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QUEENS WEEKLY, JULY 26, 2020
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL EXECUTIVE
RECEIVES AWARD FOR EXCELLENT HEALTH CARE
BY QNS STAFF
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital’s vice president
of Behavioral Health was awarded with
the United Hospital Fund’s Excellence in
Health Care Award, the hospital announced
on Tuesday.
Terri Coyle, who’s been the vice president
of Behavioral Health with St. John’s since
2018, was given the award after establishing a
free virtual support group in response to the
COVID-19 crisis. The hospital has run similar
support groups in the past – after 9/11 and
Hurricane Sandy – that connect facilitators
with patients and focuses on emotional support
related to grief, loss, stress and anxiety.
The Behavior Health department has seen
a dramatic drop in readmission rates for adult
behavioral health patients under Coyle’s leadership,
according to the hospital. Patient
satisfaction has also been on the rise, SJEH
said.
The award is one of several the hospital has
received in recent years.
St. John’s Episcopal was ranked as “high
performing” in heart failure by US News &
World report, it received recognition for its
stroke care and was awarded the Heart Failure
Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award
by the American Heart Association. Terri Coyle Photo courtesy of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
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