Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Your Health
A new chapter is unfolding at the Mount Sinai Health System, one that defines Mount Sinai’s leadership in providing seamless patient care—for you, for life—throughout New York City. It also showcases Mount Sinai’s significant contributions to research and medical education, and highlights innovative collaborations around the world that advance health care. For the first time since the Health System was formed in 2013, this story is being shared with the public in an advertising campaign that was launched in the Sunday, July 19, issue of The New York Times Magazine. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Your Health
Sean P. Pinney, MD, was recently named the first Director of Heart Failure and Transplantation for the Mount Sinai Health System. He will also continue to serve as Director of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation at The Mount Sinai Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he has led a number of clinical trials in heart failure, cardiac transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Research, Your Health
Mount Sinai scientists and clinicians are making notable advances in the study and treatment of heart failure, a common condition that occurs when the heart becomes too weak to pump and circulate enough blood through the body. Diseases that damage the heart—such as coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes—can lead to heart failure, which develops over time as the heart’s pumping action grows weaker. It impacts an estimated 5 million adults and children in this country. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Your Health
The Mount Sinai Transplant Living Center, which provides convenient and affordable overnight accommodations to patients and their families receiving care at the Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute (RMTI), has undergone a full renovation, featuring new kitchens, bathrooms, and furniture.
The renovation was a generous gift from benefactors Ken and Meryl Sherman who were looking to give back to RMTI on the fourteenth anniversary of Mrs. Sherman’s successful kidney transplant, for which Mr. Sherman was the donor. (more…)
Jul 9, 2015 | Inside, Your Health
Mount Sinai Queens Community Health Fair Draws 900 Attendees
Mount Sinai Queens and the United Community Civic Association co-hosted a daylong neighborhood health fair at Kaufman Astoria Studios on Saturday, June 6, attracting some 900 attendees. Mount Sinai Queens staff offered a wide range of free health screenings, including glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, asthma, and osteoporosis. They also measured body mass index and provided information on weight control, stress management, and smoking cessation and prevention. Attendees enjoyed free, healthy snacks from the hospital chef, family fun activities, and entertainment. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Your Health
The contributions of the more than 1,100 volunteers who serve The Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai were celebrated at a recent breakfast during National Volunteer Week. Also honored at the event—and receiving special attention and treats—were the canines that participate in the popular Pet-Assisted Therapy program. (more…)
A new chapter is unfolding at the Mount Sinai Health System, one that defines Mount Sinai’s leadership in providing seamless patient care—for you, for life—throughout New York City. It also showcases Mount Sinai’s significant contributions to research and medical education, and highlights innovative collaborations around the world that advance health care. For the first time since the Health System was formed in 2013, this story is being shared with the public in an advertising campaign that was launched in the Sunday, July 19, issue of The New York Times Magazine. (more…)
