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. Jonathan Alaby, Security – Jamaica Hospital
2. Samantha Ramirez, RT- Jamaica Hospital
3. Rossy Ramirez, CNA – Flushing 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 that they are valued, important, and recognized.

Please join us in congratulating:

1. Carlene Thomas, PCA – Jamaica Hospital

2. Dr. Karen Benabou – Jamaica Hospital

3. Yuliya Novikova, RN- Jamaica 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 as it relates 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. Dr. Buphinder Singh, CAUTI Physician Champion- Jamaica Hospital

2. Dr. Akbar Khan, CAUTI & CLABSI Physician Champion-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. Joel Louis, Transporter – Jamaica Hospital
2. Rosemarie Arevalo, PCA- Jamaica Hospital
3. Urszula Potocka, RN – 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.

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Flushing Hospital Medical Center, hospitals under the MediSys Health Network, have received prestigious gold and silver achievement awards from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Jamaica Hospital earned the AHA’s Mission: Lifeline® NSTEMI Gold achievement award which is presented to hospitals that have demonstrated a commitment to providing high-quality healthcare to people experiencing a specific type of heart attack known as non-ST elevation myocardial infarction or NSTEMI.

The American Heart Association also presented Jamaica Hospital and Flushing Hospital with the Mission: Lifeline EMS® Silver achievement award.  

Mission: Lifeline EMS® recognition is the American Heart Association’s program that recognizes prehospital emergency agencies for their quality of care for heart attack and stroke patients. The recognition program focuses on transforming care quality by connecting all heart attack and stroke care components into a seamlessly integrated care system.

The MediSys Health Network is proud to be nationally recognized by the American Heart Association. Earning the Mission: Lifeline® NSTEMI Gold achievement award and the Mission: Lifeline EMS® Silver achievement award highlights the network’s dedication to ensuring the best possible outcomes for patients by adhering to the most up-to-date research-based guidelines for optimal care as outlined by the AHA.

The MediSys Health Network has consistently performed well over the years and continues to rank highly among the nation’s top medical organizations for the delivery of heart attack care. Jamaica Hospital recently earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Primary Heart Attack Center certification and recognition as a 2023 U.S. News & World Report High Performing Hospital for heart attack care. In 2022, Flushing Hospital was recognized as a five-star recipient for heart attack care by Healthgrades. Both hospitals have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to excellence.

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 that they are valued, important, and recognized.

Please join us in congratulating:

1. Dr. Peng Zhao – Jamaica Hospital
2. Dakshesh Sanghavi, DPT- Jamaica Hospital
3. Lynn Velazquez, PT- Jamaica Hospital
4. Dr. Mohsen Nouri- Jamaica Hospital
5. Dr. Aditya Mangla- Jamaica Hospital
6. Shanti Doobay, RN- Jamaica Hospital
7. Claudette Williams, RN-Jamaica Hospital
8. ER Nursing Team- Jamaica 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 as it relates 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. Shawn O’Toole, Radiology Associate Administrator- Jamaica Hospital

2. Christine Mullings, Clinical Nurse Manager, Hospice Unit, and In-Patient Dialysis-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.