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.
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.






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.

The MediSys Health Network is pleased to announce the launch of its new application and comprehensive patient platform, MediSys Connect.

