Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Your Health
The U.S. Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, greets patient Gloria Harrison as other patients look on.
The United States Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, recently visited Mount Sinai Beth Israel’s Opioid Treatment Program at East 125th Street, one of the hospital’s 11 licensed addiction treatment clinics, to get a first-hand view of a facility that is successfully addressing the nationwide opioid epidemic. Mount Sinai’s model opioid treatment program was among the sites recommended to Dr. Murthy by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Community, Inside, School
Neil Calman, MD, left, with Gail and Alfred B. Engelberg
The newly named Alfred and Gail Engelberg Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai was officially unveiled during a recent plaque dedication and reception that honored Alfred B. Engelberg and his wife, Gail May Engelberg, for their generous $4 million gift.
“Mount Sinai is the only academic medical center in Manhattan to recognize that training family physicians who are capable of providing high-quality and low-cost care in urban neighborhoods is essential to the health and well-being of New York City,” said Mr. Engelberg. “We are proud to support this effort.” (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside
Lisa M. Satlin, MD, center, Pediatrician-in-Chief, Mount Sinai Health System, with Marla C. Dubinsky, MD, Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology, and Jeffrey A. Stock, MD, Chief, Pediatric Urology
For the fourth consecutive year, Kravis Children’s Hospital at Mount Sinai is ranked among the nation’s top pediatric centers in seven of the ten specialties measured by U.S. News & World Report. Impressively, two of those specialties achieved a Top 25 ranking: Pulmonology and Urology, each at No. 21. U.S. News publishes the rankings annually in its “Best Children’s Hospitals” guidebook, which lists the nation’s top 50 children’s hospitals in 10 pediatric specialty areas.
“These are outstanding achievements that reflect the long-standing dedication of the Kravis Hospital’s teams of doctors, nurses, social workers, and staff in delivering the highest quality of care and improving the health outcomes of pediatric patients,” says Kenneth L. Davis, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mount Sinai Health System. (more…)
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 | Inside, Patient Stories, Your Health
From left: Barbara E. Warren, PsyD; Jess Ting, MD; Matt Baney; David L. Reich, MD; Pamela Abner, MPA; and Zil Garner Goldstein, FNP
The Mount Sinai Health System recently opened the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, one of the first centers of its kind in the United States to provide the transgender community with comprehensive primary, specialty, surgical, and behavioral health care services.
The Center serves a growing need to support patients in New York City through each stage of their journeys, from initial assessment and screening to hormonal therapy, surgery, and post-transition care, providing seamless access to affordable care. Gynecology, urology, endocrinology, social work, and nursing are among the specialties available at one location. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Your Health
Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
The newly constructed Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) opened on Monday, April 4, following a complete renovation and expansion that transformed the unit into a family-centered, therapeutic space equipped with the latest technology.
The NICU is a Level III Regional Perinatal Center, which is the highest designation for complex pediatric care, and provides consultative services to other regional neonatal units. It is located on the third floor of the Klingenstein Pavilion at the Kravis Children’s Hospital at Mount Sinai. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Mount Sinai St. Luke's, Your Health
Artist’s rendering of the new ambulatory pavilion at Amsterdam Avenue and 114th Street
Renovation is set to begin this fall on a 17-floor ambulatory pavilion at Amsterdam Avenue and 114th Street that will serve as the anchor in a new master plan to transform Mount Sinai St. Luke’s outpatient care. The state-of-the-art facility will expand the hospital’s primary, preventive, and specialty care, and foster integration with all departments within the Mount Sinai Health System. (more…)
