The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation honored six nurses and a nursing team Oct. 15 with its first Nursing Excellence Awards for their leadership, skill and compassion in areas including improving patient outcomes, teamwork and community service.
The HHC nurses recognized include the supervisor of a program that provides home visiting services for first-time mothers; a leader of healthcare delivery changes that decreased readmission rates for heart-failure patients; and a volunteer who finds time to serve her community outside of work by teaching children at Sunday school, promoting women’s issues and raising funds for distribution of food and clothing to the elderly.
"This is a remarkable group of individuals who practice as staff nurses, educators, leaders, innovators, collaborators, coaches, mentors and passionate patient advocates," HHC CNO Lauren Johnston, RN, MPA, said in a news release. "They touch lives every day, insisting on the best from themselves, their partners in care and the patients we serve."
The nurses honored come from among 8,000 men and women who provide nursing care each day in the city’s public hospitals, long-term care facilities and health centers in every borough.
The nurses were recognized during a reception and ceremony at Harlem Hospital Center.
The 2012 Nursing Excellence Award winners are as follows:
Marcia Phillips, RN at Harlem Hospital Center, received the Excellence in Home, Community and Ambulatory Care award for her work in supervising the home visiting services provided for first-time mothers.
Alma Pamandanan-Pierson, RN at Bellevue Hospital, received the Professional Management Award for leading changes in care delivery that have led to a decrease in the readmission rate of patients with congestive heart failure.
Elsykutty Mathew, RN, received the Volunteerism and Service Award for the selfless service she brings to the wider community in addition to her dedicated work at Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility.
Christine Iwanicki, RN, received the award for Excellence in Clinical Nursing for her outstanding work in the coronary care cardiovascular unit at Coney Island Hospital.
Susan Domingo, RN, received the Education and Mentorship Award for her skills as an educator who guides the growth of new and current employees at Elmhurst Hospital Center.
Angela Grigg-Beeson, RN at Woodhull Medical Center, received the award for Advancing and Leading the Profession for her efforts to help transform the nursing practice, focus on collaboration among disciplines and improve outcomes.
The NICU at Bellevue Hospital received the Team Award for demonstrating how effective teamwork is central to HHC’s strategy to achieve excellence and for their unwavering commitment to quality care to benefit some of the hospital’s most vulnerable patients.
Also recognized were three HHC hospitals that have been certified as Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders facilities, senior-friendly hospitals designed to meet the special needs of hospitalized elder adults. HHC’s Harlem Hospital Center, North Central Bronx Hospital and Queens Hospital Center were designated as NICHE hospitals in May after partnering with the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing and the New York University College of Nursing to implement a nationally recognized training program designed to bring the most current knowledge and skills in geriatric patient care to bedside nurses and hospital staff. More than 100 nurses and healthcare professionals at these three institutions have begun to adopt age-sensitive, patient-centered best practices in elder care to help improve the health status of New Yorkers age 65 and older.
"HHC nurses play a vital role in our organization’s ability to deliver quality, patient-centered care to the 1.4 million New Yorkers who rely on us for their healthcare every year," HHC President Alan D. Aviles said in a news release. "We thank them for the passion and commitment they bring every day to care for our patients and their families." •
The HHC nurses recognized include the supervisor of a program that provides home visiting services for first-time mothers; a leader of healthcare delivery changes that decreased readmission rates for heart-failure patients; and a volunteer who finds time to serve her community outside of work by teaching children at Sunday school, promoting women’s issues and raising funds for distribution of food and clothing to the elderly.
"This is a remarkable group of individuals who practice as staff nurses, educators, leaders, innovators, collaborators, coaches, mentors and passionate patient advocates," HHC CNO Lauren Johnston, RN, MPA, said in a news release. "They touch lives every day, insisting on the best from themselves, their partners in care and the patients we serve."
The nurses honored come from among 8,000 men and women who provide nursing care each day in the city’s public hospitals, long-term care facilities and health centers in every borough.
The nurses were recognized during a reception and ceremony at Harlem Hospital Center.
The 2012 Nursing Excellence Award winners are as follows:
Marcia Phillips, RN at Harlem Hospital Center, received the Excellence in Home, Community and Ambulatory Care award for her work in supervising the home visiting services provided for first-time mothers.
Alma Pamandanan-Pierson, RN at Bellevue Hospital, received the Professional Management Award for leading changes in care delivery that have led to a decrease in the readmission rate of patients with congestive heart failure.
Elsykutty Mathew, RN, received the Volunteerism and Service Award for the selfless service she brings to the wider community in addition to her dedicated work at Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility.
Christine Iwanicki, RN, received the award for Excellence in Clinical Nursing for her outstanding work in the coronary care cardiovascular unit at Coney Island Hospital.
Susan Domingo, RN, received the Education and Mentorship Award for her skills as an educator who guides the growth of new and current employees at Elmhurst Hospital Center.
Angela Grigg-Beeson, RN at Woodhull Medical Center, received the award for Advancing and Leading the Profession for her efforts to help transform the nursing practice, focus on collaboration among disciplines and improve outcomes.
The NICU at Bellevue Hospital received the Team Award for demonstrating how effective teamwork is central to HHC’s strategy to achieve excellence and for their unwavering commitment to quality care to benefit some of the hospital’s most vulnerable patients.
Also recognized were three HHC hospitals that have been certified as Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders facilities, senior-friendly hospitals designed to meet the special needs of hospitalized elder adults. HHC’s Harlem Hospital Center, North Central Bronx Hospital and Queens Hospital Center were designated as NICHE hospitals in May after partnering with the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing and the New York University College of Nursing to implement a nationally recognized training program designed to bring the most current knowledge and skills in geriatric patient care to bedside nurses and hospital staff. More than 100 nurses and healthcare professionals at these three institutions have begun to adopt age-sensitive, patient-centered best practices in elder care to help improve the health status of New Yorkers age 65 and older.
"HHC nurses play a vital role in our organization’s ability to deliver quality, patient-centered care to the 1.4 million New Yorkers who rely on us for their healthcare every year," HHC President Alan D. Aviles said in a news release. "We thank them for the passion and commitment they bring every day to care for our patients and their families." •
