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In June, our President, Dr. Riley, received the Arnold P. Gold Foundation National Humanism in Medicine Medal at its annual gala. The gala was a virtual gathering of the Gold community of clinicians,
students, healthcare leaders, patients, deans, CEOs and supporters of the human connection
in health care. The Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award honors caring and compassionate
mentors in medical school education.
Dr. Riley was honored alongside Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief COVID Advisor to President
Biden and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at
the National Institutes of Health, and Dr. Eric Topol, Founder and Director of the
Scripps Research Translational Institute and Executive Vice-President of Scripps Research.
In addition, during this event, the Gold Foundation recognized the contributions of hundreds of healthcare workers for their courage
and perseverance during the pandemic, including three members of our staff. Below
is a brief description of these individuals and their outstanding accomplishments.
Kudos!
 Mafuzur Rahman, M.D., FACP, Chief Medical Information Officer and Vice Chairman, Department
of Medicine
Dr. Rahman has been on the front lines for over a year now as Director of Inpatient
Services, including the Hospitalist team. As such, he and his team have been responsible
for the majority of COVID-19 patients that have come through our hospital. In the
beginning of the pandemic, with limited evidence-based medicine available, Dr. Rahman
meticulously collected data on each patient in order to implement the best treatment
plan possible for each individual. He had to be innovative and created an algorithm
to quickly expand teams to expedite COVID patient care.
 Julie Eason, BS, RRT-NPS, Director of Respiratory Therapy
Julie Eason has spent the majority of her career working in underserved communities
and safety net hospitals and believes strongly in the mission they serve. During the
height of the pandemic, the number of daily intubations and ventilator-dependent patients
was unprecedented. Ms. Eason jumped right back into delivering hands-on patient care
and was tireless in her efforts to juggle that along with managing the strain on her
staff and her constant pursuit to ensure an adequate supply of ventilators and related
equipment.
 Florence Vieira Hinds, RN, MSN, CNS, FNP, CDE, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Florence Vieira Hinds was exceptional in the care she provided to our patients during
the pandemic. She found ways to deliver care without compromising herself, colleagues,
or the patients through innovative techniques such as using IV extension sets to deliver
infusions and locating IV pumps outside of patients’ rooms. This reduced exposure
to the virus. She worked diligently and with compassion, and still found time daily
to communicate with families. She is one of our many heroes of the pandemic.
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Our employee of the month for June is an extraordinary inter-professional collaborator,
Sharad Kumar. Mr. Kumar works in the Hospital Financial Planning (Budgeting) department
and was asked if he could temporarily assist the finance department with the workload
of two individuals who retired. Without hesitation, Mr. Kumar stepped up and jumped
in to help. Although he was unfamiliar with some of the processes that go on in General
Accounting, he began to work with department staff and collaborate with them to get
the job done.
