New Yorkers With Disabilities Face Added Challenges During the Pandemic and Beyond
Through the COVID-19 pandemic, New Yorkers with disabilities have faced challenges and inequities in several areas, including employment, vaccines, and housing. Representatives from the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) discussed these issues in a...
Fourth Clinical Climate Change Conference at Mount Sinai Addresses the Health Effects of the Climate Crisis and Improving Patient Care
The Fourth Clinical Climate Change Conference, held virtually on January 7, 2022, provided a path forward for the health care community to address the health effects of the climate crisis and improve patient care through state-of-the-science research and practical,...
Women With Disabilities Experience Barriers to Access and Disparities in Health Care
Intersectionality is a crucial consideration as providers treat patients and understand their needs inside and outside health care facilities, said Arianny Ramirez, a Clinical Research Coordinator in the Spinal Cord Injury Program at The Mount Sinai Hospital, who was...
Mount Sinai West Earns National Accolades for Obstetrical Care
Mount Sinai West earned a High Performing rating, the highest rating available, from U.S. News & World Report in the publication’s inaugural assessment of hospitals that provide obstetrical care. Mount Sinai West, along with Mount Sinai Morningside, which are...
HOLA Volunteers at Community Soup Kitchen
Members of HOLA, the Heritage of LatinX Alliance Employee Resource Group at Mount Sinai Health System, recently partnered with The Father's Heart Ministries by volunteering at the organization’s soup kitchen and food pantry. “It was very sad at first seeing the long...
Mount Sinai Doctors Medicine Multispecialty Offers Collaborative Care in a New Space at Mount Sinai Morningside
A new practice specifically addressing the needs of ambulatory patients has opened in the Ambulatory Care Center at Mount Sinai Morningside. Mount Sinai Doctors Medicine Multispecialty offers a wide range of specialty care that allows an integrative team approach for...
Medical Student Michelle Tran, Whose Non-Profit Combats Anti-Asian Hate, Is Featured on NBC Special
When Michelle Tran is not pursing her MD/PhD degree with a specialization in cancer immunology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, she is busy helping Asian Americans protect themselves against hate crimes through Soar Over Hate, the non-profit she created...
Parking Services Manager Bravely Helps Save a Man From a Burning Car
John Cruz, Senior Manager, Parking Services at The Mount Sinai Hospital, had stopped by the cashier’s booth at the parking garage behind the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai when the attendant received a call that someone was unconscious on the roof. John told...
Mount Sinai Hosts Visit by Senior Health Official From Greece
A senior health official of the Greek government visited Mount Sinai on December 7 to learn more about how Mount Sinai responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York and about Mount Sinai’s cardiovascular programs in Queens, where there is a large Greek-American...