New York Society
Healthcare Consumer Advocacy

Membership, October 2004

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Last Name First Name Job Title Company Address Location City State ZIP Email Membership Status Phone
Alberti Caroline Patient Representative NYU Medical Center 560 First Avenue H179 New York NY 10016 caroline.albert@med.nyu.edu No
 
Baez Arlene Patient Representative Metropolitan Hospital Center 1901 First Avenue Rm 1M25 New York NY 10029
 		 No
 
Banks Leslie Director Montefiore Medical Center 111 East 210th Street Costumer Service Bronx NY 10467 Ibank@montefiore.org No
 
Borsen Alla Senior Patient Representative St. Vincent's Hospital 153 West 11th Street Nurse's Residence Rm.128 New York NY 10011 aborsen@svcmcny.org No
 
Boylan Elaine Consumer Advocate White Plains Hospital Center Davis Avenue at East Post Road Winslow 3 White Plains NY 10601 Eboylan@wphosptal.com Yes 914-962-3395
Breitbart Ellen Assistant Chair North Shore University Hospital 300 Community Drive
 		 Manhasset NY 11030
 		 No
 
Broadway Joan Patient Representative Beth Israel Medical Center East 16th First Avenue 2 Silver 21 New York NY 10003 jboadway@chpnet.org Yes
 
Brockenaur Ann Corporate Compliance St.Peter's Hospital 315 South Manning Blvd
 		 Albany NY 12208
 		 No
 
Browne Constance Patient Representative VA NYHHCS Brooklyn Campus 800 Poly Place Rm.1-208 New York NY 11209 constance.browne@med.VA.gov No
 
Burke Sandra Director NYU Medical Center 560 East First Avenue H179 New York NY 10016 sandy.burke@med.nyu.edu No
 
Burleigh Doug Director Bassett Healthcare One Atwell Road
 		 Coopertown NY 13326 douglas.burleigh@bassett.org No
 
Buttafarro Diane Patient Representative WCA Health Care System 207 Foote Avenue
 		 Jamestown NY 14701
 		 No
 
Campon Christine Patient Relations United Health Services Hospital 10-42 Mitchell Avenue
 		 Binghamton NY 13903 christine_campon@uhs.org No
 
Carbone Janine Coordinator Parker Jewish Geriatric Institute 271-11 76th Street
 		 New Hyde Park NY 11040
 		 No
 
Chan Linda Patient Representative St. Vincent's Hospital 153 West 11th Street
 		 New York NY 10011
 		 No
 
Chesley Deborah Manager The Women's Hospital of Bellevue 2210 Troy Road
 		 Nyskayuna NY 12309 dchelsey@bellevuewoman.org No
 
Cieciuch Sister Jorene Patient Representative St. Vincent's Hospital 153 West 11th Street
 		 New York NY 10011 joreneOP1@aol.com No
 
Cochran Margaret Patient Advocate Central Suffolk Hospital 1300 Roanoke Avenue
 		 Riverhead NY 11901
 		 No
 
Colon Liz Manager Horton Medical Center/ Arden Hill Hospital 60 Prospect Avenue
 		 Middletown NY 10940
 		 No
 
Cookson Marie Co-Director Albany Memorial Hospital 600 Northern Blvd.
 		 Albany NY 12204 cooksonm@nehealth.com No
 
Crimmins Karen Patient Representative Westchester Medical Center Eastview Hall Rm.002 Valhalla NY 10595
 		 No
 
Cusimano Karen Assistant Vice President Mainmonides Medical Center 4802 10th Avenue
 		 Brooklyn NY 11219
 		 No
 
Dalley Lydia Patient Advocate Hospital for Special Surgery 535 East 70th Street Room 125 New York NY 10021 dalleyl@hss.edu Yes
 
Davison-Smith Donna Director,Patient Representative Glens Falls Hospital 100 Park Street
 		 Glens Falls NY 12801 ddavison-smith@glensfallshosp.org Yes
 
Delgado Jo-Ann Patient Representative St. Luke’s-Roosevelt 1000 10th Avenue
 		 New York NY 10021 jdelgado@chpnet.org No
 
Dogil Patricia Patient Representative St. Francis Hospital 241 North Road
 		 Poughkeepsie NY 12603 pdogil@SFHHC.org Yes
 
Ecke Louise Director, Patient Relations Good Samaritan Hospital
 		 255 Lafayette Avenue Suffern NY 10901 lecke@tshs.org No
 
Engel Nina N/A N/A
 		 321 N. Highland Avenue Cambridge on Hudson NY 10562
 		 No
 
Fauvish Gail Assistant Director New York Methodist Hospital 506 Sixth Street
 		 Brooklyn NY 11215
 		 No
 
Fields Valerie Patient Services Specialist New York Presbyterian 525 East 68th Street W13013 New York NY 10021 vaf9003@nyp.org Yes 212-249-7012
Figueroa Jessica Patient Representative St.Barnabas Hospital 4422 Third Avenue Rm.270 Bronx NY 10457 skysdlimit3000@aol.com No
 
Finkelstein Melville N/A N/A 457 FDR Drive Apt.#A1005 New York NY 10002 melvillekay@juno.com No
 
Furman Lee A. N/A N/A 3935 Blackstone Avenue
 		 Bronx NY 10471 lrfur3935@aol.com No
 
Gallo Marlene Patient Representative SUNY Upstate Medical Center 750 East Adams Street Room 1105 Syracuse NY 13210 gallom@upstate.edu Yes 315-637-8443
Garcia Daisy Patient Representative Beth Israel Medical Center 1st Avenue at 16th Street 2 Silver, Room 21 New York NY 10003 dgarcia@chpnet.org Yes
 
Garofolo Jennifer Patient Representative Beth Israel Medical Center East 16th Street First Avenue 2 Silver 21 New York NY 10003 jenawefa@msn.com No
 
Garrick Gail Student Sarah Lawrence College 53 Beechwood Avenue
 		 Port Washington NY 11050
 		 No
 
Gilbert Barbara Patient Representative-Volunteer Westchester Medical Center Eastview Hall
 		 Valhalla NY 10595
 		 Yes
 
Gitelman Judith Patient Representative New York Methodist 506 Sixth Street
 		 Brooklyn NY 11215
 		 No
 
Greenbaum Beatrice Chair c/o NY Citizen's Committee for Healthcare Decisions 1841 Broadway Suite 905 New York NY 10023
 		 No
 
Greene Ruby President RHG Consulting Services Six Fordham Hill Oval Suite 4A Bronx NY 10468 rhgconsulting01@msn.com Yes 718-295-3543
Grimes JoAnne Network Director of Patient Relations/ Chaplaincy/ Interpreter Services Jacobi Medical Center 1400 Pelham Parkway South Rm.155 Bronx NY 10461 joanne.grimes@nbhn.net Yes
 
Gruenzweig Rabbi Jonas Patient Representative The Brooklyn Hospital Center 121 DeKalb Avenue Patient Relations Brooklyn NY 11211 jog9026@nyp.org Yes 917-468-8080
Haelen Dorothy Coordinator Highland Hospital of Rochester 1000 South Avenue Box 107 Rochester NY 14620 dorothy_haelen@urmc.rochester.edu No
 
Halston Mary Patient Representative New York Presbyterian Hospital- Weill Cornell Medical Center 525 East 68th Street W130B New York NY 10021
 		 No
 
Harden Mae N/A N/A P.O.Box 584
 		 Wainscott NY 11975
 		 No
 
Harris Gretchen Director St.Luke's Roosevelt Hospital 1111 Amsterdam Avenue
 		 New York NY 10025 gharris@chpnet.org No
 
Hawa Ellen Patient Representative New York Presbyterian Hospital- Weill Cornell Medical Center 525 East 68th Street W130B New York NY 10021
 		 Yes
 
Hawn Janine Customer Service Coordinator Samaritan Medical Center 830 Washington Street
 		 Watertown NY 13601 jhawn@shsny.com No
 
Healy Diane Patient Relations Coordinator Strong Memorial Hospital 601 Elmwood Avenue Box 612 Rochester NY 14642 diane_healy@urmc.rochester.edu Yes
 
Hendrick Spencine Assistant Director Coney Island Hospital 2601 Ocean Parkway 5N70 Brooklyn NY 10467 CINA3722@aol.com No
 
Hirschhorn Barry Patient Representative Beth Israel Medical Center 1st Avenue at 16th Street 2 Silver, Room 21 New York NY 10003 bhirschhorn@chpnet.org Yes
 
Hurst, Ph.D. Marsha Director Sarah Lawrence College 1 Mead Way
 		 Bronxville NY 10708 mhurst@sarahlawrence.edu Yes 914-395-2371
Jablon Douglas Vice President Maimonides Medical Center 4802 10th Avenue
 		 Brooklyn NY 11219
 		 No
 
Jackson Doris C. Health Insurance Advocate Consultant DCJ Consultant 300 East 33rd Street Suite 9F New York NY 10016
 		 Yes
 
Jimenez Lucila Patient Advocate
 		 340 Undercliff Avenue Apartment 3A Edgewater NJ 7020 LJimenezMPhil@aol.com No
 
Kohlaupt SisterAnn Patient Representative Mary Immaculate Hospital 152-11 89th Street
 		 Jamaica NY 11432 akohlaupt@svcmcny.org No
 
Koller Mary Director St.Mary's Hospital 427 Guy Park Avenue
 		 Amsterdam NY 12010 kollerm@smha.org No
 
Krall Nancy Patient Representative Olean General Hospital 515 Main Street
 		 Olean NY 14760 nknysunfish@yahoo.com No
 
Kuenzler Julie Director Canto-Potsdam Hospital 50 Leroy Street
 		 Potsdam NY 13676 jakuenzler@cphospital.com No
 
Kuscsik Nina Patient Representative Mount Sinai Medical Center 1 Gustave Levy Place Box 116 New York NY 10029 nina.kuscsik@mssm.edu No
 
Lavas Helen C. Director, Guest Services & Patient Relations Mercy Medical Center 1000 North Village Avenue
 		 Rockville Centre NY 15570 helen.lavas@chsli.org No
 
Lester Sylvia Chairman North Shore University Hospital 300 Community Drive
 		 Manhasset NY 11030
 		 No
 
Lowrey Christopher Patient Representative U.S. Army Medical Activity Fort Drum 11050 Mt. Beleveders Blvd.
 		 Fort Drum NY 13602 Chris.lowrey@us.army.mil Yes
 
Luyando Luz Manager, Patient Relations North General Hospital 1879 Madison Avenue
 		 New York NY 10035 luz.luyando@ngsc.org No
 
Mager Sandra Patient Advocate Consumer Health Network 177 Lawn Lane
 		 Oyster Bay NY 11771 smager@ix.netcome.com No
 
Mann Nancy J.
 		 Winthrop University Hospital 259 First Avenue
 		 Mineola NY 11501
 		 No
 
Marshall Eudelle Patient Representative University Hospital 445 Lenox Road Box 23 A1-381 Brooklyn NY 11203
 		 No
 
Martin Ellen Director St.Vincent's Hospital 153 West 11th Street Nurses' Residence Rm.119 New York NY 10011 Emantain@svanncny.org No
 
Martin Anne Patient Representative St. Peter's Hospital 315 South Manning Blvd.
 		 Albany NY 11208 amartin2@stpetershealthcare.org Yes 518-371-2618
Mascitelli Susan Vice President New York Presbyterian Hospital- Weill Cornell Medical Center 525 East 68th Street WH130B New York NY 10021 smascite@nyp.org Yes
 
Matthew Manju Patient Advocate The New York Hospital Queens 56-45 Main Street 504B Flushing NY 11355
 		 No
 
McBride Eileen Director of Patient Relations New York Community Hospital 2525 Kings Highway
 		 Brooklyn NY 11229 ecm9001@nyo.org No
 
McGuinness Renita Administrative Manager St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital 70 Dubois Street
 		 Newburgh NY 12550 rmcguinness@SLChospital.org Yes
 
McLean Linda Patient Relations Representative Strong Memorial Hospital 601 Elmwood Avenue Box 612 Rochester NY 14642 linda_mclean@urmc.rochester.edu Yes 585-262-2115
McManus Marcia N/A N/A 51 Crestmont Road
 		 Binghampton NY 13905 marciarm@stny.rr.com No
 
McNall Jacqueline Assistant Executive Director Monroe County Medical Society 1441 East Avenue
 		 Rochester NY 14610
 		 No
 
Mendez Ivelesse Associate Director Woodhull Medical Center 760 Broadway 2B161 Brooklyn NY 11206 mendeziv@nychhc.org No
 
Miccoli Charles Director od Patient Services Admin. New York Presbyterian Hospital- Weill Cornell Medical Center 525 East 68th Street W130A New York NY 10021 cmiccoli@nyp.org Yes
 
Monti Patty Patient Representative Vassar Brothers Medical Center 45 Reade Place
 		 Poughkeepsie NY 12601 pmonti@vbmc.health-quest.org No
 
Montone-Charvat Patricia President Montone-Charvat Marketing Communications P.O.Box 727
 		 Greenville NY 12083 cpcharvatt@aol.com No
 
Murray Kelly Ann Patient Advocate The New York Hospital Medical Center 56-45 Main Street 504B Flushing NY 11355 kam9014@nyp.org Yes
 
Mutnick Carol Assistant Director The New York Hospital Medical Center 56-45 Main Street
 		 Flushing NY 11355
 		 No
 
Nezin Elizabeth Clinical Supervisor Coney Island Hospital 2601 Ocean Parkway
 		 Brooklyn NY 10467
 		 No
 
Nicoletti-Krase Suzanne Director, Patient Relations The Brooklyn Hospital Center 121 DeKalb Avenue
 		 Brooklyn NY 11215 sln9001@nyp.org Yes 718-499-7117
Ogrodnick Joie Manager St. Anthony's Community Hospital 15 Maple Avenue
 		 Warwick NY 10090
 		 No
 
O'Hara LeeAnn Customer Relations Coordinator St. John's Episcopal Hospital 327 Beach 19th Street
 		 Far Rockaway NY 11691 lohara@ehs.org Yes 516-599-6248
O'Keefe Cindy
 		 Mount St. Mary Hospital 5800 Military Road
 		 Lewiston NY 14092 cindy.okeefe@msmh.org No
 
Ortiz Migdalia Patient Representative Lincoln Hospital 234 East 149th Street
 		 Bronx NY 10451
 		 No
 
Oswald Peggy Patient Representative New York Presbyterian Hospital- Weill Cornell Medical Center 525 East 68th Street W130 New York NY 10021 poswald@nyp.org Yes
 
Penn William Director Nyack Hospital 160 North Midland Avenue
 		 Nyack NY 10960 pennw@nyackhospital.org No
 
Peterson Constance Patient Representative New York Presbyterian Hospital- Weill Cornell Medical Center 525 East 68th Street W130 New York NY 10021 cpeterso@nyp.org Yes 212-737-2592
Pizarro Nilda Patient Advocate Sunset Park FHC 150 55th Street
 		 Brooklyn NY 11220
 		 No
 
Ramezani Morgan Patient Representative Metropolitan Hospital Center 1901 First Avenue Rm1M25 New York NY 10029
 		 No
 
Ramirez Katherine Patient Advocate New York Hospital Queens 56-45 Main Street 504-B Flushing NY 11355 kar9021@nyp.org Yes 917-825-4533
Respaldo Eileen Patient Representative Metropolitan Hospital Center 1901 First Avenue Rm.1M25 New York NY 10029
 		 No
 
Reyes Susan Director of Patient Relations New Island Hospital 4295 Hempstead Turnpike
 		 Bethpage NY 11714 sreyes@newislandhospital.org Yes
 
Riche-Lewis Marjorie Retired Patient Representative N/A 20 East 35th Street
 		 New York NY 10016 MargeLew2oEe@Aol.com No
 
Rivera Judy Patient Representative St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital 1111 Amsterdam Avenue
 		 New York NY 10025 jrivera@chpnet.org No
 
Rodriguez Cynthia Patient Representative Lincoln Hospital 234 East 149th Street
 		 Bronx NY 10451
 		 No
 
Rodriguez Ana Patient Relations Coordinator Lutheran Medical Center 150-55th Street
 		 Brooklyn NY 11220 arodriguez@lmcmc.com Yes
 
Rojas Maria Patient Representative Harlem Hospital Center 506 Lenox Avenue
 		 New York NY 10037
 		 No
 
Rosenblat Loraine Director Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center 756 Guy Lombardo Avenue
 		 Freeport NY 11520
 		 No
 
Rosensky Jan Patient Relations Representative South Nassau Communities Hospital One Health Way
 		 Ocean Side NY 11572 jrosensky@snch.org Yes 718-891-7306
Rubenchik Sylvia Patient Representative New York Methodist Hospital 506 Sixth Street
 		 Brooklyn NY 11215
 		 No
 
Salemmo Laura J. Patient Relations Representative Mercy Medical Center 1000 North Village Avenue
 		 Rockville Centre NY 15570 laura.salemmo@chsli.org No
 
Sanchez Emilio Patient Representative Lincoln Hospital 234 East 149th Street Guest Relations Bronx NY 10451
 		 No
 
Sandor Elssy Patient Representative Metropolitan Hospital Center 1901 First Avenue 1B25 New York NY 10029 sarmaciasandor@yahoo.com No
 
Santiago Jose Patient Representative Lincoln Hospital 234 East 149 Street Guest Relations Bronx NY 10451
 		 No
 
Savage Jayne Director St. Clare's Hospital 600 McClellan Street
 		 Schenetady NY 12304
 		 No
 
Schmolka Lucy Editor Sarah Lawrence Health Advocacy Bulletin 17 The Crossing
 		 Armonk NY 10504   No
 
Schwartz Charolette Vice Chair North Shore University Hospital 300 Community Drive
 		 Manhasset NY 11030
 		 No
 
Schwarz Debbie President Medical Navigators 60 East 13th Street 2nd Floor New York NY 10003 info@medicalnavigators.com No
 
Segarra Christina Regional Coordinator (Latin America) New York Presbyterian Hospital 177 Fort Washington Avenue 1 atrium/international svs office New York NY 10003 segarra@nyp.org No
 
Seniuk Sophie Patient Representative University Hospital Level 5-621
 		 Stonybrook NY 11794
 		 No
 
Shiloff Adrienne Patient Representative Sound Shore Medical Center 16 Guion Place
 		 New Rochelle NY 10802
 		 No
 
Sholette Sister Kathleen Patient Advocate Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center 214 King Street
 		 Ogdensburg NY 13669 sholettesr@chmed.org No
 
Sliney Yvonne Patient Representative Beth Abraham Hospital 612 Allerton Avenue F423 Bronx NY 10467 ysliney@bethabe.org No
 
Slomka Beverly Patient Representative St. Vincents Hospital 152 West 11th Street Nurses Residence, Rm 128 New York NY 10011 bslomka@svcmc.ny.org No
 
Small Clare Assistant Vice President Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center 585 Schenectady Avenue Cat 318 Brooklyn NY 11203 csmall@kingsbrook.org Yes
 
Smith Suzanne Director New York Methodist Hospital 506 Sixth Street
 		 Brooklyn NY 11215 sus9008@nyp.org No
 
Smith Yolanda President-Owner YGS Medical-Legal Consultant 405 Westminster Road Suite LJ5 Brooklyn NY 11218 ysmith59@ix.netcom.com No
 
Soukeras Anne Patient Representative Mount Sinai Hospital 25-10 30th Avenue 2nd Floor Annex Astoria NY 11102 ann.soukeras@mountsinai.org No
 
Steele-Hoernel Dawn Patient Representative Southside Hospital 301-E Main Street
 		 Bay Shore NY 11706 dhoernel1@southsidehosp.org Yes
 
Steinberg Lois Program coordinator Medicare Rights 3 Washington Square
 		 Larchmont NY 10538 lstein5325@aol.com No
 
Stolz Margaret N/A N/A 9 Zeedale Drive
 		 Rocky Point NY 11778
 		 No
 
Toksu Elizabeth Patient Representative Beth Israel Medical Center 1st Avenue at 16th Street 2 Silver, Room 21 New York NY 10003 etoksu@chpnet.org Yes
 
Torres Edgardo Patient Representative The Brooklyn Hospital Center 121 DeKalb Avenue Patient Relations Brooklyn NY 11201 edt9004@nyp.org Yes 917-749-0920
Traux Charles Patient Representative Samaritan Medical Center 830 Washington Street
 		 Watertown NY 13601
 		 No
 
Tsoi John Director NYU Downtown Hospital 170 William Street M3A New York NY 10038
 		 No
 
Tull Gina Associate Director Lincoln Hospital 234 East 149th Street 1-577A Bronx NY 10451 tullgi@nychhc.org No
 
Valentine Judy N/A N/A 703 Lake Street
 		 White Plains NY 10604 pauljuju@aol.com No
 
Vásquez Teresa Patient Representative The Brooklyn Hospital Center 121 DeKalb Avenue Patient Relations Brooklyn NY 11215 tev9001@nyp.org Yes
 
Voysey Amanda Patient Representative/Director Lawrence Hospital Center 55 Palmer Avenue
 		 Bronxville NY 10708 avoysey@stellarishealch.org No
 
Weil Laura Director Beth Israel Medical Center East 16th First Avenue 2 Silver 21 New York NY 10003 lweil@chpnet.org Yes
 
Weill Peggy Director Lenox Hill Hospital 100 East 77th Street
 		 New York NY 10021
 		 No
 
White Lorraine Patient/Family Advocate Calvary Hospital 1740 Eastchester Road
 		 Bronx NY 10461 lwhite@calvaryhospital.org No
 
Whittlesey Theresa A. Patient Relations Representative Franklin Hospital Medical Center 900 Franklin Avenue
 		 Valley Stream NY 11580   No
 
Wigfield Kathy Patient Representative NYU Medical Center 560 East First Avenue H179 New York NY 10016 kathy.wigfield@med.nyu.edu No
 

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