The risk for diabetes is 66% higher among Hispanics and 77% higher among blacks than for whites.
NYSHealth's Diabetes Campaign Joins BTE and HANYS in Recognizing Montefiore Medical Center
June 1, 2010
Montefiore Medical Center’s 22 outpatient care centers, known as the Montefiore Medical Group (MMG), were recognized for excellence in diabetes care by three health organizations--Bridges To Excellence (BTE), the Hospital Association of New York State (HANYS) and the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth)--at a ceremony held at Montefiore on Thursday, May 27, 2010. The recognition was given to the Medical Group’s 118 physicians who have substantially reduced blood sugar levels and “bad” cholesterol in thousands of patients with diabetes in recent years.
Shown left to right are: Noel Brown, MD, Director, Performance Improvement & Quality, MMG; Nandini Deb, MA, Project Administrator, Bronx CHAMPION Program, Montefiore; Rohit Bhalla, MD, Chief Quality Officer, Montefiore; Suzanne Delbanco, Ph. D, Board Member, BTE; Steven M. Safyer, MD, President and CEO, Montefiore; Jonathan Swartz, MD, Regional Medical Director, MMG 2 and 4; Kelly O’Connor, MPH, Manager, Quality Initiatives, HANYS; Gary Kalkut, MD, SVP and Chief Medical Officer, Montefiore; Wanda Montalvo, Clinical Director, NY State Diabetes Campaign; Donald Raum, MD, Regional Medical Director, MMG 3 and Richard Celiberti, SVP Network Development, Montefiore. (Not shown are Zach Rosen, MD, Medical Director, Family Health Center and Arthur Hopkins, MD, Regional Medical Director, MMG1.)
Photo Credit: Adi Talwar
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