Watch the Video: The Actors Fund and Mount Sinai Doctors Open The Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts
The Actors Fund and Mount Sinai Doctors opened a new health center for the performing arts and entertainment community in New York City. Located at The Actors Fund’s headquarters, The Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts will serve as the medical care provider that is solely focused on the particular health care needs of the entertainment and performing arts community.
After giving birth to her first child, Melinda Constantine was diagnosed with a rare type of heart failure that can happen during pregnancy or right after delivery. Under the care of Anelechi Anyanwu, MD, Surgical Director of the Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplant Program, and Sean P. Pinney, MD, Director of Heart Failure and Transplantation at Mount Sinai Heart, Melinda now has a mechanical pump and has been able to return to normal life.
Hundreds of children saved by heart surgery in state-of-the art procedures ranging from valve repairs to heart transplants returned to Kravis Children’s hospital at Mount Sinai to celebrate life at their annual Reunion Party.