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...
Walk4Hearing Raises Donations and Awareness
More than 30 participants from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) joined thousands of colleagues, friends, and fellow New Yorkers at the Hearing Loss Association for America (HLAA) Walk4Hearing, held on Sunday, September 24, in Riverside Park....
Cholesterol Fairs Foster Heart Health
“Keeping your cholesterol levels healthy is a great way to lower your chances of getting heart disease or having a stroke. But first, you have to know your numbers,” says Joan E. Joseph, MHA, BSN, RN, Nurse Manager of the Arrhythmia Institute at Mount Sinai St....