On April 3, 2003, GNYHA and several Westchester hospital officials briefed members of Westchester County's NYS Senate and Assembly delegations about the damaging effects of the health care provisions in the proposed NYS Executive Budget. The briefing, which took place at the Westchester Institute for Human Development on the Westchester Medical Center Campus, was co-hosted by NYS Senator Nicholas Spano, head of Westchester County's Albany delegation; Edward Stolzenberg, President and CEO of Westchester Medical Center and GNYHA Chair; and GNYHA President Kenneth E. Raske. Dennis Rivera, president of 1199 SEIU, also participated in the briefing. The meeting began with a GNYHA staff analysis on the impact of the Executive Budget on hospitals in the region. Following the presentation, GNYHA members had the opportunity to engage in a discussion with the elected officials in order to illustrate the damaging effects of the proposed budget on hospitals in Westchester County. GNYHA will continue to assist members with the important work of educating elected officials about the damaging effect of the proposed cuts.