Join CEO Carol Gomes on her “Day in the Life” visits to hospital departments and units, as she gets to know staff motivations, fulfillment, points of pride, barriers and challenges in providing outstanding care to our patients.

What works well in your area? What makes it difficult for you to do your job? Do you have the tools and equipment you need? What are your suggestions for fixing it? What ideas do you have for improving the patient and employee experience? What can we do to support you and your team more successfully?

I will report my experiences in “Day in the Life” visits to hospital departments and units. Through these visits, I hope to learn more about your work, including your personal points of pride in working for Stony Brook, your motivations in coming to work each day, your daily stressors and your sources of personal and professional fulfillment in performing your jobs.

I encourage us to have an ongoing dialogue in this forum, so that together we can champion our strengths, and identify and remove barriers to providing outstanding care to our patients.

Carol A. Gomes, CEO

 

Patient Advocacy
A Day in the Life With Patient Advocacy
Posted on January 30, 2020
As I walked into the department, I was greeted by Maria Argyris, Intake Coordinator, who functions as the “air traffic controller” for the department. Maria’s role is vital to the operation of this department.
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Employee Health
A Day in the Life With Employee Health Services
Posted on December 3, 2019
In honor of National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), Dec. 1-7, I had the pleasure of visiting with the staff of Employee Health and Wellness Services.
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Information Technology
A Day in the Life With Information Technology
Posted on November 19, 2019
Technology has a profound impact on healthcare, and we are witnessing it firsthand in our new Medical and Research Translation (MART) building and the newly opened Stony Brook Children’s Hospital and Hospital Pavilion.
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September 8-14 marks National Healthcare Environmental Services Week. In honor of this special week, I had the opportunity to celebrate on 17N with two incredibly dedicated housekeepers, Kathy Senese and Rosa Arriaza.
A Day In The Life With Housekeeping Services
Posted on September 10, 2019
September 8-14 marks National Healthcare Environmental Services Week. In honor of this special week, I had the opportunity to celebrate on 17N with two incredibly dedicated housekeepers, Kathy Senese and Rosa Arriaza.
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Mobile Stroke
A Day In The Life With the Mobile Stroke Unit
Posted on August 23, 2019
During National Neurosurgery Awareness Month in August, I spent time with the Mobile Stroke Unit crew in Islandia to learn about the process for responding to and managing patient calls for potential stroke victims.
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Respiratory care
A Day In The Life With Respiratory Care
Posted on February 10, 2019
In celebration of National Respiratory Care Week (Oct. 20-26), I had the opportunity to visit with members from our talented and experienced Respiratory Care Department.
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