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The UHB Update

News from the University Hospital at Downstate
April 2024

A Message from David H. Berger, MD, MHCM, FACS, CEO of University Hospital at Downstate

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Winners from Our 4th Annual Patient Safety and Quality Fair

On March 13, our participating staff and students seized the opportunity to present their ideas for making patient care safer and discuss projects that could improve our policies, processes, and practices. Our Patient Safety and Quality Fair was a fun and informative day, packed with speakers, games, and an incredible keynote presentation by Paresh Shah, M.D., a Downstate alumnus and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at New York-Presbyterian.

Our colleagues shared proposals and best practices to improve care in our community. Every member of our team made a significant contribution to this goal. Below are the winners from our presentations.

Congratulations and many thanks to all who participated in the 2024 Patient Safety and Quality Fair, helping us find ways to deliver the highest quality, patient-centered care.

2024 Patient Safety and Quality Fair Winners

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Presentation Title and Lead Presenter

Affiliation

Telemedicine Follow-up Utilizing a Diabetes Checklist for Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Lead Presenter: Donna Mendonca, DNP, FBP-BC, CDCES

Medicine/ Diabetes Clinic

Resident Knowledge and Perspectives on Blood Pressure Classification, Monitoring, and Management in a Pediatric Primary Care Clinic (Suite D) at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Lead Presenter: Denise Nicole Villanueva, MD

Pediatrics

Optimizing Surgical Operations: Analyzing Contributors, Incidence, and Reasons of Surgical Case Cancellations at Downstate Hospital
Lead Presenter: Razan Eltilib, MS

Anesthesiology

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Presentation Title and Presenter

Affiliation

The Use of a Social Determinants of Health Screening Tool in Assessing and Addressing Social Needs and Disparities in Inner City Brooklyn Patients

Presenter: Rebecca Varghese

College of Medicine, Brooklyn Free Clinic

Benefits of Outreach in Colon Cancer Screening through Cologuard®

Presenter: Thaif Laskar 

College of Medicine

How Safe is Your Hospital? Analysis of Hospital Staff’s Perception of Safety  

Presenter: Gabriela García Dolagaray, MD

Emergency Medicine

A Quality Improvement Study: Investigating the Use of a Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) Triage Form to Decrease Wait Times Among Multi-Morbidity Adult Patients

Presenter: Marjorie Lamarque, DNP, FNP-C

Perioperative Services &
Nursing Clinical Practice Council

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Lefferts Clinic Makes Permanent Move to Empire Boulevard

Last month, our services at the Lefferts Clinic (initially located at 840 Lefferts Avenue) have officially moved to Downstate Health Family Medicine, located at 253 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY, 11225.

If you have any questions or referrals, please call (718) 493-0300 or fax (718) 493-6166. Click here for more information. Congratulations and a huge thank you to everyone involved for their hard work on this seamless move!

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Featuring Our Employee of the Month for March 2024 

A portrait of Chany Jean-ToussaintMs. Chany Jean-Toussaint is an exceptional nurse who has been with our hospital since September 2021. She serves in the med/surg unit (NS 72/74) and holds certification as an oncology nurse. More than just hardworking, Ms. Jean-Toussaint has proven herself as one of the most dependable and effective nurses in her unit. She fully embodies our “We Care” values, demonstrating a warm welcome to everyone, respect, and excellence in delivering care.

Her approach to patient care is noteworthy; she shows deep empathy to all her patients, establishing strong bonds with them during their care. Beyond her clinical skills, she is a strong advocate for patient care and satisfaction, making her stand out as our March Employee of the Month. 

Congratulations to Ms. Jean-Toussaint!



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