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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