Fidelis Care Names Danielle Durant-Nosworthy Assistant Vice President, Finance

QUEENS, NY (05/25/2012)(readMedia)-- Fidelis Care, the New York State Catholic Health Plan, is pleased to announce that Danielle Durant-Nosworthy has been named Assistant Vice President, Finance. Ms. Durant-Nosworthy is responsible for Fidelis Care's day-to-day financial operations including cash management, internal control activities, and analysis of medical expenses. She is based out of Fidelis Care's Rego Park office.

Before joining Fidelis Care, Ms. Durant-Nosworthy served as the Assistant Director of Finance for North Shore - LIJ Health System. She also served as the Finance Manager and Senior Auditor for Columbia University Medical Center, and the Operations Manager for New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Ms. Durant-Nosworthy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and a Masters of Business Administration in Health Care Administration from Adelphi University. She is a member of the National Black MBA Association, and Health Care Leaders of New York.

Raised in Hempstead, Ms. Durant-Nosworthy currently resides in Baldwin with her husband and 2 children.

Fidelis Care offers free or low-cost health insurance through New York State's Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, and Medicaid Managed Care programs. Members are covered for regular checkups, preventive care, routine screenings, hospital and emergency care, eye exams, dental care, and more. In addition, Fidelis Care also offers a variety of benefit options for seniors through Fidelis Medicare Advantage, Dual Advantage, Medicaid Advantage Plus, and Fidelis Care at Home programs, available in certain counties.

With 770,000 members in 59 counties statewide, Fidelis Care was founded on the belief that all New Yorkers should have access to affordable, quality health insurance. Members have access to more than 49,000 health care professionals statewide. Regional offices are located in Rego Park (Queens), Albany, Syracuse, and Getzville (Erie County), with satellite offices in Rochester, Poughkeepsie, and Suffern.

For more information, call Fidelis Care toll-free at 1-888-FIDELIS (1-888-343-3547) or visit fideliscare.org.

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