Alina Moran (second from right) with nursing staff at the annual
Power of Aging Well Senior Health Festival, in Thomas Jefferson
Park, June 14, 2018.
Alina Moran with representatives from Union Settlement Association, Buy Local East
Harlem and neighborhood-based vendors at the ribbon-cutting for the Holiday Pop-Up
Market at Metropolitan, November 30, 2018.
The Joint Commission and CMS have
showcased Metropolitan's work in nationally
distributed training videos and webinars on
best practices, and the hospital's sustained
commitment to zero patient harm has been
celebrated within the NYC Health + Hospitals
system. In addition, Metropolitan has achieved
distinction for high performance in COPD, stroke
and heart failure care, and has been designated as
an accredited breast center, Baby-Friendly
hospital, a Safe Sleep Champion for babies, and a
LGBTQ Health care Equality Leader.
“NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan is a
leader in creating innovative, patient-centered
programs and services to meet the complex needs
of the residents of East Harlem and other
traditionally underserved communities,” shares
Moran of the impact she makes in the community.
Last year, they provided targeted educational
Alina Moran (center) delivered goodies to staff who worked
extra hours in the Emergency Department at Metropolitan during
the blizzard of February 2017.
outreach to over 7,000 individuals at over 100
health fairs, senior centers, schools, consulates,
and community events, including Metropolitan’s
annual Power of Aging Well senior health festival.
“Every day, I have the opportunity to give back
to the public hospital system that helped my
parents, as recently arrived immigrants, to have
access to health care services,” she says. “Our
system’s mission is to provide all New Yorkers with
the high-quality health services with compassion,
dignity and respect to all, without exception. Each
day, we work with our patients and their families to
live their healthiest lives.”
Moran has been involved with the Latino
community since she was young. Her family were
active servants in their church and they worked
together to improve their local communities. At
Brown University, she was involved in the
establishment of the Delta Chapter of Sigma
Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority,
Inc. Moran also serves on the board of the East
Harlem Community Alliance, Hispanic Alliance for
Career Advancement (HACE), and the National
Association of Hispanic Healthcare Executives.
Moran’s determination and success comes
from her roots and values instilled in her. Her
parents stressed the importance of education and
its ability to change her life.
“My family and culture have instilled in me the
need to pursue excellence, to seek knowledge and
to better myself,” she shares. “My determination
has served me well in my pursuit of educational
and employment opportunities. Every day, I strive
to coach and mentor my employees about the
importance of creating learning opportunities and
focusing on performance improvement.”
Committed to the values of inclusion and the
importance of embracing staff members from
different cultures, backgrounds and religions,
Moran considers herself to be a promoter of
increased diversity in the workplace. An important
factor when providing health care services in New
York.
“As a woman and a person of color, I have had
to overcome many obstacles in my career,” she
shares. “Some minor, like being told that I am too
passionate because I talk with my hands, or major
like, having a client think that I was the executive
assistant versus the CEO. In the face of such
adversity, I have remained steadfast in my
sincerest efforts to provide education and cultural
awareness. These obstacles have deepened my
commitment to advocate for communities of color
and serve as a mentor to young students.”
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