The CARE Award program recognizes employees who receive positive written remarks from patients or their families for providing 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. Mary Rose Galvez, PT – Jamaica Hospital
2. Glenda Lee, OT – Jamaica Hospital
3 . Kendell Paul, PCA- Jamaica Hospital
4. Corazon De La Rama, RN – Jamaica Hospital
5. Nadine Alexandre Viltus, PCA – Jamaica Hospital
6. Shieka Smith, EMT – Jamaica Hospital
7. Violet Rodriguez, EMT – Jamaica Hospital
8. Minzie Yi, RN – Flushing Hospital
We thank our employees for their contributions to making our hospitals high-reliability facilities that focus on patient-centered care.

