Tribute to Excellence Journal 2022 - Flipbook - Page 26
2022 Quality Improvement Champions
Tina Hess
Assistant Director of Quality, Safety, and
Emergency Preparedness
St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children
For leading a team to close a gap in orthotic ordering,
which resulted in a new and improved process for the
deployment of newly ordered orthotics; her
contributions have improved clinical practice and
enhanced quality of life and health care outcomes for
patients.
Igor Israel, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and
Rehabilitation
For spearheading the response to COVID-19, which
included scouring global research and sharing
experiences with regional health systems; orchestrating
a COVID-19 testing unit; organizing vaccine rollouts;
implementing infection control measures and
therapeutic treatment plans; and ensuring staff had
personal protective equipment.
Pauline M. Jones, MEd, FNP-BC, CRRN
Assistant Vice President of Nursing
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
Montefiore Health System
For leading the performance improvement initiative at
Burke for the last two years to reduce patient transfers
to acute care hospitals, implementing multidisciplinary
actions to address this issue and using her skill set and
experience from her previous role as director of patient
screening.
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