LegalHealth

We provide free legal assistance to low-income NYers with serious health problems within hospitals throughout the five boroughs. A division of @nylag

[LegalHealth @LegalHealthNY]

Though LegalHealth continues our work to improve health outcomes by harnessing the power of the law, this Twitter account is no longer active.

To get the latest updates on our work, follow @NYLAG

[New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) @nylag]

Join NYLAG and @acslaw for a conversation between Randye Retkin, Director of NYLAG's LegalHealth, and Eric Manheimer, former medical director of Bellevue Hospital and author of 12 Patients.

Next Monday, May 13th at 6PM.
7 Hanover Sq, NY

RSVP here: https://t.co/GjJjjVfrBy

[LegalHealth @LegalHealthNY]

Such a wonderful Convening! We were so proud to attend and to see all of the incredible work being done to support our veterans! Thank you @Stand4Heroes

[Bob Woodruff Foundation @bwforg]

We’re excited to be in our nation’s capital for today’s @Stand4Heroes Medical-Legal Partnership Convening! Watch this space for updates on this important discussion. #Stand4Heroes #medicallegalpartnership

[New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) @nylag]

"Last December, I met a client who had suffered 3 heart attacks & was on dialysis. His rent was piling up and he was supporting his young daughter alone. On Dec 24th, I received a voicemail from him: ‘Erick, We did it!’"⁣
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-Erick Pineda, NYLAG Paralegal with LegalHealth

[Dave A. Chokshi, MD @davechokshi]

Legal help is often fundamental to other social needs like housing. In 2018, our @NYCHealthSystem medical-legal partnership with @nylag handled over 9,800 matters for 7,200 patients.

Read more in this @National_MLP @OurHospitals brief: https://t.co/nfgu2cw23R #SDOH

[LegalHealth @LegalHealthNY]

Apply for a travel scholarship for @CancerandCareer conf in NY! Applications open thru 4/14! https://t.co/RkWAUqzjFH #CACconf

[New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) @nylag]

NYLAG @LegalHealthNY attorneys Debra Wolf and Nina Gorman wrote a chapter on legal concerns facing informal cancer caregivers to the book Cancer Caregivers. Thanks Deb and Nina for your work providing essential legal services to cancer patients and their caregivers.

[Samantha Greer @Samantha__Greer]

Had so much fun speaking at @NewYorkVeterans conference at @AlbanyLaw yesterday! #veterans #womenvets @LegalHealthNY @nylag

[Jamaica Hospital @JamaicaHospital]

#JamaicaHospital has partnered with @LegalHealthNY to remove the challenging financial and social barriers that can affect our patients's ability to receive appropriate #HealthCare services. https://t.co/9NqA8hW1Df

[LegalHealth @LegalHealthNY]

Register today for the @CancerandCareer Conference on Work & Cancer — travel scholarships are available! https://t.co/RkWAUqzjFH #CACconf

[LegalHealth @LegalHealthNY]

Do you know your legal rights on balancing work & cancer? Register for a great @CancerandCareer conference https://t.co/RkWAUqzjFH #CACconf

[Cancer and Careers @CancerAndCareer]

Join us for our 2019 Midwest Conference on Work & #Cancer on Friday, 3/29 in Chicago! Want a sneak peek into the day? Check out our 2018 highlight reel, below. For more info and to register: https://t.co/ZmiTPdaNuJ #CACMidwest

[LegalHealth @LegalHealthNY]

LegalHealth's Director, Randye Retkin, is quoted in this @GOVERNING article on New York's expansion of the Standby Guardianship law.

[GOVERNING @GOVERNING]

It's like a will but for immigrants in case they're detained or deported: Some lawmakers are letting them set up guardians for their children left behind https://t.co/ifNNgYqybJ

[LegalHealth @LegalHealthNY]

LegalHealth staff attorney, Samantha Kubek, has a new blog post: Military Trans Ban: We Can’t Repeat “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” https://t.co/rEgw0LeKcG

[LegalHealth @LegalHealthNY]

"We must now focus our efforts on enacting real policy changes that will benefit our veterans and their families. The expanded caregiver program is one positive step by Congress toward the VA’s mission of caring for veterans..." https://t.co/iqM2ZK3f0l

[Greater New York Hospital Association @GNYHA]

.@LegalHealthNY's Randye Retkin describes the history of medical-legal partnerships and highlights common partnership models. #SocialDeterminants #HappeningatGNYHA

[LegalHealth @LegalHealthNY]

I’m tweeting my support for #SalutetoService to generate an automatic $5 donation from the @NFL to their military nonprofit partners, including our friends at @Stand4Heroes. Simply tweet with the hashtag to help our nation’s heroes!

[Samantha Greer @Samantha__Greer]

Grateful to be fighting this fight alongside such inspiring men and women🇺🇸💪🏼👩🏻‍⚖️ #veterans #womenvets #metoomilitary @ProtectRDfnders @LSNYCnews @LegalHealthNY @nylag

[LegalHealth @LegalHealthNY]

Support our nation’s heroes by taking part in the @NFL’s #SalutetoService campaign. Every use of the hashtag donates $5 to their military nonprofit partners, including our friends @Stand4Heroes, so get tweeting from now until Nov. 19!