N.Y. Public Health Law § 452: Directors of hospitals; general powers and duties

§ 452. Directors of hospitals; general powers and duties. 1. The

director of each hospital in the department shall be the executive

officer of the hospital and shall:

(a) be in immediate charge of the activities and management of the

hospital, subject to the supervision and control of the commissioner;

(b) except as otherwise provided with respect to the treasurer, and

subject to the approval of the commissioner, appoint and remove all

members of the staff and all other employees of the hospital;

(c) annually, in the month of January, report to the commissioner of

the activities of the hospital for the calendar year ending with the

preceding thirty-first day of December;

(d) submit at each meeting of the board of visitors, a report showing

changes in population, health of patients, officers and employees;

accidents, suicides, unusual sickness, communicable diseases; important

occurrences relating to the welfare of the patients and to the

management and discipline of the employees, and such other matters as

the board of visitors may specify; and,

(e) perform such other duties as the commissioner may require.

2. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the adoption, by any director

of a hospital in the department, of rules pertaining to duties of

officers and employees of the hospital under his charge or for internal

government, discipline and management of the hospital, consistent with

the provisions of the civil service law, the rules promulgated pursuant

thereto and the rules of the commissioner, but any rule of the director

shall be subject to revocation or suspenison by the commissioner.