FINAL 2024 Tribute Journal - Flipbook - Page 25
2024 Quality Improvement Champions
Waleed Javaid, MD
Chief Hospital Epidemiologist and Director,
Infection Prevention and Control
Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, and
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
For his initiative in assembling a multidisciplinary group
to streamline the process of obtaining respiratory samples
from patients suspected of having tuberculosis, reducing
wait times and time in isolation for these patients who
often have a preponderance of psychosocial barriers to
health.
Laura Jordan, JD
Director, Government Affairs and Community Relations
Stamford Health
For playing a leading role in the “No Barriers”
COVID-19 vaccination program, which strove to
eliminate vaccination barriers— such as cultural
hesitancy, technology, language, and documentation
requirements—and resulted in the city of Stamford
vaccinating over 80% of eligible residents, the highest
level of any city in Connecticut.
Sandeep Kapoor, MD, MS-HPPL
Vice President and Director, Screening, Brief
Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
Northwell Health
For his galvanizing work to challenge health care
professionals to reframe and rethink stigmatized
community health issues, such as substance use, the
opioid crisis, pain care, and firearm injury and violence
prevention, which has driven a monumental shift in
Northwell’s approach and commitment to meet the
needs of its community.
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