The changing ethnic and cultural landscape of New York City is reflected in the diverse patient population served by the Mount Sinai Health System. When physicians, nurses, and support staff speak the same language, or share the same traditions and values as their patients, there is a greater sense of comfort among patients and greater satisfaction with the quality of care they receive.
Kenneth L. Davis, MD, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Mount Sinai Health System, formed the Office for Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) in January 2014. ODI’s mission is to ensure diversity and inclusion as core values at all levels of the Mount Sinai Health System, in medical training and education, clinical care, research, and administration.
In this issue of Inside Mount Sinai, we highlight the innovative programs that have established Mount Sinai as a leader and champion of health care diversity. Our commitment includes faculty and employee recruitment, retention and advancement; education and training; research on workforce and health disparities; gender and gender orientation equality; ethnic diversity; youth education programs; and community engagement.
— Gary Butts, MD, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Mount Sinai Health System.