News Releases

21 Apartments Dedicated to People Experiencing Homelessness June 23, 2021 (Rochester, NY) – Trillium Health, elected officials, and community partners held a ribbon cutting to mark the completion of the Union Square Apartments at 275 East Avenue in Rochester. The newly constructed building…

ROCHESTER, NY (June 4, 2021) – This Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of the description of the first cases of what is now known as HIV/AIDS.  On June 5, 1981, the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published a report about 5 cases of an unknown illness among gay men in…

WHAT: Trillium Health will be administering COVID-19 vaccinations at the RTS Transit Center (60 St. Paul Street) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26. Trillium Health will be providing the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine. People who receive the vaccine will be given 7 free daily…

Walk-ins welcome at 259 Monroe Avenue on May 19 ROCHESTER, NY (May 18, 2021) – Trillium Health is offering free Hepatitis C testing on May 19th in honor of National Hepatitis Awareness Day. Up to 75% of people living with Hepatitis C don’t even know they have it, so the CDC recommends…

Final Budget Agreement Includes Two Year Delay of Medicaid Carve Out Provision Albany, NY – The New York chapter of Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access (RWC-340B) today issued the following statement on the state budget. The final budget agreement between the Legislature and the Governor…

New HIV diagnoses spike, and cases of gonorrhea increased 77% in 2020 ROCHESTER, NY (March 25, 2021) – A new report from ACT Rochester and Trillium Health reveals that Monroe County is seeing some of the highest increases in STI rates in New York State. The report, authored by William Valenti,…

Trillium Health joined over 160 organizations representing labor, healthcare, faith-based organizations, and community-based organizations in a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo expressing a strong opposition to carving the pharmacy benefit out of Medicaid Managed Care and transitioning it to a…

Trillium Health, Jordan Health, Oak Orchard Health, Finger Lakes Community Health, His Branches, and Mosaic Health urge Governor Cuomo to reverse or delay a state budget item that would have devastating effects on communities of color, LGBTQ+ communities, and people living with HIV ROCHESTER, NY…

We're incredibly proud to announce that Trillium Health's COVID-19 Vaccination Task Force has won a Health Care Heroes Award! These awards were established by the Rochester Business Journal to recognize excellence, promote innovation, and honor the efforts of organizations and individuals making a…

TRILLIUM HEALTH FACES CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF $5 MILLION IN ANNUAL FUNDING Demands Cuomo postpone state budget item that would have devastating effects on health care for communities of color – the same populations hit disproportionately hard by COVID-19 ROCHESTER, NY (March 2, 2021) – As…

Governor Cuomo has worked hard to cultivate a national reputation as the Emmy Award-winning hero of his own covid reality show – so why is he stripping federal resources from hospitals, clinics, and health centers on the front lines of the crisis?  Last year, the Cuomo Administration…

Good evening. Thank you for your time and the opportunity to speak on the NYS budget. I am Andrea DeMeo, President and CEO of Trillium Health -we are an FQHC Look Alike and Ryan White HIV clinic. When the state budget was passed last year, it included a provision that moves an important benefit that…

“Trillium Health was honored to be selected by New York State to provide COVID-19 vaccinations at Seneca Towers, as part of the governor’s initiative to vaccinate vulnerable communities and communities of color. Our mission is to promote health equity and to eliminate barriers so we can provide…

Thank you for the invitation to provide comments today regarding the three-year extension of the Section 1115 Medicaid Redesign Team (“MRT”) waiver. My name is Andrea DeMeo, and I am the President and CEO of Trillium Health. Trillium Health is dually designated as a Federally Qualified…

“Today is an extremely exciting day. For the first time, people living with HIV will have the option to use a long-acting injectable medication that can be administered once a month – instead of taking a daily pill. This is an important step forward in the treatment for HIV. It builds on…

Good afternoon and thank you for this opportunity to provide comment.  I am Richard Fowler, my pronouns are he and him, and my comments are specific to the proposed pharmacy carve out in the 1115 waiver extension request. I am the Consumer Relations Coordinator, as well as a patient living with…

Andrea DeMeo, Trillium Health's President and CEO, has been selected by the Rochester Business Journal's editorial staff as one of Rochester’s power players in healthcare for their first-ever “Power List.” The RBJ selected power leaders in accounting, banking, and healthcare, and…

Trillium Health to Governor: Don’t Take Away Our Resources! Governor’s World AIDS Day Announcement Came as a Complete Surprise to Trillium Health and other HIV/AIDS Clinics (ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, December 7, 2020) –  On World AIDS Day, Governor Andrew Cuomo released an…

Carving Out Disparities in Health Care Op-Ed by Andre Dixon, Director, Multicultural Workforce and Student Initiatives at Trillium Health Trillium Health provides services to patients throughout Western New York, with locations in Rochester and Buffalo. The disparate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…

Hiv Task Force Leaders Say Governor Cuomo  Must Uphold His Commitment This World Aids Day To End The Hiv/Aids Epidemic And Address Racial Health Disparities   Press Conference Held 11/30 Calls Upon The Governor  To Change Course, Protect The Community Health Safety Net   NEW…