…

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NYAM Honors The John A. Hartford Foundation's Rani E. Snyder and Mary Jane Koren

October 31, 2018 | Press Releases

Two staff members of The John A. Hartford Foundation, Rani E. Snyder, MPA, Program Director, and Mary Jane Koren, MD, MPH, Program Consultant, were honored today at the New York Academy of Medicine’s (NYAM) Induction Ceremony for New Fellows and Members at its 171st Anniversary Discourse and Awards. Rani Snyder was inducted as a new Fellow and Mary Jane Koren was honored as a 30-Year Fellow.

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Hiring of Scott Bane as Program Officer

September 4, 2018 | Press Releases

Scott Bane, JD, MPA, has joined The John A. Hartford Foundation as a Program Officer, the Foundation announced today. Mr. Bane has more than a decade of experience in philanthropy, previously working at the Mertz Gilmore Foundation and the JEHT Foundation, where he led the exploration and development of its palliative care grantmaking program.

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Dr. John Burton is Awarded The 2018 John A. Hartford Foundation Trustees Award

June 13, 2018 | Press Releases

New York, NY (June 13, 2018) – The Trustees of The John A. Hartford Foundation (www.johnahartford.org) have selected John R. Burton, MD, as the recipient of the inaugural 2018 John A. Hartford Foundation Trustees Award for his decades of dedication to improving the care of older adults through his role as a geriatrics educator, researcher, and clinician.

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Hiring of Mark Barreiro as Senior Grants Officer

January 8, 2018 | Press Releases

New York, NY (January 8, 2018) – Mark Barreiro, MS, has joined The John A. Hartford Foundation as a new Senior Grants Officer, the Foundation announced today. Mr. Barreiro has more than two decades of experience in philanthropy and grants management. He will oversee the Foundation’s grantmaking processes and systems to ensure their efficiency and effectiveness.

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New Medical Society and Health System Collaborative to Improve Geriatric Emergency Care

September 13, 2017 | Press Releases

Sept. 13, 2017 - Four national medical societies and nine leading health systems announced today they have established a new national geriatric emergency department collaborative (GEDC) to help improve emergency care for our nation’s older adults.

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Hiring of Jane Carmody as Program Officer

May 9, 2017 | Press Releases

Jane Carmody, DNP, MBA, BSW, RN, CENP, NEA-BC, has joined The John A. Hartford Foundation as a new Program Officer, the Foundation announced today. Dr. Carmody has enjoyed a long and successful career in health care with a focus on the care of older adults.

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Dr. Terry Fulmer of The John A. Hartford Foundation Receives The Rosalie S. Wolf Award for Work in Preventing Elder Abuse

March 21, 2017 | Press Releases

Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, a long-time advocate for the care and safety of older adults, a nurse, researcher, and President of The John A. Hartford Foundation, has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious 2017 Rosalie S. Wolf Award for her lifetime of work to identify and prevent elder mistreatment and abuse.

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Hiring of George Suttles as Program Officer

January 3, 2017 | Press Releases

George Suttles, MPA, MA, has joined The John A. Hartford Foundation as a new Program Officer, the Foundation announced today. Before joining the Foundation, he was a Senior Philanthropic Relationship Manager in the Philanthropic Solutions division of U.S. Trust, where he served as a relationship manager for private family foundations, charitable trusts, and nonprofit organizations. Prior to this role, he served as program manager at the Anthem Foundation and was formerly a program officer at the New York State Health Foundation.

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As New Survey Describes Scope of Problem Five National Health Care Foundations Identify Promising Approaches For Treating Patients With Complex Needs

December 6, 2016 | Press Releases

Five Foundations Release ‘Playbook’ of Best Practices to Improve Care and Lower Costs for Americans Who Face Medical, Behavioral, and Social Challenges. New National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs Convenes Experts and Stakeholders to Build a Field of Complex Care.

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