Tribute to Excellence Journal 2023 - Flipbook - Page 17
2023 Quality Improvement Champions
Anna Briskman, MSN, RN, COS-C
Clinical Director, MJHS Homecare
MJHS
For her continued success as a fierce advocate for
clinicians who provide quality, culturally-sensitive health
services during a time of caregiver burnout and staffing
shortages; and for her focus on innovative quality
improvement iniatives, including a patient teaching
guide, internal reporting system, and diabetes
management adherence program.
Karen Brody, MSN, RN, GERO-BC, CIC
Infection Surveillance Officer
Mount Sinai Brooklyn
For her successful awareness campaign that has reduced
the facility’s rate of MRSA infections in patients using
peripheral catheters; and for her expansion of screening
protocols for patients transferred from nursing homes
for the fungal infection Candida auris that can cause
serious illness.
Matthew J. Bruderman
Chairman, Board of Directors
NuHealth/Nassau University Medical Center
For innovative leadership of Long Island’s largest safety
net hospital to improve financial stability and the range
of services provided, including new or expanded
neurosciences, cardiac, dialysis, psychiatric, and
hyperbaric offerings, as well as a centralized patient
relations department for expedited responses to care.
United Hospital Fund | Tribute to Excellence in Health Care
