Louis L. Harris Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Dominican Sisters Family Health Service, Inc.

Dominican Sisters Family Health Service, Inc., a leading visiting nurse service providing home healthcare, has announced that Dr. Louis L. Harris has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Harris brings more than 35 years of experience with success in the area of clinical and operational services for specialized populations.

“We are pleased to bring an additional level of expertise to our executive team here at Dominican Sisters Family Health Service,” said Mary Zagajeski, President/CEO of Dominican Sisters Family Health Service. “Lou’s leadership and experience will help lead us in further developing and redefining our organization in family focused home care.”

Prior to being named COO, Harris served as Vice President of Clinical Operations and before that, he was the head of Physical Therapy at Dominican Sisters Family Health Service. In his new role, Harris will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer, and be primarily responsible for the administration of operations, establishment of performance goals and objectives, allocation of resources and assessment of DSFHS policy and procedures for the Facility, Senior Housing and Home Care.

Harris’ background also includes a position as Senior Administrator for Network Development and Planning at Burke Rehabilitation Center in White Plains, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

A fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, Harris has presented several abstracts concerning management strategies and has published throughout his career. In 1993 and 2001, he was featured in Rehab Management magazine for his work both at Hospital for Special Surgery and Burke.

Dominican Sisters Family Health Service is a community-based Joint Commission Certified Home Health Agency providing home nursing care and health related services in the Greater New York Metro Area and Hudson Valley and Long Island. DSFHS currently serves Westchester, Bronx, Suffolk, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau, Putnam, Rockland and Orange. DSFHS traces its roots back to 1879 when Mary Walsh and a dedicated group of women living and working on New York City’s West Side began helping immigrant mothers care for infants and sick family members. In 1966, the organization received certification as a home health agency, and in 1974, DSFHS was established in a separate incorporation as a community-based, certified, non-profit home health agency. For more information visit www.dsfhs.org