Mount Sinai Recognizes Lab Team for their Work during the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 brought numerous challenges for the hundreds of employees working in and with our medical laboratories across Mount Sinai Health System. They continued to show agility and dedication in meeting the changing needs of our community as the pandemic progressed....
Living a Full Life With Hearing Loss
People with hearing loss have widely varying needs and challenges, and accommodations such as captioning, clear face masks, and general awareness can greatly improve quality of life. This was the message of Jonathan Taylor, PhD, President of the New York City Chapter...
Supporting People With Developmental Disabilities in the Workplace
Providing people with developmental disabilities job and internship opportunities benefits all concerned—by allowing the employees to maximize their independence while also enhancing disability inclusiveness and diversity of thought in the workplace. This was the...
A Vaccine Pod Dedicated to Mental Health Patients
Earlier this year, the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) launched a program to bring vaccine doses to mental health patients, as many have trouble navigating the internet or don’t have smartphones and need help facilitating appointments. The OMH program was...
Enduring Racial Slurs and an Assault, Medical Student Oranicha Jumreornvong Speaks Out Against Asian Hate
The rise in Asian hate crimes—including an assault she experienced herself—has transformed third-year medical student Oranicha Jumreornvong into an outspoken advocate for the rights of Asians in the United States. In March, Ms. Jumreornvong helped organize an...
Mount Sinai Radiation Oncology Leaders Elected to Form Radiation Therapy Association of New York State
Maria Dimopoulos, MBA, RT(T), Radiation Therapy Program Director, and Samantha Skubish, MS, RT(R)(T), Chief Technical Director for Radiation Oncology at Mount Sinai, have been elected to the inaugural positions of President and President-Elect for the Radiation...
Prevalence and the Understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder Are on the Rise
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is increasing in prevalence, but so are options for evaluation and therapies, said Paige Siper, PhD, Chief Psychologist for the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, and Michelle Gorenstein, PsyD, Director of Outreach for the...
A Photographer Provides a Unique Look Inside Mount Sinai Brooklyn During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Last fall, an accomplished freelance photographer working for The New York Times was given access inside Mount Sinai Brooklyn to document the care being provided to COVID-19 patients. One of the images recently appeared in a lengthy photo essay titled “A City...
Mount Sinai Employees Reflect as a Community One Year into the Pandemic
On Thursday, March 11, 2021, Mount Sinai Health System employees marked one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic with a day of reflection. Across Mount Sinai, at 10:30 am, 4:30 pm, and 11:30 pm, employees paused to reflect on...