Accreditation & Affiliations
Finger Lakes Health (FLH) affiliates Geneva General Hospital and Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital are licensed by the New York State Department of Health and each hospital is a member of the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) and Pandion Optimization Alliance. GGH is also a member of the American Hospital Association (AHA) and is fully accredited by The Joint Commission. GGH is both a state designated Stroke Center and holds a Joint Commission certification as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. In addition, GGH is Joint Commission certified as a Hip Replacement Center, Knee Replacement Center and a Chest Pain Center. SSMH was licensed and approved in 2005 as a Critical Access Hospital.
The FLH nursing homes (The Homestead, Penn Yan, New York; Living Center at Geneva-North and Living Center at Geneva-South, Geneva, New York; and Huntington Living Center, Waterloo, New York) are members of LeadingAge New York and licensed by the New York State Department of Health. They are each certified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services for participation in Medicare and by the State of New York Department of Social Services for participation in Medicaid, as are the two hospitals.
Finger Lakes Health is a shareholder in Seagate Alliance, LLC, a national alliance of multiple corporations. FLH and its affiliates are 501(c)(3) corporations under the Internal Revenue Service code. Specialty Accreditations have been awarded by the following organizations:
Specialty accreditations and certifications have been awarded by the following organizations:
Accrediting Commission for Education in Nursing
•Licensed Practical Nursing Program
•Registered Nursing Program
NYS Department of Education
•Licensed Practical Nursing Program
•Registered Nursing Program
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
•Registered Nursing Program
NYS Office of Mental Health
•John D. Kelly Outpatient Behavioral Health Services
•Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital Inpatient Mental Health Unit
The Joint Commission
•Hospital Accreditation Program
•Laboratory Accreditation Program
•Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center
•Certified Hip Replacement Center
•Certified Knee Replacement Center
•Certified Chest Pain Center
NYS Department of Health
•Designated Stroke Center
Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Labs
•Vascular Ultrasound
Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Labs
•Echo
•Stress Echo
Intersocietal Accreditation Commission
•Nuclear Medicine
American Association of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehabilitation
•Cardiac Rehab Programs
Dept. of Health & Human Services
•MQSA Certified Mammography Facility
American College of Radiology
•Mammography Services
•Ultrasound
•Obstetrical/Pelvic Ultrasound
•Breast Ultrasound
•Commuted Tomography
•Stereo-tactic Breast Biopsy
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiology
•Clinical Training Site Certification
NYS Department of Health, EMS Bureau
•Advanced Life Support First Response Agency
American Heart Association
•American Heart Training Programs
NYS Department of Health, Office of Continuing Care
•Certified Nurses Aide Training Programs
National Association for the Education of Young Children
•Jim Dooley Center for Early Learning- Early Childhood Program