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NORTH AMERICAN Newsline JUNE 12, 2026 | The Indian Eye 28

NYC Health + Hospitals have

names Hillary Jalon as Chief Quality

Officer and Manny Saez as Senior

Vice President of Facilities

NEERAJ DHAR rector of quality, and at the United
Hospital Fund, where she was direc-
New York, NY
tor of quality improvement. She has
YC Health + Hospitals have a proven track record working with
announced the appointments interdisciplinary teams to improve
Nof Hillary Jalon as Senior Vice clinical outcomes, including reduc-
President and Chief Quality Officer ing preventable readmissions and
and Manny Saez, Ph.D., as Senior hospital-acquired infections, and has
Vice President of Facilities Develop- trained countless leaders in quality
ment. As Chief Quality Officer, Jalon improvement methods.
oversees the public health care sys-
tem’s core quality functions, includ- Jalon currently chairs the
ing quality assurance, performance MetroPlus Quality Assurance Per-
improvement, accreditation, patient
safety, and risk management, as well formance Improvement (QAPI)
as care experience and wellness. Board Committee and serves as
She also leads NYC Health + an advisory board member and
Hospitals’ continuous improvement faculty for the Greater New York
efforts, including growing a Quality Hospital Association/United Hos-
Academy and Healthcare Adminis- and safety across our system, and her team in the Office of Facilities De-
tration Scholars Program and serving leadership will continue to raise the velopment, and I am honored to pital Fund Clinical Quality Fellow-
as faculty for the Clinical Leadership standard of care we deliver to every continue to lead the many engineers, ship Program.
Fellowship Program — initiatives de- New Yorker. Manny has been the tradespeople, and support service
signed to build performance improve- steady hand behind some of our most staff members who keep the lights on She is also a member of Joint
ment capacity and a culture of excel- complex infrastructure work, ensur- and our system running 24/7 to pro- Commission’s Health System’s Cor-
lence and equity across the system. ing our facilities will be safe, sustain- vide life-saving care whenever New porate Liaisons. She began her ca-
As Senior Vice President of Facilities able, and resilient for years to come. Yorkers may need,” said Manny Saez, reer at New York-Presbyterian Hos-
Development, Saez oversees an ap- I am proud to see both of them step Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Facil- pital and is currently an Associate
proximately $10 billion portfolio con- into these expanded roles that will ities Development. “I am committed Professor at New York University’s
sisting of over 300 projects spanning help steer the future of the city’s pub- to ensuring that our hospitals, com- Wagner School of Health Policy and
more than 20 million square feet of lic health care system.” munity health centers, and specialty Management, where she teaches and
real estate across the health system. “Quality is not limited to a sin- care locations are safe, sustainable, mentors students to think critically
His portfolio includes opening the gle department or discipline — it is a and modernized to provide state-of- and creatively about how to improve
recently constructed NYC Health + shared commitment to providing our the art, reliable care to the over one health care systems.
Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, patients with the highest standard of million patients we serve each year.” Saez holds certifications as a
upgrading and maintaining critical care across every team, every unit, Jalon brings 30 years of experi- Building Operator from the NYC
hospital infrastructure throughout and every interaction at NYC Health ence in healthcare quality. As Senior Department of Citywide Adminis-
the system, and managing a dedicat- + Hospitals,” said Hillary Jalon, Se- Vice President and Chief Quality trative Services and as an OSHA
ed team of 100 facilities staff and 700 nior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, along with core quality and Authorized General Industry Train-
full-time engineers and tradespeople. Officer. “I am deeply grateful to work safety functions, Jalon also current- er. He serves as an adjunct professor
“Hillary and Manny bring deep alongside such an incredible team in ly oversees several systemwide pro- in the Master of Public Health pro-
expertise, extraordinary dedication, the Office of Quality & Safety. It is a grams including Hospital Violence gram at Saint Joseph College and in
and a genuine commitment to pro- true privilege to continue building on Interruption Programs, a provider re- the Healthcare Master’s program at
viding high-quality care to our pa- the efforts we’ve achieved together cruitment effort, and continuing pro- Lehman College.
tients and the best working environ- to support our exceptional clinicians fessional education at NYC Health He earned a Ph.D. in Business
ments for our many staff members,” and staff who show up every single + Hospitals. She brings extensive Management from Capella Universi-
said Mitchell Katz, MD, President day to deliver the safest, most equi- experience in quality improvement ty, a Master of Administrative Science
and CEO of NYC Health + Hos- table care possible to the many New from prior roles at NYC Health + from Fairleigh Dickinson University,
pitals. “Hillary has been a driving Yorkers who depend on us.” Hospitals/Community Care, where and a Bachelor of Science with Hon-
force in building a culture of quality “I am part of an extraordinary she served as associate executive di- ors from Fordham University.

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