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-Ensuring 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-Making individuals feel valued, important, and recognized.

Please join us in congratulating:

1. Luxia Blackwood, NP – Jamaica Hospital

2. Todd Hartmann  – Jamaica Hospital

3. Mathew Joseph, RN-  Jamaica Hospital

4. Olivia Walencik – Jamaica Hospital

5. Kyle Germano, RN- Jamaica Hospital

6. Dr. James McClean – Jamaica Hospital

7. Carlos Uquillas- Jamaica Hospital

8. Catherine Kean – Jamaica Hospital

9. Georgia Herbert – Jamaica Hospital

10. Marilyn Yang – Jamaica Hospital

11. Corazon De La Rama, RN – Jamaica Hospital

12. Mary Berkery, RN- Flushing Hospital 

13. Dr. Mark Schaeffer -Flushing Hospital

14. Dr. Eftihia Thomopoulos- Flushing Hospital

15. Dental Clinic- Flushing Hospital

16. Dr. Oscar Marcilla -Flushing Hospital 

17. Roger Escarda, RN -Flushing Hospital 

18. Tara Rocktoo -Flushing Hospital 

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

Earlier this month, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center staff participated in the Jamaica Jams Festival in downtown Jamaica. This is an annual event and one of the biggest street festivals in the borough of Queens.

As we have done in past years, we collaborated with Healthfirst in their Senior Health and Wellness Pavilion. Thousands of people came out on this beautiful day to partake in the festivities, and we were happy to provide them with health screenings and educational activities.

Some of the services we offered included: dental, ophthalmology, blood pressure, stroke, and podiatry screenings as well as lung cancer assessments for screenings in collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering. We also provided educational materials about nutrition, women’s health, mental health and wellness, asthma and respiratory care, aging in place for seniors, and trauma prevention.  Lastly, we offered COVID-19 vaccines to anyone interested in receiving one.

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 responsibilities related 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. Diana Masabanda, CNM SICU- Jamaica Hospital

2. Esther Kim, RN-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. Dr. Samantha Gordo, Radiology – Jamaica Hospital
2. Robert Taveras, Security Officer- 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 valued, important, and recognized.

Please join us in congratulating:

1. MICU Team – Jamaica Hospital

2. Dr. Bruce Radachowsky- Jamaica Hospital

3. Security Department Team-  Jamaica Hospital

4. Eric Fernandez – Flushing Hospital

5. Robert Brodie- Flushing Hospital

6. Veda Seepersad – Flushing Hospital

7. Portia Morris- Flushing Hospital

8. Taramattie Racktoo – Flushing Hospital

9. Hasia Pitter, RN – Flushing Hospital

10. Margaret Hoffman – Flushing Hospital

11. Ana Labuz – Flushing 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 related 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. Mechelle Webb, RN- Jamaica Hospital

2. Frances Dasilva- Manager of Admitting -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 Deral Hutchinson, Respiratory Therapist-Jamaica Hospital on his Good Catch.

By identifying a problem before it became a patient safety issue, our awardee helped our hospital provide patients with excellent care. We thank Deral for being an exemplary team member and contributing to our goal of being a high-reliability network.