NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter

Carter is the first post-acute care facility in the City’s public health care system to offer Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) performed by in-house speech language pathologists

Nearly 15,000 nursing homes nationwide were evaluated for the 2026 awards, with only 1,064 (7%) nursing homes nationwide and 71 nursing homes in New York State earning “high-performing” ratings in both categories

Four facilities are ranked in the top 10 in New York State, and one facility is ranked #11

NYC Health + Hospitals Post-Acute Care Chief Nursing Officer Marian McNamara received the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Pathway with Distinction designation recognizes the highest performing Pathway organizations around the world and is based on validation from the workforce