Quality & Safety Leaders
Just as each of our hospitals have dedicated team members focused on advancing quality and safety within their hospitals, so too do our Institutes, Medical Group, surgery centers, and all other entities that are a part of Hartford HealthCare. While the commitment to safe, high-quality care is shared by all who work at Hartford HealthCare, these team members prioritize quality improvement and lead the way in advancing the quality & safety mission of our organization.
Hartford Region:
Hartford Hospital
Brenda White, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CPHQ
Director
Avital Porat, MD
Medical Director
Central Region:
The Hospital of Central Connecticut and MidState Medical Center
Heather Galang, DNP, RN-BC, CNL, NPD-BC
Director
Brian Byrne, MD
Medical Director
East Region:
The William W. Backus Hospital and Windham Hospital
Maeve Carey, MS, CPHQ, CPPS
Director
William Horgan, MD, MBA
Medical Director
Fairfield Region:
St. Vincent's Medical Center
Tricia Burnes, MS, LSSBB, RRT
Director
Ryan O'Connell, MD
Medical Director
Northwest Region:
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Trisha Rubbo, MSN, RN
Director
Hemal Patel, MD
Medical Director
Infection Prevention
Hartford HealthCare is proud of its dedicated team of highly-experienced infection prevention and infection control experts. Our interdisciplinary team of infection preventionists brings together individuals with expertise is different areas of healthcare to identify and solve for issues from all angles to prevent and minimize patient and employee risk. The infection prevention team at Hartford HealthCare is responsible for planning, monitoring, and evaluating processes and systems to prevent and control infections, especially those infections originating within the hospital. They develop appropriate infection control procedures and provide patient and staff education to promote and sustain a safe environment in which to work and receive care.
Quality Analytics
The department of Quality Analytics is responsible for the planning, operation and support of data analytics and visualization for quality & safety, clinical best practice and care redesign at Hartford HealthCare. The team partners with leaders across the organization to collect, analyze and visualize data to inform decisions that drive healthcare quality, safety improvement and care efficiency forward.