Keeping Healthy in Palm Beach, Florida
The Mount Sinai Health System teamed up with the Mirasol Foundation in Palm Beach County, Florida, to host the Gate-to-Gate Walk and Run, an energetic heart-healthy event held on Sunday, February 17. Mount Sinai serves this community with four practices...
A Lesson in Heart-Healthy Eating
Dozens of interested individuals stopped by a healthy-cooking demonstration in the Plaza Café on Thursday, February 28, during Heart Health Month. Jane Maksoud, RN, MPA, Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Vice President, Human Resources,...
Mount Sinai Innovation Showcase Nurtures Health Care Solutions
Teams of young innovators recently presented ideas on how to benefit patients to a panel of experts at the Mount Sinai Innovation Showcase. The event, hosted by Mount Sinai Innovation Partners (MSIP) with support from the SinaInnovations...
Opening of the New Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Mount Sinai West
After a 14-month renovation project, Mount Sinai West celebrated the opening of its vastly expanded neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday, February 6. The NICU—which now occupies 14,000-square-feet of space, a...
Pageantry for Charity At Drag Race Event
More than 200 people enjoyed an evening of pageantry at The Mount Sinai Charity Drag Race, an event inspired by the reality television competition RuPaul’s Drag Race, in Goldwrum Auditorium on Thursday, January 31. Organized by two Icahn School...
Celebrating Lunar New Year
Staff at Mount Sinai Downtown-Union Square, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, and the Corporate Services Center rang in the Lunar New Year at events held in February. Based on the Chinese lunar calendar, the holiday began on Tuesday, February 5, and...
Mount Sinai Ranked as Top Employer for Diversity
Forbes has ranked the Mount Sinai Health System No. 1 nationally among health systems and hospitals, and No. 19 overall, on its 2019 list of “The Best Employers for Diversity.” The rankings included 500 U.S. organizations in major...
Going Red For Women’s Health
Heart health fairs were held throughout the Mount Sinai Health System in honor of Go Red for Women Day® on Friday, February 1.The fairs, which attracted more than 1,000 participants, provided free screenings for blood pressure, total cholesterol,...
Hackathon Encourages Innovation
More than 200 people recently attended the inaugural NYC Grand Hack at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.The participants came from many institutions, in fields ranging from medicine to programming.At the event, they tackled medical issues in...