FINAL 2024 Tribute Journal - Flipbook - Page 28
2024 Quality Improvement Champions
Haydee Maldonado, BS
Director of Quality Improvement, Data Analysis
and Reporting
Urban Health Plan
For leading diverse improvement teams, training each
new hire in quality improvement, creating efficiencies in
analysis and utilization of data, and using data reporting
to close care gaps and improve the lives of patients.
Jessica Marchini, DNP, NP-C
Director of Nurse Practitioner Fellowship
Community Healthcare Network
For supporting the critical development of the nurse
practitioner workforce and ensuring nurse practitioners
are equipped to meet the complex needs of community
health center patients; and for expanding the fellowship’s
training opportunities in substance use disorders.
Katherine Mark, MD
Consult Service Director; and Associate Professor,
Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine
Mount Sinai West
For building a palliative care program that ensures
patients and families receive compassionate care,
including collaborating with the ICU to support the
emotional and spiritual well-being of patients and
improving communication between the hospital,
nursing facilities, and the community.
United Hospital Fund | Tribute to Excellence in Health Care
