Achievements

Sculpture Space is an artists residency in upstate New York. The residency was formed over 40 years ago in old steam boiler factory in Utica New York. Hundreds of artists both nationally and internationally compete for 20 residency spots. The artists are given free room board and unlimited access to an amazing work space for the 2 months duration of the residency.

Finance Task Force • Expand relationships with industry; and • Advise the Executive Committee on ways to provide valuable cost-effective experiences at our Annual Meeting.

1. Robotics 2. Community Practice 3. Quality Outcomes & Safety Committee

Finance task force

The Upstate New York Surgical Quality Initiative was formed to promote , and develop best practices for surgical patients in the state of New York.

This committee was formed in 2007 to develop Best Practices for patient safety in the perioperative space . The committee was comprised of nursing staff, anesthesia providers, pharmacy, surgeons and our vice president in charge of Surgical Services. The team developed a "preflight" process where the patient and family, anesthesia team, circulating nurse and surgeon would meet in the holding area prior to moving to the operating room. All surgical checklist items were addressed at this time. This dramatically improved our throughput , and most importantly our patients' safety and satisfaction . Communication between surgeons and nursing staff also improved dramatically. Adherence to the program was monitored on a bimonthly basis at a 7:00 a.m. meeting with the above stakeholders .

The Connecticut surgical quality collaborative was formed to promote , and develop best practices for surgical patients in the state of Connecticut. The ACS-NSQIP program was used as the data collection engine to develop state wide quality improvement initiatives. These efforts led to widespread adoption of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs across the state.