Tribute to Excellence Journal 2022 - Flipbook - Page 33
2022 Quality Improvement Champions
Nancy Ngai, MD
Vice President
Milestones Pediatrics of New York
Coalition of Asian-American IPA
For leading Milestones Pediatrics of New York as it
reached every quality measure set up by its health plan
payers, continued to treat patients on site and via
telehealth throughout the pandemic, and quickly moved
to help vaccinate both its patient population and the
general public.
Mary O’Keeffe, BSN, RNC
Clinical Staff Nurse
Montefiore Medical Center, Wakefield Campus
For identifying additional ways to reduce pain in
laboring mothers without the use of opioid medications
and adding aromatherapy to the list of pain relief
options, which 76 percent of patients found helpful or
very helpful.
Gary Oldenburg, MSc, RRT-NPS
Director, Respiratory Care Services
The Mount Sinai Hospital
For his leadership in implementing programs and
processes that have led to improved respiratory care at
Mount Sinai, and in coordinating the health system’s
response to COVID-19 across seven hospitals and over
3,800 beds.
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