Norma Calame, Director, Human Resources, center, and Carol Moutaftsis, Administrative Manager, Human Resources, far right, celebrated with honorees that included, from left: Nelson Barayuga, MT, Assistant Director, Laboratory (Team of the Year); Daniella Stephen, MPH, MSN, RN, CPHQ, Clinical Program Manager, Nursing Quality (Service Excellence); Hakima Aouchiche, MD, Critical Care Medicine (Physician of the Year); Roseller Tagupa, MT, Director, Laboratory (Team of the Year); and Anthony Auditore, MNST, RN, NE-BC, Nurse Manager, Hemodialysis and 3 East (Manager of the Year).
Mount Sinai Queens recently marked 20 years of delivering high-quality health care to Queens residents, hosting jubilant hospital-wide celebrations that spotlighted its transformation from a small community hospital into a world-class institution since it joined The Mount Sinai Hospital in 1999. As part of the festivities, Mount Sinai leadership honored outstanding hospital staff and FDNY-EMS partners for providing skilled and compassionate patient care and service, every day.
Today, its six-story, 140,000-square-foot, $180 million Pavilion is home to Mount Sinai Doctors, new operating rooms and an interventional radiology suite, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Emergency Department, and more, serving as a beacon of health care excellence in the borough.
Mount Sinai Queens Executive Director Caryn A. Schwab with Employee of the Year Rashid Larry, RT, Lead CT Technician, Radiology.
Most recently, Mount Sinai Queens opened a first-of-its-kind Cerebrovascular Stroke Center—introducing technology never before used in the United States—to provide the fastest and most efficient treatment for people experiencing the most devastating forms of stroke.
“Everyone on our staff, from doctors and nurses to technicians and housekeepers, are key to our accomplishments and future success,” said Caryn A. Schwab, Executive Director of Mount Sinai Queens. “We recognize and celebrate their contributions because they are extraordinary, and we are fortunate to have a great group of people working toward our shared mission.”