Lesley Covington

Dynamic healthcare leader with extensive experience at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, specializing in infection prevention and control. Proven track record in policy development and team leadership, driving compliance and strategic quality improvements. Expert in operational efficiency and stakeholder engagement.

Certification in Infection Control and Epidemiology (CIC), 08/01/10, 12/01/15, 12/01/21

Available upon request

• Infection Prevention and Control Practices Implemented for Congenital Measles in an Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant, Saiman, L., Hanft, E., Brachio, S., Messina, M., Zachariah, P., Goffman, D., Pike, J., Covington, L., Graham, K.A., Adams, E., Ahmad, N., Rausch-Phung, E., Southwick, K., Bryant, P., Khandekar, A., Kulas, K., Decennial 2020: 6th International Conference on Healthcare Associated Infections, Atlanta, GA, 03/26/20
• Using Information Technology (IT) to Facilitate Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) and Communication during a Measles Outbreak, Messina, M., Covington, L., Ross, B., Stockwell, M., Lane, M., Mangino, D., Schneider, N., Balzer, K., Andrada, L., Covington, L.M., D’Agostino, J., Russell, P., Cannon, J.M., Chaudhry, R., Kaplan, S., Lee, H., Calfee, D., Graham III, P., Saiman, L., Furuya, Y., IDWeek 2014, Philadelphia, PA, 10/08/14
• Improved Hand Hygiene Compliance and Association with Reduced Incidence of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms, Furuya, E.Y., Berstein, P., Covington, L., Nasrallah, H., Mendez-Augsburg, G., Jia, H., Saiman, L., IDWeek 2012, San Diego, CA, 10/17/12
• New CLSI Recommendations: Practical Implications of Eliminating ESBL Testing and Implementing New MIC Breakpoints for Enterobacteriacae at a Major Teaching Hospital, Covington, L., Nasrallah, H., Behta, M., Ross, B., Jenkins, S.G., Della-Latta, P., Calfee, D.P., Furuya, E.Y., Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Dallas, TX, 04/01/11