Vivian Torres-Suarez Biography
Senior Vice President of Services
Ms. Torres-Suarez, an experienced health care administrator, has dedicated her professional life to community-based health care for the past 30 years. She has served as a clinician, an advocate, an innovator, a manager, and a top level executive.
Recently honored with the Excellence in Health Care Award from the Home Care Association of New York State, Ms. Torres-Suarez's extensive background in community healthcare programs includes serving as Chief Operating Officer and for Selfhelp Community Services which provides home and community services to a large number of senior citizens. Her responsibilities included administration of all home care programs and community based services programs which serve 4,500 patients with a staff of more than 2,000. Her expertise in strategic planning, financial management, budget development, and clinical delivery systems helped achieve dramatic program growth and significant revenue enhancement.
Prior to her position at Selfhelp, she spent 16 years at St. Mary's Healthcare Systems for Children, where she served as Vice President and was instrumental in the development and implementation of the first pediatric long term home health care program in New York State. Over time her increased responsibilities included overseeing nursing and rehabilitation clinical areas. Her dedication to quality care was cited by JCAHO and the New York State Department of Health. Additional administrative accomplishments include service as Chief Executive Officer of the Home Nursing Association of Westchester.
In her role as a strong advocate for community based health care, Ms. Torres-Suarez serves as a member of the Community Services Committee of the New York State Association of Homes and Services for the Aging and as a Director and member of the Executive Committee of the Home Care Association of New York State. She is also a member of the Policy and Nominating Committee of the Home Care Association and is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. Ms. Torres-Suarez has been recognized with a number of honors, including an award for outstanding service to the people of Queens and recognition from the Queensboro Council for Social Welfare.
Ms. Suarez earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Wagner College and Masters in Business Administration from Dowling College.