‘Drag Race’ Supports LGBTQ Youth
Delivering a good time for a good cause, the Second Annual Mount Sinai Charity Drag Race was held in Stern Auditorium on Thursday, February 6. More than 400 people attended the event, which was inspired by the reality television competition RuPaul’s Drag Race and...
Mental Health Aid in Hard-Hit Puerto Rico
Two Mount Sinai mental health professionals traveled to Puerto Rico in February to aid residents recovering from recent disasters—Hurricane Dorian in August 2019 and a 6.4 earthquake in January 2020. Thousands of displaced people are living in government camps, as...
Mount Sinai Collaborates With Hospital System in Finland
Mount Sinai International (MSI) has entered into a collaborative relationship with the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) in Helsinki, Finland. A 12-person team from Mount Sinai recently performed a week-long assessment of HUS facilities. The initial...
Mount Sinai Hosts Visit by U.S. Surgeon General
The Mount Sinai Hospital in February hosted a lecture by U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH, who called upon the hospital’s medical community to embrace their role as “health advocates” while helping to guide the public in critical areas such as smoking...
Go Red for Women Celebrates Heart Health
Eat healthy, get plenty of exercise, manage stress, and know your numbers. This was some of the crucial advice dispensed at health fairs held throughout the Mount Sinai Health System in honor of Go Red for Women Day® on Friday, February 7. The fairs,...
Physician Honored for Care of LGBTQ Youth
The Treatment Action Group, a nonprofit organization that advocates for research and treatment of HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis C, recently honored John B. Steever, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine), Icahn School of...
Project Provides Winter Warmth for the Homeless
A homemade touch is being added to a donations drive as staff members at Mount Sinai’s Corporate Services Center take time after work to knit and crochet hats and scarves for the homeless. Their effort is part of “Care for the Homeless,” a...
Thirty-five Years of Community Service
The Mount Sinai Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Program (SAVI) celebrated 35 years of service to the community at its annual benefit cocktail party in November 2019, which drew more than 200 guests and raised roughly $177,000. SAVI is...
Amid Transformation, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Is Renamed Mount Sinai Morningside
Mount Sinai St. Luke’s will now operate under the name Mount Sinai Morningside, reaffirming its commitment as the primary provider of health care in West Harlem, including Morningside Heights, and its integral role in the Mount Sinai Health System. The...