Jenna Seecharran and C. Anthoney Lim, MD
Jenna Seecharran, a program coordinator for the Thoracic Surgery Department at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, did not hesitate when her 6-year-old son, Andrew, complained of pain in his finger and she noticed redness spreading up his arm; she took him to Mount Sinai Express Care.
He was sent next door to The Mount Sinai Hospital Pediatric Emergency Department, where the team determined he would need to be hospitalized overnight. They quickly arranged for Andrew to be admitted to the Pediatric Short Stay Unit at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, the only observation unit of its type in the region. Andrew was treated for a skin reaction resulting from an insect bite and released the next day.
Jenna was impressed by the professionalism of the teams at every site. “Our care was outstanding from registration to discharge, including the EMTs who transported us between sites and the unit staff who ensured my family was comfortable during our overnight stay.”
C. Anthoney Lim, MD, is Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System, and of the Pediatric Short Stay Unit, Mount Sinai Beth Israel. “Our goal is to deliver a seamless experience for the child and family,” he says. “Excellent communication among a child’s providers in the Emergency Departments and Kravis Children’s Hospital is an example of our teamwork.”