Sinai Spotlight Celebrates “Daily Huddle” Honorees
Each morning, senior leaders throughout the Mount Sinai Health System report in on operational and safety matters in a conference call known as the “Daily Huddle.” A bright spot of the calls is a segment in which a leader shares the story of a faculty or...
‘Two of the Luckiest New Yorkers in the City’
In a press conference held on Thursday, October 17, New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Commissioner Daniel Nigro stood with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and shared the details of what he called “an extremely tragic coincidence.” Two emergency medical...
Celebrating the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center honored six individuals for their commitment to New York City’s young people at its 16th Annual Breakfast of Legends benefit at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Thursday, November 14. The Center provides free, comprehensive, and...
‘Wonderful World’ Gala Benefits Music Therapy
The 2019 “What a Wonderful World” gala, a benefit for the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine, was a festive evening of music, dance, and expressions of gratitude to four honorees for their support of music and music therapy. The recent event,...
Courage, Strength & Hope—and Plenty of Pink—for Breast Cancer Awareness
Amid pink balloons and desk decorations, and prominent pink banners that proclaimed “Courage, Strength & Hope,” Mount Sinai staff located at 160 Water Street also wore pink—and plenty of it—every Friday in October to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The...
Mount Sinai Hosts Disability Awareness Fairs
Two informational fairs about disability awareness drew Mount Sinai faculty, staff, and students, as well as patients and community members interested in learning about local organizations and resources dedicated to the care of people with disabilities. The events,...
Bringing Joy to Pediatric Patients
Representatives from the nonprofit Needlers Foundation, which raises funds to support underprivileged children in need of neurosurgery, brought joy to pediatric patients in December when they visited Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital with loads of donated toys....
Mount Sinai Physician Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for LGBTQ Health Equity
GLMA, a national organization committed to ensuring equity for LGBTQ patients and health professionals, presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Stephen E. Goldstone, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The group,...
Improving Health and Fitness, One Step at a Time
When Vanessa Rivera, Staff Accountant for New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, learned about the 2019 Reach Your Peak (RYP) 3.0 Walking Wellness Challenge earlier this year, she knew it would be the motivation she needed to commit to an exercise program. So...