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Staten Island University Hospital

Extending the reach
Nurse Leaders

We’re taking the lead on driving care forward.

Make the most of your ambition. Are you Made for this? of our care.

Serving a community of nearly half a million Catheterization Labs and a Hybrid OR. Equipped with
Find out for yourself people in the NYC metropolitan area, Staten Island the newest technology, SIUH continues to expand
University is among a few cutting-edge facilities our structural heart, interventional cardiology,
to offer Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement electrophysiology, and cardiothoracic services well
(TAVR), Left Atrial Appendage Closure (Watchman), into the future.
and Micra (Leadless pacemakers). These minimally
Zucker Hillside Hospital invasive procedures have allowed our patients to However, leveraging technology is only part of our
equation. Because there is no greater strength
receive cutting edge care with fewer complications
Bringing our patients 1 step and a shorter recovery period. than the passion of our staff, we’ve also created a
Collaborative Care Council which allows for added
But as technological advancements continue, SIUH review of chemotherapy orders and an improved
closer to healing, every day. will continue to drive change that improves our plan of care through a multi-disciplinary huddle
with the physician, pharmacy and nursing –
patent experience and our ability to deliver care.
Through 2018, SIUH will see continued advancement resulting in improved team communication and
in Cardiology with the unveiling of two new Cardiac enhanced patient safety.

As an acute Early Episode/Young Adult Unit located It’s a challenge that led the unit’s Collaborative Care
at Zucker Hillside Hospital, 1 South relies on our Council to develop a “Delta Si Stigma Fraternity”
multi-disciplinary team of professionals to establish to support the young adults’ efforts to banish Employee Recognition
an environment of care for patients with first and the stigma associated with mental illnesses and Jolly Saji, RN, BSN
early episode major psychiatric illnesses (psychotic normalize the patient experience. LIJ Valley Stream
and affective disorders), as well as patients who
present with complex diagnostic and/or treatment By creating a therapeutic milieu that fosters high Jolly Saji, BSN RN, was awarded the Zuckerberg
issues early in the course of the illness. With an levels of structure and social support from staff Family Award for Nursing Service Excellence.
extensive background in early episode and young and peers, patients are encouraged to participate Jolly has been a staff telemetry nurse at LIJ Valley
adult behavioral health issues our staff incorporates in various milieu programs such as medication Stream for more than eight years. She is truly
the expertise and resources of the Division of management and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, a team player who is caring, compassionate,
Research at Zucker Hillside Hospital, and provides which provide and assist patients with developing organized, respectful, trustworthy and
comprehensive evidence-based systematic and effective coping techniques to be utilized during communicates well with others. And talk about
innovative assessment and treatment of our patients. their recovery. It’s this level of clinical skill, dedication! Jolly always shows up to work half
professionalism, dedication and compassionate an hour early for her shifts. Her patients always
The 1 South unit also serves patients for the care for our patients and their families that ensures compliment her work and her passion for caring.
Behavioral Health College Partnership, an innovative recovery and a positive patient outcome. This dedication to caring for others extends
program that provides a collaborative approach outside the hospital where she volunteers to assist
for treatment to regional college students. While her church during blood drives, fundraisers and in
our patients are with us, our staff is committed to feeding the poor in her community.
maintaining the dignity and integrity of our patients.

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