Tribute to Excellence Journal 2023 - Flipbook - Page 35
2023 Quality Improvement Champions
Sandra R. Scott, MD
Executive Director
The Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
One Brooklyn Health
For her leadership as the first physician and woman of
color to serve as executive director of the medical
center where she has led initiatives to transform systems
and processes to improve care that are patient-focused
and outcome driven; and for her passionate commitment
to ensuring that patients receive exceptional care and
have access to preventive care.
Edward Tabasky, MD
Medical Director, East New York Health Hub
Institute for Community Living
For his commitment to ensuring integrated services for
his patients and that the right management processes
are in place to coordinate care, building a whole health
approach to primary and mental health care that makes
him a respected organizational leader who is soughtafter by colleagues for his guidance.
Kristine Torres-Lockhart, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center, Moses Campus
For spearheading the development of an inpatient
addiction consult service which ensures the best
interdisciplinary care for vulnerable patients, including
updating the inpatient pharmacy with medications for
addiction treatment, formalizing referral pathways for
services after discharge, and speaheading a learning
network to destigmatize care for substance use disorders.
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