Awareness for Gynecologic Cancers
To commemorate Gynecologic Cancers Awareness Month, the departments of Nursing and Social Work Services hosted a wellness-centered health fair in Guggenheim Pavilion on Thursday, September 28. “One of the best things a woman can do with her cancer diagnosis is to take...
Even Some CATS Get the Flu Shot
The Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts—a medical facility jointly established by Mount Sinai Doctors and The Actors Fund—increased awareness of the importance of the flu vaccine with the help of two feline friends from the Broadway show CATS. On...
Al Leiter Makes a Pitch for Flu Vaccination
The former All-Star and World Series-winning pitcher Al Leiter, who played for several teams including the New York Yankees and New York Mets, drew a large crowd at Guggenheim Pavilion on Wednesday, October 11, when he came to Mount Sinai for his annual flu...
Women’s Cancer Program Is an Oasis of Expert Care
Patients with gynecologic and breast cancers are finding advanced care and a peaceful oasis at the Women’s Cancer Program at Mount Sinai Chelsea, a clinical practice—located in the iconic Google building on 15th Street between 8th and 9th avenues—that was years in the...
White Coat Ceremony Starts a Journey for Students
In a symbolic celebration that marked the beginning of their medical education, 140 first-year students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai gathered on Monday, September 18, for the 20th Annual White Coat Ceremony. Family and friends cheered the Class of...
Nurses Salute Physician Colleagues for Excellence
Before a celebratory audience of faculty and staff, and family and friends, nine physicians at The Mount Sinai Hospital were honored by nurse colleagues and Nursing leadership with the 30th Annual Physician of the Year Award. The ceremony, held Tuesday, September 26,...
Mount Sinai Medical Volunteers Halfway Through Puerto Rico Mission
In often steamy conditions amid heavy rains, 10 medical volunteers from the Mount Sinai Health System are attending to almost 200 patients a day in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Halfway through their two-week mission to the island still recovering from Hurricane Maria, the...
A Health Care Transformation South of 34th Street
Several doors down from the Union Square subway station sits one of the Mount Sinai Health System’s hidden gems—a 350,000-square foot, full-service ambulatory center that includes physician offices for more than 30 clinical care specialties—and a new Urgent Care...
Mount Sinai Medical Volunteers Respond to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
Three physicians and seven nurses from the Mount Sinai Health System flew to Puerto Rico on Thursday, October 12, to begin a two-week mission to the island, which is still in dire need more than three weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated hospitals and other...