MediSys Health Network Awarded for Its Excellence in Stroke Care

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The MediSys Health Network continues to demonstrate its unwavering dedication to providing high-quality stroke care. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center was recognized by the American Heart Association (AHA) for its continued commitment to quality improvement across its cardiovascular and stroke service lines by awarding the hospital the 2025 AHA Commitment to Quality Award.

Additionally, Jamaica and Flushing Hospital received the American Heart Association’s 2025 Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus with Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Achievement Award. 

Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research and evidence-based guidelines. Get With The Guidelines – Stroke is an in-hospital program for improving stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to these guidelines, which can minimize the long-term effects of a stroke and even prevent death. 

Both Jamaica Hospital and Flushing Hospital Medical Centers’ Departments of Prehospital Care have also received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold achievement award for their commitment to offering rapid and research-based care to people experiencing the most severe form of heart attacks and strokes, ultimately saving lives. 

Jamaica Hospital and Flushing Hospital Medical Centers’ Departments of Prehospital Care are honored to be recognized by the American Heart Association for our dedication to providing optimal care for heart attack patients. The Mission: Lifeline program puts proven knowledge and guidelines to work daily, so patients have the best possible chance of survival. 

Congratulations to both hospitals on being recognized for these great achievements.  

Congratulations To The MediSys Health Network’s SEIP Award Winners

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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 best practices in infection prevention.

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 transmission:

1. Atia Batla, 4 South RN- Jamaica Hospital

2. Susan Dlugunovch, 2N1 RN- Flushing Hospital

The MediSys Health Network cultivates a culture of safety by prioritizing infection control and prevention. All employees play a crucial role in preventing the spread of infections, and their contributions to safety are highly valued.

 

Congratulations To The MediSys Health Network’s Good Catch Award Winners

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Good Catch awardees receive recognition and a certificate of excellence for their efforts in preventing accidents. 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. Tiara Jeudi, CNM MH3 – Jamaica Hospital
2. Kena Aranet, SICU RN – Jamaica Hospital
3. Carlos Payan, SICU PIR -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.

MediSys Health Network Research Day

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The MediSys Health Network of Jamaica Hospital and Flushing Hospital Medical Centers held its Fourth Annual Research Conference and Poster Competition.  

The posters submitted are broken into three categories: Case Reports, Empirical Research, and Quality Improvements. They are then graded on a rubric of five areas: format, visual, content 1, content 2, and impact.  

The first-place winning posters in Case Reports were “Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Hypertension” by T. Okan, M. Al-Dmour, M. Hussein, S. Mohammed, V. Patel, A. Doshi, S. Jain, and K. Doshi (JHMC) and “HIV and Miliary Tuberculosis Co-Infection: A Case Series” by A. Inghirami, M.A. Burrola-Suarez, and J. Shakil (FHMC). 

Second-place winning posters of the category included “A Case of Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism Treated with Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis in a Patient Who Presented with Syncope and Chest Pain” by R. Maharjan, S. Rao, Z. Lasic (JHMC), and “Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in a 74-Year Old on Apixaban” by C. Montesano, D. Egbo, N. Marfo, M.A. Louis, and  N. Mandava.  

And finally, the third-place posters were “The Use of Intravenous Thrombolytics for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Thrombocytopenia Complicated by Hemorrhagic Conversion Due to Undiagnosed Malignancy” by A. Sivapalan, C. Ninan, and A. Waddell (JHMC) and “Breast Cancer and Tumor Lysis Syndrome: A Rare Critical Issue” by V. Khachatryan, M.A. Burrola-Suarez, M.T. Rahman, N. Tasnim, K. Cappas, and A. Khan (FHMC). 

In the Empirical Research Category, the posters that were awarded first place were “Assessing Patient-Providers’ Conversations about Stress and Health” by F. Khan, A. Mir, L. Gance, S. Chemouni Bach, M. Basant, A. Chorzepa, L. Keating, C. Nienaber, A. Roth, D. Chen, and E. Brondolo (JHMC) and “Circadian Variations of Glucose Challenge Test Results in Pregnancy: Examining Non-Linear Trends” by A. Makol, L. Keating, R.J. Robitsek, T. Tang, Lien B, L. Woo, and I. Ngai (FHMC).  

Second-place winning posters were “Comparing Acidity and Dental-Hypersensitivity Between Arginine Mouthrinse and SDF” by M.R. Mears, L. Keating, and J. Weiss (JHMC) and “Exploring Potential Under Diagnosis of Hypophosphatasia” by R. Faridizad, K. Cappas Cordero, S. Khalid, H. Sadia, M. Mafi, A. Russo, L. Keating, and K. Robinson (FHMC). 

Lastly, the third-place winning posters of the category were “Point of Care Fentanyl Testing VS. Standard Testing in a Chemical Dependency Unit” by M.S. Radeos, J. Cintron-Hernandez, B. Balchan, G. John, B. Joseph, A.M. Radeos, J. Wong, and D. Chen (JHMC) and “Adipose Rebound in Patients with Congenital Hypothyroidism in an Urban Multiethnic Community Hospital” by N.L. Sands, A. Glowacki, A. Gogenini, M. Roland, and L.Q. Lew (FHMC). 

In the final category Quality Improvements, the first-place winning posters were, “Improving Pain Documentation in Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: Efforts to Support a Developing Standard of Care” by H. Liu, H. Jaber, A. Jaramillo, F. Khan, Z. Sagarwala, C. Pang, R. Resendez Rodriguez, E. Siaw, S. Varughese, H. Woo, A. Eromosele, L. Keating, P. Cruz, C. Nienaber, A. Roth, and E. Brondolo (JHMC) and “QI Project: Assessing Internal Medicine Interns’ Confidence in Various Tasks Over the Course of Intern Year” by S. Dubey, M. Roland, and K. Beekman (FHMC). 

Congratulations to all of those who placed, the honorable mentions of each category, and everyone who participated in this year’s Research Day Conference and Poster Competition.

 

Congratulations To The MediSys Health Network’s CARE Award Recipients

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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. Tejas Patel – Jamaica Hospital

2. Ronald Julien – Jamaica Hospital

3 . Monanilima Philips – Jamaica Hospital

4. Mary Rose Galvez- Jamaica Hospital

5. Jennifer James – Jamaica Hospital

6. Brandon Ramnarain – Jamaica Hospital

7. Zahidul Islam – Jamaica Hospital

8. Winston Labriel – Jamaica Hospital

9. Aurela Mile -Jamaica Hospital 

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

Congratulations to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center’s V.E.T.O. Program on Celebrating its 5th Anniversary

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This year marks five years since Jamaica Hospital Medical Center first launched its Violence Elimination and Trauma Outreach (V.E.T.O.) program. The V.E.T.O. program is a hospital-based, multidisciplinary Hospital Violence Intervention Program designed to disrupt cycles of violence and promote healing.  

Beginning as a pilot in 2020-2021, under the leadership of Dr. Katherine McKenzie and the Director of Health Equity, Naa Djama, the program was started to serve victims of gun violence for over thirty days in collaboration with Care Management. 

Currently, the V.E.T.O. program staff consists of a Trauma Counselor, a Care Coordinator, and a Peer-Ally Trauma Healing Coach, who coordinates the delivery of comprehensive case management services to support the patient’s recovery. This team conducts risk assessments for community retaliation, offers counseling and grief support to patients and families, and connects them to essential community-based resources such as victim assistance applications, housing, education, employment, legal aid, nutrition, and mental health services. In collaboration with the THRIVE Center, the VETO Program hosts monthly peer support groups, led by the Peer Ally Trauma Healing Coach and the VETO Trauma Counselor. This support group aims to connect survivors with others who have overcome the challenge of recovery from a traumatic injury related to community violence and to keep survivors connected to accessible mental health services. 

As the VETO Program predominantly serves a minority population that faces several health disparities and challenges, Jamaica Hospital recognizes the importance of providing victim services that are operated and led by and for the population served. The VETO program utilizes community partnerships with organizations such as King of Kings Foundation and Life Camp Inc., both dispatch credible messengers to provide bedside crisis response and reduce retaliatory violence.  

In April of 2025, Jamaica Hospital’s VETO program and its Mobile Crisis Department agreed to collaborate to provide immediate mental health services to patients who suffered a violent injury. This collaboration results in quicker response times during crises and facilitates expedited connections to ongoing mental health services through Jamaica Hospital’s Psychiatric Department. 

The VETO Program aims to address not only the medical needs of patients but also to tackle other factors related to gun violence in the community through outreach and education. The program actively participates in events that promote awareness, including National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Recently, the VETO Program celebrated this day by encouraging everyone to wear orange and inviting community members to a special event held in the main lobby of Jamaica Hospital.

In the future, the VETO Program hopes to extend its reach to more members of our community. We look forward to the program’s ongoing efforts in tackling the critical issue of gun violence and its effect on health.

Congratulations To The MediSys Health Network’s SEIP Award Winners

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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 best practices in infection prevention.

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 transmission:

1. Anne Soriano- Jamaica Hospital

2. Avrille Hall – Jamaica Hospital

3. Rosalie Stamp- Jamaica Hospital

4. Tongwei Zhang, Assistant Physical Therapist – Flushing Hospital

The MediSys Health Network cultivates a culture of safety by prioritizing infection control and prevention. All employees play a crucial role in preventing the spread of infections, and their contributions to safety are highly valued.

Congratulations To The MediSys Health Network’s Good Catch Award Winners

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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. Mariusz Baczewski, Radiology Tech- Jamaica Hospital
2. Travis Humes, PI Specialist – Jamaica  Hospital
3. Maritza Guerrero, Nursing Attendant – Flushing Hospital

Our awardees have proactively identified issues, enhancing patient safety and ensuring exceptional care in our hospitals. We sincerely appreciate their exemplary teamwork and contribution to our goal of being a high-reliability network.

Congratulations To The MediSys Health Network’s CARE Award Recipients

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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. Dr. Mohsen Nouri – Jamaica Hospital

2. Chester Ragot – Jamaica Hospital

3.Mark Mrakovcic- Jamaica Hospital

4 .Dorothy Andre – Jamaica Hospital

5. 4 North 1 and 4 North 2-  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 SEIP Award Winners

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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. Fazila Colon, RN- Jamaica Hospital

2.Rosaleea Stamp, RN – Jamaica Hospital

3. Teyanah Cleve, RN- Jamaica Hospital

4. Joseph Phabienne, RN – Jamaica Hospital

5. Paul Kim, RN – Jamaica Hospital

6. Rigzin Tamang, RN- Jamaica Hospital

7. Marissa Mohr, RN – Jamaica Hospital

8. Isolyn Wilson, RN – Jamaica Hospital

9. Kirk Comrie, RN – Jamaica Hospital

10. Portia Morris-Austin, Clerk- 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.