Joseph J. Fennessy, chair of the board of directors of South Nassau Communities Hospital, has been appointed to the American Hospital Association’s Committee on Governance for a three-year term starting January 1, 2014. Fennessy brings over 40 years of experience in healthcare finance and leadership, including key roles at Deloitte & Touche LLP. South Nassau, a leading acute-care teaching hospital in Oceanside, NY, specializes in various medical services and is recognized for its advanced technology and comprehensive care.

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November 18, 2013
Board Chair of SNCH Appointed to AHA Committee
Oceanside, N.Y. — The Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association (AHA)
recently appointed Mr. Joseph J. Fennessy, chair of the board of directors of South Nassau
Communities Hospital, to the AHA’s Committee on Governance (COG) as an at-large member.
The three-year appointment is effective January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016.
In a letter sent to Mr. Fennessy announcing the appointment, Michael P. Guerin, senior
vice president and secretary of the AHA, said: “We are sure that the AHA and the committee
will benefit from [Mr. Fennessy’s] expertise and perspective on issues facing the membership.”
The COG is the AHA’s primary vehicle for leading effective trustee involvement in
grassroots advocacy, providing input into AHA policy development, and enhancing
communication with the involvement of trustees in the AHA.
Mr. Fennessy, a retired partner and former chief operating officer of the Northeast region
of Deloitte & Touche LLP, has more than 40 years’ experience in the public accounting
profession, most of which was with Deloitte, and specializes in healthcare finance and planning.
Prior to serving as Deloitte’s chief operating officer of the Northeast region, he held a number of
key senior executive positions with the organization, including deputy national managing partner
of financial systems and analysis; Long Island Office Managing Partner, Tri-State Healthcare
Practice partner-in-charge, and Northeast Region Healthcare Strategic Planning Practice partnerin-charge.
Mr. Fennessy has served on South Nassau’s board since September of 2003. Prior to
being elected chair of the board in June 2012, Mr. Fennessy held the position of vice chair. In
addition serving as chair of the board, he is chair of its audit committee and a member of its
finance and investment committees.
In addition to the AHA and South Nassau, a handful of other prominent not-for-profit
organizations have benefited from Mr. Fennessy’s talents and dedication to their missions. He

2. has served as the chairman of Long Island United Way as well as chairman of its Strategic
Planning Committee; member of the Board of the Long Island Philharmonic, and vice chairman
of the Board of Directors and chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee for Brooklyn United
Methodist Nursing Home.
Numerous organizations have recognized Mr. Fennessy for his service and contributions.
A member of the Catholic Youth Organization, St. Bernard’s Hall of Honor, he has been named
the Brooklyn United Methodist Home Man of The Year; St. John’s University Bets Alpha Psi
Accountant of The Year; Epilepsy Foundation Distinguished Long Islander; and Suffolk
Community Council Distinguished Business Leader.
South Nassau Communities Hospital is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 435
beds, more than 900 physicians and 3,000 employees. Located in Oceanside, NY, the hospital is
an acute-care, not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art care in cardiac,
oncologic, orthopedic, bariatric, pain management, mental health and emergency services. In
addition to its extensive outpatient specialty centers, South Nassau provides emergency and
elective angioplasty and is the only hospital on Long Island with the Novalis Tx™ and Gamma
Knife® radiosurgery technologies. South Nassau is a designated Stroke Center by the New York
State Department of Health and Comprehensive Community Cancer Center by the American
College of Surgeons and is recognized as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. For more information, visit
www.southnassau.org.
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