The Mount Sinai Health System recently received the HealthCare Partnership Award at the 39th annual gala for One Hundred Black Men, Inc. of New York held at the Sheraton New York Times Square. The award acknowledged the burgeoning partnership between the organization and Mount Sinai to advance solutions for health and economic issues that impact communities of color. Health System leadership, including members of the Mount Sinai Boards of Trustees, and black male medical students were among the attendees. Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD, Dean for Academic and Scientific Affairs, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, accepted the award on behalf of the institution.
The organization is the founding chapter of the national nonprofit that dedicates itself to supporting and empowering the black community. Most recently, the Health System sponsored the organization’s Citywide Hunger Relief Program, which provided healthy nutritious food to needy New Yorkers during the holiday season. Along with ongoing support for long-standing projects, new collaborations are also being planned, including a potential relationship with Mount Sinai Innovation Partners.
Mount Sinai Health System representatives at the gala included, from left, Gary C. Butts, MD, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer; William A. Brown, Associate Director, Information Technology, Enterprise Infrastructure; and Reginald W. Miller, DVM, DACLAM, Dean for Research Operations and Infrastructure.
“One Hundred Black Men, Inc. of New York has a proven track record of innovative entrepreneurship within communities of color throughout the New York metropolitan area,” says Reginald W. Miller, DVM, DACLAM, Dean for Research Operations and Infrastructure, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “Its mission dovetails seamlessly with the Health System’s own.”
Dr. Miller, who is a member of the organization, also believes the connection will bolster the Health System’s supplier diversity initiative, which seeks to partner with local businesses that are owned by those in marginalized communities.
“Mount Sinai is one of the largest economic producers in East Harlem,” says Gary C. Butts, MD, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Mount Sinai Health System, who is also a member of the organization. “We are positioned to authentically partner with One Hundred Black Men. The collaboration will serve them, us, and the community in ways that have not been realized in the past.”