Tribute to Excellence Journal 2022 - Flipbook - Page 38
2022 Quality Improvement Champions
Nicole Y. Thomas-Sealey, MD
Vice President, Clinical Education
AdvantageCare Physicians
For designing and directing an unprecedented
pandemic-response education program which has made
ACPNY a critical partner of both New York City and New
York State in expanding testing and vaccinations in
low-income and minority communities; and for her
leadership in pioneering cultural competency education,
improving health outcomes for all people regardless of
their background.
Rafael E. Torres, MD, FACEP
Chief Quality Officer
White Plains Hospital
Montefiore Health System
For his leadership of the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccination
program, adapting it from the initial roll-out period when
demand was fierce, to the present when vaccine
hesitancy needs to be met with persistence and personal
convincing, leading to over 25,000 vaccinations
delivered to diverse communities across Westchester.
Corrinne Tramontana
Vice President of Quality Programs and
Clinical Data Analysis
Catholic Health
For her transformational work spearheading process
improvement projects; discovering and tackling nonuniform and low performance at some network
campuses, leading to the development of the
organization-wide Patient Experience Program; and
integrating high reliability concepts into a plan of
standardized quality care for “Every Patient, Every
Encounter, Every Time.”
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