FINAL 2024 Tribute Journal - Flipbook - Page 29
2024 Quality Improvement Champions
Christine Masterson, MD, MHL, FACOG
Chief Medical Officer of the New York South Region
Summit Health
For helping close gaps in care by bringing primary,
specialty, and urgent care needs together in one health
care system; and for serving as chief of the women and
children service line, which has led quality improvement
in HPV vaccination, hysteroscopy, and period poverty
initiatives.
Kathleen Mienkiewicz, MPH, MAPP, CPHQ
Senior Vice President for Quality and Risk Management
NuHealth/Nassau University Medical Center
For her dedication to improve quality initiatives and
collaboration with community organizations; and for
creating a community needs assessment and hundreds
of policies that address quality and the values of
patients.
Donald T. Morrish, MD, MMM
Chief Executive Officer
Episcopal Health Services
For leading teams that improved quality, patient safety,
and satisfaction measures for the health system; and for
successfully implementing, integrating, and onboarding
a new hospitalist, emergency medicine, and anesthesia
service.
United Hospital Fund | Tribute to Excellence in Health Care
