Tribute to Excellence Journal 2023 - Flipbook - Page 28
2023 Quality Improvement Champions
Johanna Martinez, MD, MS
Vice President of Health Equity,
Center for Equity of Care
Northwell Health
For leading Northwell’s Social Determinants of Health
Program that addresses multiple areas of health inequity,
including food and housing insecurity, lack of social
support, and improving access to care; and for
establishing programs to improve community
engagement efforts.
Shiny Mathew, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, CCRN, WCC
Nurse Practitioner
The New Jewish Home
For being instrumental in helping the home become the
first skilled nursing facility in New York State to be
accredited by the Joint Commission for congestive heart
failure, enabling the facility to care for a diverse,
underserved, and frail elder population.
Thomas J. Mattice, CHESP, CMIP, T-CHEST
Senior Director, Support Services
Montefiore Nyack Hospital
For his leadership in developing new standards of
cleanliness to prevent hospital-acquired infections and
for solidifying evidence-based best practices, which led
to a consistent decrease in the numbers of C-difficile
infections.
United Hospital Fund | Tribute to Excellence in Health Care
