Turning Access Into Opportunity: Mount Sinai Hosts Students for Career Discovery Week
Students from Health Opportunities High School in the Bronx recently participated in a day of hands-on learning and inspiration at Mount Sinai for Career Discovery Week. The event, held Tuesday, March 24, offered an opportunity to connect students with professionals...
Sparking an Interest in Science and Medicine in Youths
It can never be too early to get children interested in the fields of science, medicine, and health care, says Kenya Townsend, Director of the Center for Excellence in Youth Education (CEYE) at Mount Sinai. That has been the mission of the program since its founding...
How Mount Sinai Prioritizes Language and Cultural Understanding to Improve Patient Care
In one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse neighborhoods in New York City, Mount Sinai Queens demonstrates how offering personalized, inclusive care ensures that communication does not become a barrier to treatment. Located in Astoria, where more than...
Mount Sinai Hosts Students for Career Discovery Week
As part of Career Discovery Week, the Site Engagement Councils at Mount Sinai Morningside and the Corporate Services Center welcomed students from Marie Curie High School for Medicine, Nursing, and Health Professions, a public high school in the Bronx. Career...
Mount Sinai Offers a Safe Way to Discard Your Old Prescription Medications
Have you ever noticed old bottles of prescription medications in your medicine cabinet and wondered how you can properly dispose of them? Experts say you shouldn’t flush unwanted pharmaceuticals down the toilet or throw them in the trash. Studies over the last decade...
New Mount Sinai Pharmacy-Crescent Street Expands Care in the Queens Community
Mount Sinai Pharmacy-Crescent Street, a new pharmacy dedicated to providing patients with seamless access to medications and expert pharmaceutical care, is now open to the public. The pharmacy is located on the first floor of Mount Sinai Queens-Crescent Street, a...
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s Visit to Mount Sinai Highlights the Impact of AMPATH Nepal’s Work
Rt. Honorable Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, during his visit to New York for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, made a notable stop at The Mount Sinai Hospital to acknowledge the critical work being done through AMPATH Nepal. In his address, Prime Minister Oli...
Advancing Health Equity With the Mount Sinai Million Health Discoveries Program
An essential part of achieving health equity is the fair collection of genomic data, ensuring that informed health care decisions can reflect the unique, diverse genomes of all cultures. Currently, there is a lack of diversity in genomic research data. This limits...
Advancing Health Equity at the ISQua 2024 Conference
The Mount Sinai Health System's Health Equity Data Assessment (HEDA) team made significant strides at the International Society for Quality in Health Care Conference in Istanbul,Turkey. Those attending included HEDA members Pamela Abner, MPA, CPXP, Senior Vice...