Hospital Association of RI Honors 11 Individuals, 2 Hospitals With Annual Awards

Hospital Association of RI Honors 11 Individuals, 2 Hospitals With Annual Awards

The Hospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI) has named individuals throughout the state who were recently honored at "Celebration of Excellence in Hospital Care," an annual awards ceremony that his held by the Hospital Association of Rhode Island. 

Employees were recognized by the HARI Board of Trustees for performance and dedication to health care. Recipients of the Edward Quinlan Award for Patient Safety Excellence were honored as well. 

Recipients of the Award of Excellence in Hospital Care include: 

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• Geralyn Gabriel, Executive Secretary, Butler Hospital (resident of Warwick)
• Keri Kinniburgh, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Fatima Hospital (resident of Cumberland)
• Diane Ardito, Registered Nurse, Kent Hospital (resident of Warwick)
• Christopher Wethey, Programmer/Analyst, Landmark Medical Center (resident of Blackstone)
• Patricia Masse, Cook, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island (resident of Pawtucket)
• Jeannie Ursillo, Nurse Practitioner, Providence VA Medical Center (resident of Smithfield)
• Daniel Albuquerque, HVAC Mechanic, Roger Williams Medical Center (resident of North Smithfield)
• Diane Benson, Case Manager, Social Worker, South County Hospital (resident of East Greenwich)
• Carol Desillier, Supervisor, Lobby Shop, Westerly Hospital (resident of Mystic)
• Sheila Enderby, Oncology Nurse Navigator, Women and Infants Hospital (resident of Providence)

 

Edward Quinlan Award 

The Providence VA Medical Center and Westerly Hospital were the recipients of the Edward Quinlan Award for Patient Safety Excellence. 

The team at the Providence VA Medical Center was honored for successfully reducing the occurrence of health care-associated infections. The team implemented a bundle of infection control strategies including environmental management, hand hygiene, contact precautions, and cultural transformation. 

The team at the Westerly Hospital was honored for being the first hospital in Rhode Island to embark on journey toward high reliability, a proven science involving specific safety behaviors and techniques designed to make hospitals safer for patients, staff and visitors. 

The award is a tribute to Edward Quinlan who championed quality improvement and patient safety initiatives while he served as president of HARI for two decades.