Matthew Gayton, NP
Matthew Gayton, NP, is a nurse practitioner at the Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors Program. According to Silvia Chavez, RN, Associate Director of Nursing for Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors, Matthew is an outstanding and compassionate nurse practitioner who provides high quality, culturally sensitive primary and end-of-life care to the most vulnerable underserved homebound patients in Manhattan. “Matthew is an exemplary nurse practitioner who always goes above and beyond the call of duty for his patients, caregivers, colleagues, and staff,” she says. “His fierce determination, dedication, and compassion toward our mission and vision break through any roadblocks that he may face. He always has the best interest of his patients and their families. Matthew instills a calm, positive energy deep into our souls.”
Jonathan Ripp, MD, MPH, Senior Associate Dean for Well-Being and Resilience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, shares a story about Matthew that attests to his commitment to the patient experience. “One of my patients passed away somewhat suddenly while I was away. It was a traumatic end for this patient, and his wife wanted us to know that Matthew was ‘spectacular, patient, and kind’ as he walked them through the last hour of the patient’s life.” Dr. Ripp adds, “I want to thank Matthew as well. The end of life for our patients can at times be traumatic for the family; thank you for being such a wonderful clinician to them when needed.”
Adaga Catano, RN, a clinical nurse at Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors, has another story: “Matthew stayed with a Russian-speaking home assistant, helping her through the process of end of life with one of our patients. He did a telehealth visit to assess the patient’s breathing and stability, utilized interpreting services to have better communication with the home health aide, and stayed with the aide until EMS arrived to patient’s home and pronounced the patient’s death. Matthew showed an excellent use of telehealth to support end-of-life care for the patient and caregiver.”
Silvia speaks for the entire team. “We would like to applaud Matthew for his compassion, empathy, creativity, safety, excellence, and professionalism.”