Congratulations to the Jamaica Hospital Women’s Health Center and Family Medicine Clinic for receiving the Certificate of Excellence from QINCA (Quality Improvement Network for Contraceptive Access). This is a great achievement as the hospital was 1 out of 10 hospitals, city-wide, chosen to participate in the program.
QINCA, a program implemented by the New York City Department of Health, aims to decrease the number of unintended pregnancies across the city by working with hospitals to provide contraceptive, family planning and primary care services to communities. Jamaica Hospital was recognized for applying the best practices in providing these services.
The success of the QINCA program at Jamaica Hospital is due to the collaboration of multiple departments who shared the common goal of increasing patient safety and accessibility to contraceptive methods. Staff from the hospital’s Administrative, OB-GYN, Nursing, Pharmacy, IT, Finance and Ambulatory Care departments worked together to build a sustainable patient care model and fulfill the requirements needed to be qualified as a QINCA FPBPP(Family Planning Benefit Program Provider).
The following individuals played key roles in the project’s success:
Administrative
William Lynch, Executive Vice President and COO
OB/GYN
Tamara Magloire MD
Steven R. Inglis, MD
Yafen Liang
Susan Khalil, MD
Family Medicine
Kamica Lewis MD
Nursing
Colette Forde
Marge Lilienthal
Pharmacy
William Tomasulo
IT
Michael Callaghan
Adrian Laduca
Finance
Ana Guzman
Jennifer Stevens
Ambulatory Care
Wendy Munoz
Thalita Viruet
James Villavicencio
Congratulations to everyone for working together to achieve this great accomplishment and demonstrating that teamwork produces great rewards.