We are Creating Change

It starts with talking with each other; to share the good parts of what is working in our current healthcare system and then developing a plan to implement the best health care practices.

Below are some of the areas where we are creating change.

Millennium has engaged healthcare partner organizations, community-based organizations, and voice of customer groups representing Western New York’s eight counties.
On track to distribute: $15-20 M – Master Participation Agreements (Contracts to Safety Net Providers)
Over 140 Leadership staff, 800 Direct Care Staff, and 400 RNs and LPNs have been trained in the core INTERACT principles and care.
The Emergency Department Care Triage (EDCT) project is being implemented at Olean General Hospital, the Erie County Medical Center, Kaleida Health hospitals, Eastern Niagara Hospital, and other facilities across Western New York. Each site has patient navigators dedicated to the project’s goals of reducing avoidable Emergency Department utilization by 25 percent over the next four years.
Since November of 2015, we have enrolled more than 500 mothers or expectant mothers into the Community Health Worker Home Visiting Program.
Since August 2015, over 15,000 recipients have participated in the Millennium Patient Activation Measure® (PAM®) process to identify the motivations of recipients (uninsured, non and under-utilizing populations) to seek healthcare.

Millennium is delivering national best practice programs such as the Million Hearts® cardiovascular disease project in partnership with the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, the Greater Buffalo United Church Ministries, and Kenneth Lee Gayles, M.D., Cardiologist, Gayles Medical; Project Champion, Cardiovascular Disease/Million Hearts®.
Helping practices across Western New York attain Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) 2014 Level 3. National Committee Quality Assurance (NCQA) Recognition – the Gold Standard for practice transformation.
Supporting the mission of HEALTHeLINK to create and maintain a secure and reliable infrastructure for the timely and accurate electronic exchange of clinical information among health care providers and others involved in the delivery of health care services in Western New York and who are connected via the State Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY).
By advancing Behavioral Health Integration: Primary care settings have become a gateway for many individuals with behavioral health and primary care needs. Our team is assisting practices with Integration of mental health and substance abuse within the primary care practices, and assisting practices with referral agreements with key behavioral health specialists along with implementation of Universal Screening and Intervention tools.

Press Updates We Are Creating Change
MCC’s Dr. Kenyani Davis; Kinzer M. Pointer, Chair, MCC Board of Managers Discuss Healthy Holiday Eating on WGRZ’s ‘commUNITY’
WGRZ TV2’s new program commUNITY featured interviews by co-hosts Claudine Ewing and Pete Gallivan with Dr. Kenyani Davis, MCC Assistant […]
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BUSINESS FIRST: Boasting Buffalo: Transforming health care
Al Hammonds of Millennium Collaborative Care talks strategy with Paige Prentice of Horizon Health, one of 1,800 providers in the […]
Community Engagement Updates We Are Creating Change
African American Health Disparities Task Force Updates Community on ‘Igniting Hope Buffalo’ Next Steps: ‘Building the Buffalo Center of African American Health Disparities’
November 26, 2018 A Letter From Rev. George F. Nicholas, MDiv, Pastor at Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church and convener […]
Press Quarterly Update Updates We Are Creating Change
MCC Quarterly Update – DY4, Q2 – Video Message From Al Hammonds, Executive Director
From The Executive Director Please click here for a brief video message from Al Hammonds introducing ‘Our Path To Population […]
Community Engagement Press Quarterly Update Updates We Are Creating Change
Millennium Collaborative Care: ‘Our Path To Population Health’
Millennium Collaborative Care – Our Path To Population Health
Ambulatory Services Updates We Are Creating Change
‘Why is Population Health a Priority for Millennium?’ Q&A with Janet Stoeckl, RN, CCM
Janet Stoeckl, RN, CCM, was recently appointed Interim Director of the Enhanced Patient Services Team, Millennium Population Health Services, reporting […]
Community Engagement Updates We Are Creating Change
High Energy, Community Involvement Marks First of Two AARP NY Disrupt Disparities Buffalo Listening Sessions
Reverend George F. Nicholas, Pastor at Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church and Convener of the African American Health Disparities Task […]
Community Engagement Updates We Are Creating Change
2018 Spotlight on Population Health Awards Recognizes Millennium’s Rita Hubbard-Robinson With Prestigious ‘Community Achievement’ Honor
Michele Mercer, Millennium Chief Clinical Integration Officer and Al Hammonds, Millennium Executive Director congratulate Rita Hubbard-Robinson. Rita Hubbard-Robinson, Millennium Patient […]
Community Engagement Events Updates We Are Creating Change
Free Community Forum: Oct. 17 – ‘Addressing Social Determinants of Health Through Health Literacy’
Millennium Collaborative Care, in collaboration with Erie Niagara Area Health Education Center (AHEC), invites community members to attend “Addressing Social […]
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Millennium Population Health Services Extending Capabilities of Primary Care Partners
Guided by Michele Mercer, RN, MSHA, Chief Clinical Integration Officer, Millennium Collaborative Care’s Population Health Services Team provides care coordination […]

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We appreciate all whom are helping to ignite healthcare change in Western New York. We are excited for the opportunity to partner with our community to impact healthcare for all generations.

Al Hammonds, CSSBB
Executive Director
Millennium Collaborative Care

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