Front and Center Dr. Brett Bernstein, Manhattan, NY Congratulations on his new role as Director for Clinical Integration in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy for Mount Sinai Health System. Currently Medical Director of East Side Endoscopy and Director of Endoscopy in the Division of Digestive Diseases at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Dr. Bernstein will play a crucial role in helping to create the foundation for the soon to be established Digestive Disease Institute. This will entail the creation of patient-focused Centers for Digestive Disease particular to therapeutic areas within GI, and to create, and ultimately standardize and improve, quality and performance metrics for each center. To achieve this mission, Dr. Bernstein will be working closely with members of the newly created Institute for Health Care Delivery Science, the division chiefs at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s/Roosevelt, and directors of endoscopy at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn, Mount Sinai Queens, and the allied ambulatory endoscopy centers of the former CHP group.
Carnegie Hill Endoscopy (CHE), Manhattan, NY • Achieved a 3 year Joint Commission (JCAHO) accreditation with Medicare deemed status. • Recipient of the 2015 Flame Award for Unit Excellence, awarded by the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. (SGNA). The Flame Award for Unit Excellence recognizes GI/Endosco-
py units who have shown a commitment to infection prevention, a supportive and educational work environment and positive patient outcomes. This award provides a roadmap for what is considered an exceptional work environment in a GI/Endoscopy nursing unit. • At SGNA’s 42nd Annual Course, Director of Nursing, Melinda Lugay, RN, MS, and GI nurse, Marla Sabuda, RN, BSN, AGTS, of CHE presented their “Strategy to Successfully Implement Endoscopes Testing Using Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)” research during the SGNA poster sessions. Presentation abstracts are hand-selected by SGNA to present at the conference.
practiced in the United States. Each of these centers is one of more than 400 endoscopy units to be granted the recognition since 2009. The ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program honors endoscopy units that have demonstrated a commitment to patient safety and quality in endoscopy as evidenced by meeting the program’s rigorous criteria, which includes following the ASGE guidelines on privileging, quality assurance, endoscope reprocessing, CDC infection control guidelines and ensuring endoscopy staff competency. • Burlington County Endoscopy Center, Lumberton, NJ • East Side Endoscopy, Manhattan, NY • Endoscopy Center of Robinwood, Hagerstown, MD • Long Island Center for Digestive Health, Long Island, NY
Successful IPO
Greater Gaston Endoscopy Center, Gastonia, NC Hosted the Montcross Area Chamber of Commerce for a Networking After Work. Chamber members and friends made business contacts and toured the new Greater Gaston Endoscopy Center at 920 Cox Road in Gastonia during a Networking After Work reception. (Photo courtesy of Montcross Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook page: Greater Gaston Endoscopy Center physicians and staff in front with a few of the many Chamber members and friends attending the event. On the front row, from left are Chamber Board Chair Melia Lyerly of Lyerly Agency, Dr. Sam Drake, Jessica Mooney, Dr. Neville Forbes, Lara Jordan (PE), Dr. Bill Watkins, Administrator Susan Ordway and Colleen Ferrell. Dr. Austin Osemeka attended but was not present for the photo.) For more information, visit http://www.montcrossareachamber.com/news/2015/06/11/network-after-work/ greater-gaston-endoscopy-hosts-chamber/
ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program: Center Congratulations!
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has recognized each of the following centers as part of its program specifically dedicated to promoting quality in endoscopy in all settings where it is
Congratulations to Mark Gilreath, CEO of EndoChoice and his entire team for a very successful IPO in June of this year (NYSE – GI). Mark has done an amazing job of shepherding EndoChoice from inception through several years of very rapid growth and now a successful IPO. Congratulations to Mark and everyone at EndoChoice!
Well Done, ASC Administrators!
Included in ‘ASC Administrators to Know for 2015’ by Becker’s ASC Review are Physicians Endoscopy partnered-center administrators. These administrators manage a full staff, understand a center’s costs down to the case, work with new and existing physicians and more, all while keeping up with the demands of a rapidly shifting healthcare environment: • Brien Fausone, Michigan Endoscopy Center and Michigan Endoscopy Center at Providence Park in Farmington Hills and Novi, MI, respectively • Helen Lowenwirth, MBA, CASC, East Side Endoscopy in Manhattan, NY • Sarah Malaniak, CASC, Ambulatory Center for Endoscopy in North Bergen, NJ • Penny Nicarry, Endoscopy Center of Robinwood in Hagerstown, MD • Donna Tweed, Endoscopy Center of Bucks County in Newtown, PA • Scott Williams, CASC, Carnegie Hill Endoscopy in Manhattan, NY S U MME R 2 0 1 5 EndoEconomics
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