Garnet Health Announces Promotions and New Physician Liaison

Middletown, NY (June 21, 2023) – Garnet Health is pleased to announce the following nurse leader promotions and welcomes new physician liaison. 

Jessie Moore, BA, MPH, DrPH, CHES, has joined Garnet Health as a physician liaison and is responsible for developing and maintaining strong relationships with Garnet Health’s many referral sources throughout the Hudson Valley region. Prior to joining Garnet Health, Moore was Research Program Coordinator at The Valley Hospital where she worked closely with physicians. Moore has spent most of her career working in education and outreach with a focus on reproductive and sexual health. 

Moore received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from SUNY New Paltz, a Master in Public Health from New York Medical College, a Doctorate in Public Health from New York Medical College and is a Certified Health Education Specialist. She is an adjunct professor at SUNY Orange, Montclair State University and Touro Medical College.

Lashay Houston, BSN, RN, CMSRN, has been promoted to Nurse Unit Director of Garnet Health Medical Center’s 3 North Progressive Care/Stepdown Unit and is responsible for planning and coordinating the clinical care and nursing personnel of the unit to ensure quality patient care. Houston joined Garnet Health Medical Center in 2018 as a registered nurse in the Medical Intensive Care Unit and promoted to Administrative Director of Nursing on the night shift. 

Houston is a member of the shared governance night shift committee and nursing leadership council. She is also a clinical instructor at SUNY Orange. Houston obtained her RN from SUNY Orange, her BSN from Chamberlin University and is currently earning her MSN in nursing management at Chamberlin University. She is a certified medical surgical nurse.

Jennifer Villegas, BSN, RN, CFRN, has been promoted to Nurse Director of Garnet Health Medical Center’s Medical Intensive Care Unit. She is responsible for clinical operations of the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Villegas came to Garnet Health Medical Center in April 2022 as night shift Administrative Director of Nursing. 

Villegas is a member of the shared governance and critical care committees. She obtained her RN and BSN from Villa Julie College, Maryland. She is also flight certified (CFRN).

For more information about career opportunities at Garnet Health, visit careers.garnethealth.org.

About Garnet Health 

Garnet Health is a New York State, not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Middletown, New York, approximately 60 miles northwest of New York City. It is the corporate parent of Garnet Health Medical Center, Garnet Health Medical Center – Catskills, Garnet Health Doctors, Garnet Health Urgent Care, Garnet Health Foundation and Garnet Health Foundation – Catskills. Garnet Health is dedicated to developing specialty services, medical programs and needed healthcare services that allow residents to remain close to home to receive quality care.

Providing healthcare to approximately 500,000 residents in Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties, Garnet Health was designed to improve the quality, stability and efficiency of healthcare services in the mid-Hudson and Catskills region. Garnet Health provides the services of more than 4,000 employed professionals and over 850 medical staff members. An academic affiliate of the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Garnet Health retains compassionate professionals who continually strive toward the hospital’s mission to improve the health of our community by providing exceptional healthcare. To learn more about Garnet Health, visit garnethealth.org.