Quality Leaders
Hartford Hospital
Aimee McDaniel-Laut
Regional Director, Quality & Safety
Avital Porat, MD
Medical Director, Quality
Central Region:
The Hospital of Central Connecticut and MidState Medical Center
Penny Charamut
Regional Director, Quality & Safety
Abbie Courtemanche, MD
Medical Director, Quality
East Region:
The William W. Backus Hospital and Windham Hospital
Katie Pollard
Regional Director, Quality & Safety
William Horgan, MD
Medical Director, Quality
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Kate Betancourt
Regional Director, Quality & Safety
Hemal Patel, MD
Medical Director, Quality
Just as each of our hospitals have dedicated team members focused on advancing quality and safety within their hospitals, so too do our Institutes, Medical Group, surgery centers, and all other entities that are a part of Hartford HealthCare. While the commitment to safe, high-quality care is shared by all who work at Hartford HealthCare, these team members prioritize quality improvement and lead the way in advancing the quality & safety mission of our organization.
Infection Prevention
Ulysses Wu, MD
Physician leader, Infectious Disease
Keith Grant, APRN
Senior System Director, Infection Prevention
Hartford HealthCare is proud of its dedicated team of highly-experienced infection prevention and infection control experts. Our interdisciplinary team of infection preventionists brings together individuals with expertise is different areas of healthcare to identify and solve for issues from all angles to prevent and minimize patient and employee risk. The infection prevention team at Hartford HealthCare is responsible for planning, monitoring, and evaluating processes and systems to prevent and control infections, especially those infections originating within the hospital. They develop appropriate infection control procedures and provide patient and staff education to promote and sustain a safe environment in which to work and receive care.
Quality Analytics
The department of Quality Analytics is responsible for the planning, operation and support of data analytics and visualization for quality & safety, clinical best practice and care redesign at Hartford HealthCare. The team partners with leaders across the organization to collect, analyze and visualize data to inform decisions that drive healthcare quality, safety improvement and care efficiency forward.