White Coat Ceremony at the Phillips School of Nursing Welcomes a New Generation of Nurses
The Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel recently held its annual White Coat Ceremony for nursing students. Held on Monday, July 11, at the Hatch Auditorium at The Mount Sinai Hospital, the ceremony’s speakers included nursing administrators from...
Mount Sinai Morningside Unveils Photo Installation Celebrating Staff Who Battled COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to overwhelm hospitals in the spring of 2020, photographer Claudia Paul was inspired to tell the stories of health care workers battling the emerging virus. Her photo series, “Faces of Resilience,” portraits of front-line health...
Lab Safety Fair Promotes Laboratory Safety to Mount Sinai Staff
The Mount Sinai Lab Safety fair was held on Wednesday, June 22 in the Annenberg Building. Hosted by Mount Sinai Environmental Health and Safety department, as well as the Laboratory Safety Committee (LSC) and other Mount Sinai vendors, the annual event is an...
Mount Sinai Participates in the American Liver Life Walk in New York
A team from Mount Sinai took to the West Side piers on Saturday, June 11, for a two-mile walk in support of the American Liver Foundation. Some 20 Mount Sinai faculty members, staff, patients, and loved ones participated in the American Liver Life Walk, which began at...
Annette Stauber Cohn, RN, Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Class of 1943, Turns 100
Annette Stauber Cohn, RN, will be 100 years old on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Ms. Cohn enrolled in the former Beth Israel Hospital School of Nursing (now Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel) in 1940. At that time, it was a three-year diploma program....
Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Approved for a Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
The Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel has been approved to charter a chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Sigma is the global leader in recognizing excellence in education, practice, and research in nursing. This...
What Pride Means to Mount Sinai
The 52nd NYC Pride March kicked off in full force on Sunday, June 26, returning in person after a two-year hiatus. Mount Sinai displayed its pride down Fifth Avenue and the full spectrum of the Mount Sinai family—providers, researchers, support staff, students, and...
First Person: Changing the Way We Respond to Errors Improves Patient Safety
Establishing a culture in which employees feel comfortable reporting safety events is one of the keys to achieving “zero harm” in health care because it allows hospitals to identify vulnerabilities in their care delivery systems. Recently, a safety event in Tennessee...
Security Staff Honored for Their Vital Role in Keeping Mount Sinai Safe
The Center for Stress, Resilience, and Personal Growth recently hosted a luncheon for the Mount Sinai Hospital security staff, honoring them for their vital role in keeping staff, visitors, and patients within The Mount Sinai Health System safe. More than 50 staff...