CELEBRATIONS
Local doctor honored for excellence in health care
The United Hospital Fund has announced the winners of its 2022 Excellence in Health Care Award for Quality Improvement Champions, including eight recipients from Yale New Haven Health.
Dr. Christopher Davison, medical director of Greenwich Hospital’s Emergency Medicine Department, was among the YNHHS individuals honored with the award in May.
The award honors extraordinary leadership in improving quality of care, patient safety and patient experience. Honorees are selected for their vision and accomplishments by participating health-care organizations from across the greater New York metropolitan region.
A total of 73 honorees were recognized at an inperson event in New York City in May after two years of virtual ceremonies. The honorees — physicians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists and a broad range of other health care workers — were each selected by a senior executive at their institution.
They were drawn from hospital systems, long-term care facilities, home care organizations, independent practice associations, federally qualified health centers, medical groups and behavioral health organizations.
The other Yale New Haven Health recipients were: from Bridgeport Hospital, Christopher Bussiere, safety and quality specialist III in performance improvement; from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, registered nurse Carin Gutelius, director of inpatient Nursing and Critical Care; from Northeast Medical Group, Dr. Karen E. Brown, medical director of primary care and co-chair YNHHS Care Signature Ambulatory Council; from Westerly Hospital, registered nurse Robin Heard-Albert, infection prevention, site lead; from Yale New Haven Health System, registered nurse Rebecca McCray, director of vaccine enterprise, and Nancy Hamson, director of Community Health Improvement; and from Yale New Haven Hospital, Dr. Adam L. Ackerman, physician lead and co-chair of Opioid Stewardship at Yale New Haven Health.
The Tribute to Excellence in Health Care was initiated in 2019 to recognize healthcare innovation and improvement aimed at achieving the highest quality patient care by UHF, an independent nonprofit organization with a mission to build a more effective and equitable health care system.
Local student graduates from Harvey School
Isaac Akrongold of Greenwich received his diploma June 9 at the commencement ceremony for the Harvey School held in the Fenstermacher Athletic Center on the prep school’s campus in Katonah, N.Y.
He was one of the 79 members of the Class of 2022 and the only one from Greenwich.
Local student graduates from Williams College
Kathryn Alice Wright of Greenwich received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and psychology from Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., at the college’s 233rd commencement June 5.
During her time at Williams, Wright was co-captain of the varsity squash team. She also graduated cum laude, with highest honors in chemistry, and was a member of Sigma Xi, a scientific research honor society.
Southern students named to Dean’s List
Six local students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2022 semester for Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven.
The honored local students are: Brianna Feighery and Steve Ortiz, both of Greenwich; Zachary Caruso and Lucas Perez, both of Cos Cob; Miranda Anderson of Old Greenwich; and Shauntel Hylton of Riverside.
Local Eastern students make Dean’s List
Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic recently released its Dean’s List for the spring 2022 semester with more than 1,200 students recognized for maintaining high GPAs.
Among them were: Kelly Pompa of Cos Cob, a communications major; Jeffrey Jackson of Old Greenwich, who majors in history and social sciences; and Greenwich residents John Carrera, a computer science major; Victor DelVecchio, a sports and leisure management major; Alyson Payan, a communications major; and Ashley Rosales, who majors in business administration.
To qualify for Dean’s List, students must complete a minimum of 12 credits in graded courses with an average GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Local students graduate from Northfield Mount Hermon
Nicholas Bell and Benjamin Chasin, both of Greenwich, graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon on May 22.
They were among the 197 students in the Class of 2022 at the independent school in Mount Hermon, Mass.
This year marked the 139th commencement ceremony at the coeducational boarding and day school for students in grades 9-12 and a postgraduate year.
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