April is Occupational Therapy Month. Mount Sinai Beth Israel has occupational therapists that provide excellent care in bringing patients back to functionality in their lives during or after their illness. Our patients benefit from their kindness, patience, and understanding of their unique needs. There are many branches of occupational therapy, and each one is very different. We have occupational therapists that span many practice environments and help many patients.
Mount Sinai Beth Israel’s inpatient occupational therapists treat patients in the acute care setting and prepare them for their discharge from the hospital. Inpatient occupational therapists work directly with patients to educate them on proper body mechanics for daily tasks like sitting and walking, as well as how to achieve their other life goals, including leisure activities they enjoy. They take into account the patient’s physical state as well as their belief system, lifestyle, and family support.
“We treat the entire person. Our goal is to get them back to normal and enjoying the things they used to enjoy,” said Elliot Katz, OTR/L.
If you would like to request an inpatient consult for occupational therapy please do so through PRISM. If you have any questions, please call (212) 420-2763.
Inpatient Occupational Therapists Elliot Katz, MS, OT/L; and Catherine Cordozo.
OTs celebrate OT Month with the physical therapy team at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Petrie. From left to right: Niurka Gonzalez, PT, ;Harrison Ehrlich, PT student; Dulce Pegarum, Senior PT; Rosanne Safreno, PT; Lauren Walker, SLP; myself; Elliot Katz, Senior OT; Frank Erkes, PT and Catherine Cardozo, OT.
Mount Sinai Union Square’s exceptional outpatient occupational therapists at Union Square include certified hand therapists (CHTs). They focus their treatment on orthopedic injuries of the upper extremity. They are experts in evaluating, treating, and splinting the elbow, wrist, and hand.
To schedule an appointment with a rehab occupational therapist at Union Square, please call (212) 844-8750.
Jenine Albright, OT for the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at Mount Sinai Union Square.
Mount Sinai Beth Israel also currently has four inpatient full-time behavioral health occupational therapists, an occupational therapist assistant, and an occupational therapist managing the outpatient psychiatry clinic. Under the Chief of Occupational Therapy Mary Petti-Weber, over the last 25+ years, occupational therapists at MSBI have helped patients affected by symptoms of mental illness “live life to the fullest” by engaging in meaningful occupations of daily living. Occupational therapists develop strong bonds with their patients by helping them maximize goals in self-care, cognition, life skills, and leisure to return to life roles, work, and school. For example, occupational therapy groups include meal planning and cooking, personal expression, symptom and stress management, grooming, and community reintegration.
Jessica Tyrrell, MS, OTR/L says, “The groups give them a great outlet for self-expression while learning skills to achieve greater functional outcome when discharged. It’s rewarding to watch them grow and resume their life role(s) after spending time with us.”
Psychiatry Occupational Therapists, left tor right: Lilya Berns, OTR; Henry Hanif, OTR; Tamara Matatova, student; Mary Petti-Weber, OTR; Jessica Tyrrell, OTR; Chrystelle Robinson, OTR; Heather Fitzsimmons, OTR; Carlton Mattison, OTA; kneeling: Ninel Bynyaminova and Corinna Kostikas, OT students.