Date: August 8, 2023; Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (See FLYER)

Location: Office for the Aging - Senior Hub Meeting Room
1003 Development Court,
Kingston, NY 12401

Chapter Meeting will include a presentation & discussion:  Topic: What is Observation Status?
Speaker: Marcus Harazin, Coordinator, StateWide's Patient Advocates Program

• What do I need to know about observation status if I am in the hospital?
• What do observation services include?
• What is the difference between observation status and inpatient status?

About the Speaker: Marcus Harazin has over 40 years in the management of aging and human
services programs including Deputy Director of the NYS Office for the Aging, Commissioner of a
Local Social Services District, and Director of an Area Agency on Aging. For the past 11 years he
has worked for StateWide as the Coordinator of the Patients Advocates Program and the monthly
webinar Teach In series.