Tribute to Excellence Journal 2022 - Flipbook - Page 25
2022 Quality Improvement Champions
Patricia A. Hametz, MD, MPH
Division Chief of Pediatric Hospital Medicine and
Senior Medical Director
The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
For overseeing the establishment of a COVID-19 vaccine
clinic dedicated to children and their families, helping
make the registration process accessible and seamless,
and committing to quell parents’ fears by using pediatric
experts to administer the vaccine; with every passing
day, the number of children receiving the vaccine has
increased.
Nancy Hamson, MBA
System Director, Community Health Improvement
Yale New Haven Health System
For leading a COVID-19 community mobile vaccination
clinic initiative, which toppled barriers to vaccine access,
advanced health equity, and promoted vaccine
acceptance; this included developing a strategy to reach
underserved communities and running the team who
vaccinated eligible members at community locations.
Robin Heard-Albert, RN, CIC
Infection Prevention, Site Lead
Westerly Hospital
Yale New Haven Health
For protecting the safety of patients and staff by
ensuring that infection protection guidelines and
procedures were current, in place, and understood by all;
holding daily huddles with staff and updating hospital
leaders; contributing guidance during the response to a
COVID-19 outbreak; and drafting guidelines for the
response and management of COVID in a behavioral
health unit.
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