Congratulations to the MediSys Health Network’s Safety Excellence in Infection Prevention (SEIP) award winners.

The SEIP award recognizes employees who contribute to the success of infection control initiatives.

The criteria for the award are:

S: Surpasses above and beyond expected job role responsibilities as it relates to infection control.

E: Enforce actions that support infection prevention best practices.

I: I do the right thing, even when no one is looking.

P: Performs awesome acts of safety related to infection prevention.

We thank the following team members for leading by example and doing their part to reduce the risk of infection transmissions:

1. Dropattie Ramsammy, RN, PCCN, BSN, (AHN) – Jamaica Hospital

2. Dr. Nageswara Mandava, Chairperson of Surgery -Flushing Hospital

The MediSys Health Network cultivates a culture of safety by prioritizing infection control and prevention. All employees have an important part to play in preventing the spread of infections, and everyone’s contribution to safety is highly valued.

Good Catch awardees receive recognition and a certificate of excellence based on their actions in preventing accidents from occurring. These actions may include keeping our facilities safe, correcting a medication order, preventing a patient from falling or reporting a significant change in a patient’s status.

Please join us in congratulating the following employees on their Good Catch:

1. Vidya Ali, Clinical Laboratory Assistant – Flushing Hospital
2. Amy Lam, CNA – Flushing Hospital
3. Deborah Mandez, RN – Flushing Hospital
4. Ruiyi Kong, Pharmacist -Flushing Hospital

By identifying a problem before it became a patient safety issue, our awardees have helped our hospitals provide patients with excellent care. We thank them for being exemplary team members and contributing to our goal of being a high-reliability network.

The CARE Award Program recognizes employees who receive positive written remarks from patients or their loved ones after receiving high-quality and compassionate care.

The criteria for the award are:

C: Compassion- Through listening, identifying patient vulnerabilities, and conveying empathy.

A: Advocacy-Ensure quality care is given and the safety of the patients and environment is maintained.

R: Respect-Greeting or speaking to others in a kind and respectful way.

E: Engagement-Make individuals feel valued, important, and recognized.

Please join us in congratulating:

1. Rodrigo Villavicencio, Driver – Jamaica Hospital

2. Dr. Sanjit Konda – Jamaica Hospital

3. Joshua Sclair, Assistant Vice President Emergency Services- Jamaica Hospital

4. Abraham Resuello, RN- Jamaica Hospital

5. Ashley Schubert, RN – Jamaica Hospital

6. Larisa Kolyuyeva, RN- Jamaica Hospital

7. Christine Mullings, CNM -Flushing Hospital

8. Balwinder Kaur, CNA -Flushing Hospital

9. Delrose Smith, RN -Flushing Hospital

10. Estela Divino, LSW – Flushing Hospital

11. Althea Lalanne, CNA – Flushing Hospital

12. Carlene Smith, CNA- Flushing Hospital

13. Nicholas Caputo, Assistant Director Pre-Hospital Care- Flushing Hospital

14. John Keogh, Senior Planner Emergency Management- Flushing Hospital

15.  Dr. Visaharan Sivasubramaniam- Flushing Hospital

16. Dilraj Kaur, RN- Flushing Hospital

We thank our employees for their contributions to making our hospitals high-reliability facilities that focus on patient-centered care.

Good Catch awardees receive recognition and a certificate of excellence based on their actions in preventing accidents from occurring. These actions may include keeping our facilities safe, correcting a medication order, preventing a patient from falling, or reporting a significant change in a patient’s status.

Please join us in congratulating the following employees on their Good Catch:

1. Jonathan Alaby, Security – Jamaica Hospital
2. Samantha Ramirez, RT- Jamaica Hospital
3. Rossy Ramirez, CNA – Flushing Hospital

By identifying a problem before it became a patient safety issue, our awardees have helped our hospitals provide patients with excellent care. We thank them for being exemplary team members and contributing to our goal of being a high-reliability network.

The CARE Award Program recognizes employees who receive positive written remarks from patients or their loved ones after receiving high-quality and compassionate care.

The criteria for the award are:

C: Compassion- Through listening, identifying patient vulnerabilities, and conveying empathy.

A: Advocacy-Ensure quality care is given and the safety of the patients and environment is maintained.

R: Respect-Greeting or speaking to others in a kind and respectful way.

E: Engagement-Make individuals feel that they are valued, important, and recognized.

Please join us in congratulating:

1. Carlene Thomas, PCA – Jamaica Hospital

2. Dr. Karen Benabou – Jamaica Hospital

3. Yuliya Novikova, RN- Jamaica Hospital

We thank our employees for their contributions to making our hospitals high-reliability facilities that focus on patient-centered care.

Congratulations to the MediSys Health Network’s Safety Excellence in Infection Prevention (SEIP) award winners.

The SEIP award recognizes employees who contribute to the success of infection control initiatives.

The criteria for the award are:

S: Surpasses above and beyond expected job role responsibilities as it relates to infection control.

E: Enforce actions that support infection prevention best practices.

I: I do the right thing, even when no one is looking.

P: Performs awesome acts of safety related to infection prevention.

We thank the following team members for leading by example and doing their part to reduce the risk of infection transmissions:

1. Dr. Buphinder Singh, CAUTI Physician Champion- Jamaica Hospital

2. Dr. Akbar Khan, CAUTI & CLABSI Physician Champion-Flushing Hospital

The MediSys Health Network cultivates a culture of safety by prioritizing infection control and prevention. All employees have an important part to play in preventing the spread of infections, and everyone’s contribution to safety is highly valued.

Good Catch awardees receive recognition and a certificate of excellence based on their actions in preventing accidents from occurring. These actions may include keeping our facilities safe, correcting a medication order, preventing a patient from falling or reporting a significant change in a patient’s status.

Please join us in congratulating the following employees on their Good Catch:

1. Joel Louis, Transporter – Jamaica Hospital
2. Rosemarie Arevalo, PCA- Jamaica Hospital
3. Urszula Potocka, RN – Jamaica Hospital

By identifying a problem before it became a patient safety issue, our awardees have helped our hospitals provide patients with excellent care. We thank them for being exemplary team members and contributing to our goal of being a high-reliability network.

The CARE Award Program recognizes employees who receive positive written remarks from patients or their loved ones after receiving high-quality and compassionate care.

The criteria for the award are:

C: Compassion- Through listening, identifying patient vulnerabilities, and conveying empathy.

A: Advocacy-Ensure quality care is given and the safety of the patients and environment is maintained.

R: Respect-Greeting or speaking to others in a kind and respectful way.

E: Engagement-Make individuals feel that they are valued, important, and recognized.

Please join us in congratulating:

1. Dr. Peng Zhao – Jamaica Hospital
2. Dakshesh Sanghavi, DPT- Jamaica Hospital
3. Lynn Velazquez, PT- Jamaica Hospital
4. Dr. Mohsen Nouri- Jamaica Hospital
5. Dr. Aditya Mangla- Jamaica Hospital
6. Shanti Doobay, RN- Jamaica Hospital
7. Claudette Williams, RN-Jamaica Hospital
8. ER Nursing Team- Jamaica Hospital

We thank our employees for their contributions to making our hospitals high-reliability facilities that focus on patient-centered care.

Congratulations to the MediSys Health Network’s Safety Excellence in Infection Prevention (SEIP) award winners.

The SEIP award recognizes employees who contribute to the success of infection control initiatives.

The criteria for the award are:

S: Surpasses above and beyond expected job role responsibilities as it relates to infection control.

E: Enforce actions that support infection prevention best practices.

I: I do the right thing, even when no one is looking.

P: Performs awesome acts of safety related to infection prevention.

We thank the following team members for leading by example and doing their part to reduce the risk of infection transmissions:

1. Shawn O’Toole, Radiology Associate Administrator- Jamaica Hospital

2. Christine Mullings, Clinical Nurse Manager, Hospice Unit, and In-Patient Dialysis-Flushing Hospital

The MediSys Health Network cultivates a culture of safety by prioritizing infection control and prevention.  All employees have an important part to play in preventing the spread of infections, and everyone’s contribution to safety is highly valued.