{"id":5881,"date":"2020-02-26T18:06:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T18:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=5881"},"modified":"2020-02-26T18:06:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T18:06:42","slug":"februarys-flushing-hospital-employee-spotlight-eligio-infante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/februarys-flushing-hospital-employee-spotlight-eligio-infante\/","title":{"rendered":"February’s Flushing Hospital Employee Spotlight – Eligio Infante"},"content":{"rendered":"

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February\u2019s Employee Spotlight shines on Eligio Infante, Patient Navigator Supervisor and Interpreter at Flushing Hospital Medical Center.<\/a><\/p>\n

Eligio is a graduate of the University of Vermont, where he received a B.A. in Psychology.\u00a0 As a Supervisor, he leads a group of dedicated Navigators who assist patients in overcoming barriers that may prevent them from receiving healthcare.<\/p>\n

As part of his work day, Eligio and his team may be scheduling appointments and reminders for patients, providing medical interpretations, Diabetes prevention classes for those at risk, diet and nutrition workshops, community outreach at health fairs, smoking cessation workshops to help smokers quit and stay smoke free and make healthier lifestyle choices.<\/p>\n

When asked about his hobbies, Eligio responded, \u201cI enjoy reading, travel, visiting new places and cultures as well as focusing on health and wellness.\u00a0 I like to go to the gym and going for a run.\u201d<\/p>\n

Being a Patient Navigator Supervisor and Interpreter is both rewarding and challenging.\u00a0 \u201cIt’s challenging to see a patient looking stressed or confused.\u00a0 However, I feel especially pleased when a patient is not fluent or has a very limited understanding of the English language and I can be there for them at their doctor\u2019s visit.\u00a0 When you see the look fear turn to relief and gratitude on the patients face knowing it was me that helped them understand their diagnosis treatment through interpretation or knowing that their diabetes is under control or I having assisted them by providing the tools to quit smoking is very rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n

For these and so many other reasons we congratulate Eligion Infante for being Flushing Hospital\u2019s<\/a> February Employee Spotlight!<\/p>\n

All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page. You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter. PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

February\u2019s Employee Spotlight shines on Eligio Infante, Patient Navigator Supervisor and Interpreter at Flushing Hospital Medical Center. Eligio is a graduate of the University of Vermont, where he received a B.A. in Psychology.\u00a0 As a Supervisor, he leads a group … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5881"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5889,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5881\/revisions\/5889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}