Middletown, NY- Garnet Health, formerly the Greater Hudson Valley Health System, is pleased to announce Jacqulynn Carroll, RN, BSN, CIC, as Director of Infection Control (IC).
Ms. Carroll provides system-wide leadership that includes planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating Garnet Health’s Infection Prevention Program. She collaborates with multidisciplinary care teams to support and assure compliance with policies and standards and educates staff on IC protocol.
Ms. Carroll joined the IC team in March 2018 as an Infection Preventionist. As a subject matter expert in IC she offered support to organization training, policy development, data analysis and surveillance. Jacqulynn serves on numerous committees and has been a key IC leader in the DNV accreditation and NYSDOH regulatory surveys. Ms. Carroll has been at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic and has provided leadership in enhancing safety provisions for patients, staff and visitors of Garnet Health.
Prior to joining the IC Department, Ms. Carroll worked as a registered nurse in the Telemetry and Medical Surgical Units. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing at Binghamton University and is currently pursuing her Master of Public Health degree from University of New England.
For more information on careers at Garnet Health, visit www.garnethealth.org/careers.
About Garnet Health
Garnet Health is a New York State, not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Middletown, New York, approximately 60 miles northwest of New York City. It is the corporate parent of Garnet Health Medical Center, Garnet Health – Catskills, Garnet Health Doctors, Garnet Health Urgent Care, Garnet Health Medical Center Foundation and Garnet Health – Catskills Foundation. Garnet Health is dedicated to developing specialty services, medical programs and needed healthcare services that allow residents to remain close to home to receive quality care.
Providing healthcare to approximately 450,000 residents in Orange, Sullivan and Ulster Counties, Garnet Health was designed to improve the quality, stability and efficiency of healthcare services in the mid-Hudson and Catskill region. Garnet Health provides services by more than 4,000 employed professionals and over 850 medical staff members and is recognized by Ethisphere as one of the 2019 and 2018 World’s Most Ethical Companies. An academic affiliate of the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Garnet Health retains compassionate professionals who continually strive toward the hospital’s mission to improve the health of our community by providing exceptional health care. To learn more about Garnet Health, visit garnethealth.org
