Healthcare leaders: Help your people get comfortable with uncomfortable conversations
Robert C. Garrett
Robert Garrett is CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health.
The jury rendered a guilty verdict this week on all counts in the murder of George Floyd, a killing that stirred international outrage and the most significant civil rights protests in America since the 1960s.
We understand the deep-seated frustration of many Americans and I share in their pain because of the horrific murder of Mr. Floyd. Hopefully, the verdict can help start the healing process for the Floyd family, the community and the nation.
As the leader of New Jersey s largest health network, I understand that our 36,000 team members need to know where we stand as an organization, what we are doing to help our teams get comfortable with uncomfortable conversations and what progress we are making to support diversity, equity and inclusion.
In New Jersey, Dr. Khalid Bader
gritted his teeth. The pharmacist from Paterson warned people in conversations and at online health forums for Arab Americans to ignore such misinformation.
“People read things online. Celebrities say certain things. I get bombarded with questions from the internet. I tell them, unless it’s from a reputable source, don’t even open the link,” said Bader, president of the New Jersey chapter of the National Arab American Medical Association.
Across the state, doctors, community leaders and medical professionals are reaching out to Arab Americans to ensure they have accurate information and access to the vaccine. They are holding online talks to dispel myths, arranging vaccine appointments and speaking out after prayer services.
Here’s the latest on how to get a COVID vaccine in N.J. (4/23/21)
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Registered Nurse E. Renee Cantwell, left, and Registered Nurse Therese Zeitz, right, prepare vaccines at the Rowan Medicine COVID-19 Vaccination Center at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford.Lori M. Nichols | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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Coronavirus vaccines are available across New Jersey even as the distribution of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine remains paused throughout the United States.
This means that the two-shot Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are currently the only vaccines available to the public, and are replacing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in all appointments for the foreseeable future.
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is pleased to announce that three of its key leaders have been selected as honorees for the
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vice president of Business Intelligence at Hackensack Meridian
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“I want to congratulate Pinkrose, Pamela, and Rachel, as leaders in their field and as valued leaders in our network,” said Robert C. Garrett, FACHE, chief executive officer of Hackensack Meridian
Health. “Their level of expertise and talent is essential to supporting our mission to transform health care and serve as a leader of positive change.”
Pinkrose Hamilton oversees all aspects of integrative data and provides essential information for decision-making. Her mission is to leverage the significance and potency of data to elevate and advance the quality and safety of patient care, key research projects, operational efficiency, and financial analytics with data as the backbone of decision-making, fueling process-improvement.
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