11 | QUEENS BOULEVARD EXTENDED CARE FACILITY, INC.
QUEENS BOULEVARD EXTENDED CARE FACILITY, INC.
Dr. Jonathan Mawere started his career at Queens Boulevard Extended Care Facility in 1999 as the head of the Rehabilitation Department. Then, in 2008, he was appointed Administrator and Chief Operating Officer.
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only at Queens Boulevard for a short period of time, anywhere from one to four weeks, usually following strokes or joint-replacement surgeries. Because of the short-term nature of these services, one of Queens Boulevard’s greatest challenges has been lowering rehospitalization rates. “The subacute population has become extreme-
He brings to the C-suite an extensive educational background, including doctorates in both physical therapy and medicine, as well as a license in administration, all of which equips him to serve a complex patient population.
Dr. Jonathan Mawere, Administrator and Chief Operating Officer
Located about 15 minutes from Manhattan, Queens Boulevard’s patient population is both ethnically and generationally diverse.
ly complicated,” Mawere said. “Due to the medical complexities of some sub-acute patients, reducing This 280-bed skilled-nursing facility treats patients
rehospitalizations has become a hurdle and a chal-
of all backgrounds, including Hispanic, Irish, Asian,
lenge we are meeting head-on.”
Italian, Greek, Indian, Russian, and Polish. Almost
Rehospitalizations lead to penalties and reduc-
50 percent of the patients are sent to the facility for
tion in reimbursements for hospitals, and care
sub-acute rehabilitation services, meaning they’re
facilities like Queens Boulevard have had to find
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