Former United States Attorney Zachary W. Carter has been retained by the board of trustees of MediSys Health Network, Inc. to conduct a comprehensive review of the organization’s policies, programs and procedures to ensure the overall integrity of its business operations and a commitment by its entire staff to the highest ethical and business standards and practices.
The review led by Carter will evaluate all of MediSys’ current compliance policies, procedures and protocols. Carter will also develop new policies, procedures, protocols and organizational structures and then monitor compliance with these integrity measures.
“MediSys is a large and complex organization, comprising four hospitals, three nursing homes, 30 family health care centers and other entities, with over 11,000 employees. The review by Mr. Carter will be invaluable in demonstrating to all of our stakeholders, including the communities we serve, regulators and other public officials, MediSys’ commitment to the highest ethical standards at all levels of our organization,” said Neil Foster Philips, MediSys board chairman.
Carter said, “MediSys and the hospitals it sponsors have a long tradition of providing vital health care services to underserved communities in Queens and Brooklyn. I am grateful for the opportunity to lead this comprehensive review of all aspects of operations, management and finances, and to make recommendations based on our findings. We are taking this important assignment with a clear mandate from the board.”
Carter is a partner and head of the Trial Group of Dorsey & Whitney LLP’s New York office, as well as co-chair of the firm’s White Collar Crime and Civil Fraud practice.
Carter served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1993 to 1999. He is chair of the New York City Mayor’s Committee on the Judiciary. Carter is a member of the Board of Directors of Marsh & McLennan Companies, where he serves as chair of the board’s Compliance Committee. He also is a member of the Board of Directors of Cablevision.
Carter is a Life Member of the Board of Trustees of the New York University School of Law and a member of the Board of Directors of the John Jay School of Criminal Justice Foundation. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Hale House, a Harlem nonprofit organization that provides social services to children and homeless families.
Carter is a graduate of Cornell University, BA, 1972, and the New York University School of Law, J.D., 1975.
MediSys is a not-for-profit corporation that is the sponsor of Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Brookdale University Hospital & Medical Center, Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Peninsula Hospital Center, three nursing homes and a network of neighborhood family care centers. The MediSys-sponsored hospitals and related health care facilities serve Queens and Brooklyn communities with a total population of nearly two million.
