Sep 21, 2015 | Inside, Your Health
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai’s “Eye on Senior Health” program is offering free eye examinations for Brooklyn seniors at the United Senior Citizens Center of Sunset Park. Funded by a grant from the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, Inc., the program’s goal is to widen underserved seniors’ access to health care by delivering free, physician-led ophthalmic health outreach, screenings, and treatment referrals. Eleven screenings and 30 lectures are scheduled through the end of October.
Sep 21, 2015 | Inside
Architect Robert Woo, who became paraplegic following a workplace injury in 2007, has become the first person in the United States to be certified to purchase the new ReWalk Personal 6.0 System to use at home. The battery-powered, robotic exoskeleton manufactured by ReWalk Robotics, Inc., enables Mr. Woo to stand up and walk with forearm crutches. The 6.0 system relocates the computer and battery from a backpack to the back pelvic area for greater comfort, and has a redesigned frame that improves knee alignment. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside
Mount Sinai Beth Israel President Susan Somerville, RN, personally thanked 12 hospital employees for delivering exemplary patient care at a “Dinner With the President” held Tuesday, July 21, in the 2 Dazian Boardroom, Petrie Campus. Ms. Somerville recounted that the employees had been singled out by grateful patients—through letters and emails—as especially “caring,” “professional,” “courteous,” “fantastic,” and “kind.” Ms. Somerville said of her guests: “Their warmth, love, and commitment to their patients make them people who will move our hospital into the future.” She plans to host similar dinners and breakfasts every quarter to honor outstanding employees.
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside
On a crisp, clear Sunday morning in early June, a Mount Sinai Health System team of more than 100 strong participated in the 2015 Liver Life Walk at Hudson River Park. Among the enthusiastic participants who walked the three-mile course and raised more than $20,000 to support the American Liver Foundation was Jennifer Long, a patient at Mount Sinai’s Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Your Health
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai recently launched a “Story Time” program for pediatric patients, an initiative designed to ease their anxiety in the hospital waiting room and to acquaint them with best-selling books that also happen to have a medical-friendly theme: The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor, for example, and Magenta Gets Glasses from the “Blue’s Clues” series. “Story Time” occurs at two locations: the main hospital and the nearby Ear Institute.
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Research
Advances in cancer immunotherapy, a promising new area in cancer treatment that harnesses the body’s immune system or natural defenses to destroy cancer cells, are being led by Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD, Director of Immunotherapy, and Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Medical Oncology), at The Tisch Cancer Institute. (more…)
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai’s “Eye on Senior Health” program is offering free eye examinations for Brooklyn seniors at the United Senior Citizens Center of Sunset Park. Funded by a grant from the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, Inc., the program’s goal is to widen underserved seniors’ access to health care by delivering free, physician-led ophthalmic health outreach, screenings, and treatment referrals. Eleven screenings and 30 lectures are scheduled through the end of October.
