Amida Care Honored by American Liver Foundation

Amida Care received the Spirit of New York award at the American Liver Foundation (ALF) Greater New York Division’s 15th Annual Honors Gala on September 29 at Gotham Hall, in recognition of our commitment to improving the health of New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and other chronic conditions.

Accepting the award on behalf of Amida Care, President and CEO Doug Wirth thanked Amida Care’s sponsors and network of providers, whose collaboration with Amida Care helps to make our health outcomes possible, including curing hundreds of members of Hepatitis C. Frank Laufer of the AIDS Institute introduced Wirth and a video presentation that included stories from Amida Care members and staff.

«Amida Care thanks the American Liver Foundation for the Spirit of New York award and applauds them along with our fellow honorees for fighting liver disease,» said Wirth. «As New York’s largest special needs health plan, Amida Care is proud to provide a unique model of care that responds to the specialized, complex health care needs of New Yorkers.»

Other honorees included Allan W. Wolkoff, MD of Montefiore and Albert Einstein for the Physician of the Year; AbbVie, who sponsored the event, for Corporate Partner of the Year; and Greg Flood, President of IronPro for Humanitarian of the Year. More than 400 guests attended the gala in support of the American Liver Foundation’s dedication toward research, prevention, treatment, and cure of liver disease, which affects 30 million Americans.