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Gara Edelstein, RN, MSN, was recently appointed Senior Vice President of Patient Care and Chief Nursing Officer for Good Samaritan Hospital. Previously, Edelstein served as senior vice president and chief nursing officer at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, where she was responsible for the coordination and delivery of all nursing and clinical care, as well as all nonclinical activities. She also had oversight for all performance improve - ment and quality management activities. Since 2013, Edelstein has also served as Chief Nursing Officer for Catholic Health Services. In this capacity, her primary objective is to develop and initiate strategies to increase standardization of care, identify and share best practices, and, ultimately, improve patient care and clinical outcomes across the system. Edelstein earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Adelphi University in Garden City. Edelstein is also Chair of the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council Nurse Executive Committee. Each year, the staff at Catholic Health Services nominates managers for its highest honor, the Patrick J. Scollard Award for Leadership. This year's winner is the system's Vice President for Clinical Informatics, Mary Trembinski, RN, MSN, ANP. She was recognized at the system's 12th annual leadership conference, held at the DeMatteis Center in Greenvale. The leading finalists were Laura Beck, MS, PT, Director, Outpatient Rehabilitation, St. Charles Hospital, and Christopher Cells, St. Joseph Hospital's Performance Improvement and Informatics Coordinator. Allison Johnsonbaugh, RN, Bohemia, was named one of Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center's "Samaritans of the Month" for January 2016. Johnsonbaugh has distinguished herself in a relatively short time, having begun her nursing career at Good Samaritan as a new graduate in November 2014. She was described as a great nurse who Gara Edelstein, RN, MSN Pictured L–R: guest speaker Bruce Tulgan, Founder, RainmakerThinking Inc.; Salvatore F. Sodano, Catholic Health Services (CHS) Chair, Board of Directors; Patrick J. Scollard, former president and CEO of CHS and St. Francis; Scollard finalist Christopher Cells, St. Joseph Hospital; Scollard winner Mary Trembinski, CHS Services; Scollard finalist Laura Beck, St. Charles Hospital; and Alan D. Guerci, CHS president and CEO. Allison Johnsonbaugh, RN Pictured at the Naidu Family Multi Purpose Room ribbon-cutting ceremony are (L–R) E. Ramone Segree, Vice President of Development at Winthrop-University Hospital; John F. Collins, President and CEO at Winthrop; Sriram Naidu, MD; Srilata Naidu, MD; Saraswathi Naidu, MD; and Srihari Naidu, MD, Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Inter ventional Cardiology Fellowship Program and Hyper trophic Cardiomyopathy Treatment Center at Winthrop. is kind, compassionate and energetic. "Allie," as she is known on the unit, is held in high regard by both her colleagues and patients. Since 1999, Good Samaritan's "Samaritan of the Month" recogni- tion has been awarded to exemplary employees who consistently go above and beyond their assigned duties and live by the hospi - tal's mission to promote excellence in care and commit to those in need. Honorees receive a plaque and a gift from the hospital. Peconic Bay Medical Center's President and CEO Andrew J. Mitchell, FACHE, has been selected to speak at the 2016 Annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) in Chicago. As of Jan. 1, 2015, ACHE, the national organization of healthcare executives, was comprised of more than 46,000 members. Mitchell will be joined by Betsy C. Taylor, Principal of Accordant Philanthropy, and will present "Using Philanthropy as a Change Agent." ACHE is dedicated to being the preeminent professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving health. The Annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership is the organization's signature education event, bringing together healthcare executives from across the nation. The 2016 Congress will be held in Chicago from March 14–17. The Winthrop-University Hospital community recently gathered with the Naidu family for a ribbon-cutting cer - emony to celebrate the vast capabilities of the Naidu Family Multi Purpose Room. The Naidu Family Multi Purpose Room, located on the ground floor of the state-of-the-science building, is designed to be an in - novative flexible classroom, and a meeting and gathering space for the Hospital and community. Along with their belief in philanthropy, the Naidu family's history in medicine inspired them to select the vital functions of this room for their support. Srihari Naidu, MD, Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center at Winthrop-University Hospital, was one of many members of Winthrop's medical staff to partake in the Hospital's first major internal philanthropy campaign, which has been a great success — contributions by the medical staff to the 95,000-square-foot building exceeded $5 million dollars. n M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S L O N G I S L A N D ■ 2 016 1 3

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