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<p>It has been five years since <strong>Martin Doerfler</strong>, MD, came to North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System as senior vice president for clinical strategy and development and associate chief medical officer. When he started, the 18-hospital system based in Great Neck, NY, had a sepsis rate that was above the national average. Healthgrades noted the system was “underperforming” in the area. Before he started, sepsis was the largest single contributor to mortality in the health system. They created a task force to try to deal with it, he says.</p>

Successful sepsis program leads to national award

North Shore-Long Island Jewish wins Eisenberg Award for efforts