Pediatrician Honored as a “Literacy Champion”
Leora Mogilner, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, recently received a Literacy Champion award from Reach Out and Read of Greater New York, part of a national nonprofit group that gives young children a foundation for...
Watercolor Workshop Promotes Calm and Creativity
While many were rushing away from work on two recent afternoons, about two dozen Mount Sinai staff members took a peaceful detour—to after-work watercolor workshops at the Icahn Medical Institute. The classes were sponsored by Mount Sinai Calm,...
Restoring Stained Glass at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s
The historic stained-glass windows of Muhlenberg Chapel at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s are being restored, thanks to a fund-raising effort led by Norma M.T. Braun, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The...
“Celebration and Joy” on National Cancer Survivors Day
About 200 cancer survivors, their families and friends, and Mount Sinai faculty and staff recently a ended the 21st annual luncheon celebrating National Cancer Survivors Day®. At the event, held in the atrium of Mount Sinai Union Square, Shawn S. Smith,...
Epic Team Wins Honor Roll Distinction
The Mount Sinai Health System was recognized recently for its achievements with Epic, the electronic health record system, receiving an Honor Roll distinction, at the Cum Laude level, through the Epic Honor Roll Good Maintenance Grant Program. This is a...
Courtside at the 2018 US Open
Top orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine physicians, and musculoskeletal radiologists were courtside to help diagnose and provide rapid professional care to athletes in need of medical attention at the 2018 US Open Tennis Championships. It was...
Summertime Luau at The Mount Sinai Hospital
The Plaza Café at The Mount Sinai Hospital was transformed into a colorful luau on Tuesday, July 24, courtesy of Food Services. As Hawaiian music played, employees snapped pictures at a photo booth and dined on chicken and shrimp kabobs, coconut chicken, chocolate...
Stars of Hope Commemorate 9/11 Anniversary
For three days in August, faculty and staff at the Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health invited patients and visitors to create stars of hope—wooden stars with messages of support and encouragement—to adorn their walls and li the spirits of the people who are...
In Support of Individuals With Disability
Dozens of Mount Sinai Health System employees, patients, and volunteers participated in the fourth annual Disability Pride Parade NYC on Sunday, July 15. Wearing cobalt blue and magenta capes emblazoned with the word “superhero,” the group carried a Mount Sinai...