Jeremy Boal, MD, at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, with a view of the Williamsburg Bridge.
Jeremy Boal, MD, has been appointed President of Mount Sinai Downtown, overseeing the Mount Sinai Health System’s more than $500 million transformation effort, which includes a new Mount Sinai Beth Israel and an enhanced New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.
“With nearly two decades of experience in patient care and hospital management, Dr. Boal is exceptionally well suited to lead Mount Sinai Downtown,” says Kenneth L. Davis, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, the Mount Sinai Health System. Dr. Boal, who currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of the Mount Sinai Health System, has also been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer of the Mount Sinai Health System. The transition will start immediately, and Dr. Boal will fully assume his new roles in January 2017.
“It’s clear that we are taking dramatic steps to improve the patient experience by changing the way we deliver care in this country, and Mount Sinai Downtown will be a leader in this new model of care,” says Dr. Boal. “Our goal is keeping people healthy and out of the hospital and providing care closer to where people live and work.”
Prior to his current roles, Dr. Boal was Chief Medical Officer for the North Shore-LIJ Health System (now Northwell Health), where he was responsible for quality and safety across the System’s hospitals, ambulatory practices, home care, and long-term care facilities. He was also responsible for the management of clinical, educational, research, and operational matters related to medical and clinical affairs. A board-certified internist with additional certification in geriatrics, Dr. Boal began his career as a resident at Mount Sinai nearly 25 years ago.
Susan Somerville, RN, is stepping down as President of Mount Sinai Beth Israel, and Mount Sinai leadership applauded her years
of service. Ms. Somerville has decided to live full-time on Long Island with her husband, who has retired, and to pursue opportunities there. “I truly cannot say enough good things about the job she has done. We are incredibly lucky to have had her as part of our team and very sad to see her go,” Dr. Davis says.
The Mount Sinai Heath System is undergoing a sweeping transformation of Mount Sinai Beth Israel to create the new Mount Sinai Downtown, an expanded and unified network of state-of-the-art facilities stretching from the East River to the Hudson River below 34th Street. These facilities will be conveniently located throughout the community to better serve each patient in the most appropriate setting, in a traditional hospital bed or even in the patient’s home.
“As a physician and a resident of the neighborhood,” Dr. Boal says, “I am excited and proud to work with our incredible team and community to bring this vision to reality.”