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\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nNYC Health + Hospitals Leaders Named to Becker\u2019s 2026 \u201cRising Stars: 188 Healthcare Leaders to Know Under 40\u201d List<\/p>\n
Recognition highlights emerging leaders in bringing fresh perspectives to stubborn problems, challenging conventions that no longer serve patients, and driving change with urgency<\/p>\n
Oct 07, 2026<\/p>\n
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NYC Health + Hospitals announced that Komal Lodaria, Senior Director of System Care Experience, and Christopher G. Wilson, MSN, RN. Chief Nursing Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals\/Bellevue have been named to Becker\u2019s Hospital Review\u2019s \u201c188 healthcare leaders under 40<\/a>\u201d list for 2026. The recognition honors talented emerging leaders who represent some of the most dynamic, creative and forward-thinking minds working across the healthcare industry today.<\/p>\n Komal Lodaria leads patient experience and employee engagement initiatives across every care setting at NYC Health + Hospitals, from inpatient and emergency care to post-acute, ambulatory surgery, behavioral health and community services. Under Lodaria\u2019s direction, the system\u2019s 2025 employee feedback survey achieved a 59% response rate, capturing 35,693 voices and raising the engagement score to 3.83 out of 5.00. With Lodaria\u2019s support and visioning, the \u201cICARE with Kindness\u201d initiative has trained more than 33,000 employees, with 39,000 pledging to uphold the system\u2019s core values. Lodaria\u2019s work, in collaboration with Chief Experience Officers across the system, has driven double-digit gains in patient satisfaction, including an 11-percentile-point increase in the emergency department\u2019s overall rating of care and a 15-point increase in post-acute patients\u2019 likelihood to recommend. Lodaria also helped all 11 of the system\u2019s acute care hospitals achieve significantly higher Google star ratings. In 2023, Lodaria earned the \u201cGage Honorable Mention Award\u201d for quality improvement from America\u2019s Essential Hospitals for a care-improvement contest that increased physician and nursing communication systemwide. Lodaria previously served as director, assistant director and program manager of care experience at NYC Health + Hospitals after beginning her career as an organizational change management associate at VNS Health in New York City.<\/p>\n Christopher G. Wilson, MSN, RN, CNML, CENP, NEA-BC, FACHE serves as CNO and Deputy Executive Director of Nursing & Patient Care Services at NYC Health + Hospitals\/Bellevue, the 1,215 bed flagship level 1 academic medical center of the largest public health system in the U.S. In this role, he provides strategic, operational, and professional oversight of nursing and patient care services across one of the nation\u2019s most complex and historic safety-net hospitals, advancing excellence in quality, safety, workforce development, and equitable care delivery. Prior, he served in the same role at NYC Health + Hospitals\/Metropolitan. Under his leadership, Metropolitan became the first hospital nationally to earn the ANCC Pathway to Excellence with Distinction designation, and achieved multiple GOLD Beacon Awards for its ICU and NICU, and other designation, demonstrating sustained nursing excellence across service lines. Wilson also reduced agency nursing staff, cut RN turnover, expanded the hospital\u2019s education department from two to 14 educators, and recruited leaders and RNs. Wilson received the 2023 \u201cClaire Murray Best Practice Award\u201d from the New York Association of Nurse Leaders. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is currently pursuing his Doctor of Nursing Practice.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing recognized as a Becker\u2019s Rising Star is a tremendous honor and a meaningful reflection of the people, mentors and colleagues who have supported me throughout my journey,\u201d said Komal Lodaria, Senior Director of System Care Experience at NYC Health + Hospitals. \u201cI\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to contribute to NYC Health + Hospitals and to be part of a team that is committed to advancing the healthcare experience for both the workforce, and the community members we serve. This recognition motivates me to continue learning, growing and making a meaningful impact.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCongratulations to the leaders on this well-deserved recognition as a Becker\u2019s Rising Star,\u201d said Hillary Jalon, Vice President, Quality Management at NYC Health + Hospitals. \u201cTheir dedication, professionalism and commitment to making a meaningful impact are evident in everything they do. We are fortunate to have them as part of the NYC Health + Hospitals team, and I\u2019m excited to see all that they will continue to accomplish\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBeing named to Becker\u2019s Rising Stars list is an incredible honor and a reflection of the meaningful work being done across NYC Health + Hospitals,\u201d said Christopher G. Wilson, MSN, RN. CNO at NYC Health + Hospitals\/Bellevue. \u201cI\u2019m proud to be recognized alongside so many talented healthcare professionals who are helping shape the future of healthcare. This recognition is both humbling and motivating as I continue working to make a positive impact for the patients and communities we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n MEDIA CONTACT: Press Office<\/a><\/p>\n #221-26<\/p>\n About NYC Health + Hospitals
NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest municipal health care system in the nation serving more than a million New Yorkers annually in more than 70 patient care locations across the city\u2019s five boroughs. A robust network of outpatient, neighborhood-based primary and specialty care centers anchors care coordination with the system\u2019s trauma centers, nursing homes, post-acute care centers, home care agency, and MetroPlusHealth \u2014all supported by 11 essential hospitals. Its diverse workforce of more than 46,000 employees is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible. For more information, visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org<\/a>\u00a0and stay connected on Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n