Quotes by David Sandman

“The nursing home system in New York state is too large by any measure.”

“People are shunning institutional care.”

“New York state is large, diverse and complex. You need people with detailed understanding and insights of whats happening in their areas.”

“Many things are changing and have been changing. Up to this point, many of the changes have not been kind to the health-care system. Thats why there have been so many bankruptcies and closures. Such an unstable system is not good for public health.”

“Rather than cramming solutions down the systems throat, we believe voluntary initiatives with a degree of consensus have a better chance of being implemented.”

“Then the antitrust protection would evaporate.”

“We need to expand the home and community-based service spectrum.”

“Weve certainly heard stories where patients are ready to go home but there are a lack of appropriate community options.”

“Under normal circumstances, those talks could have violated antitrust provisions. Those kinds of discussions can occur under the supervision of the commission.”