New York Hospital Queens Names Dr. Stephen Rimar

Friday, March 09, 2007

Flushing, New York - Stephen Rimar, M.D. M.B.A has been appointed Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and Continuous Quality Improvement at New York Hospital Queens.

Dr. Rimar joins the hospital with 25 years experience earned in hospitals and healthcare systems, including most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for the Cooper Health System and Chief Operating Officer for Cooper University Physicians, in southern New Jersey. Prior to Cooper, Dr. Rimar held faculty appointments in the departments of pediatrics and anesthesiology, with a joint appointment to the school of management at Yale University School of Medicine.

Dr. Rimar also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, a member of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System, where he is credited with leading the onsite team responsible for improving their financial and operational programs.

“Dr. Rimar brings a wealth of experience in quality management and patient satisfaction, regulatory compliance, clinical excellence initiatives and product line development,” said Stephen S. Mills, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We are fortunate to have such an experienced clinician and administrator come to New York Hospital Queens to help grow and enhance our programs and services.”

“I’m excited to join New York Hospital Queens because of its exceptional reputation within the medical community, and look forward to focusing my efforts in maintaining the hospital’s number one priority:  patient safety,” said Dr. Rimar. “With longstanding patient safety initiatives currently in place, my goal is to ensure that these, along with new initiatives, are accessible to medical professionals and their patients throughout Queens.”

Dr. Rimar holds a BS in biology from Yale University, earned his medical degree from the George Washington University and his M.B.A. from the University of New Haven.  He completed his residency in pediatrics and anesthesiology at Yale-New Haven Hospital, in Connecticut. His book, The Yale Management Guide for Physicians, is published by John Wiley & Sons.

New York Hospital Queens is a member of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System and affiliated with Weill Medical College of Cornell University.