FINAL 2024 Tribute Journal - Flipbook - Page 37
2024 Quality Improvement Champions
Claus P. von Schorn, MD
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry
Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital
For his leadership in providing quality, comprehensive
care for patients in the behavioral health unit and for
implementing a process that helped de-escalate crises,
reduce the number of seclusions, and significantly
decrease restraint use.
Alan Wong, DO, MBA
Chief Medical Officer
Mount Sinai South Nassau
For leading an effort to make the hospital’s throughput
process more effective and efficient, which resulted in
significant decreases in length of stay and patients who
left without being seen as well as improved emergency
department patient satisfaction scores.
Launette Woolforde, EdD, DNP, RN, NEA-BC,
NPD-BC, FAAN
Deputy Chief Nursing Officer
Northwell Health
For her leadership in addressing the needs of vulnerable
populations, including efforts during the peak of the
COVID-19 crisis to prepare and place 700 travel nurses,
redeploy personnel systemwide, and move patients to
maximize access to care.
United Hospital Fund | Tribute to Excellence in Health Care
