A Transformation for Mount Sinai West
As the Mount Sinai Health System evolves to meet New Yorkers’ changing health care needs, Mount Sinai West is completing Phase One of a three-year plan that will vastly expand its surgical capabilities. The initiative, which began in November 2016, will enable an...
New Book Celebrates Cancer Patients’ Poetry and Prose
There was a standing-room-only crowd at the recent launching of a new book, The Write Treatment Anthology, at Mount Sinai Downtown-Union Square. But it was not just any literary crowd. These were cancer patients and survivors, along with family members, friends, and...
Showing Appreciation to Staff
Food, fun, and appreciation were on the menu Wednesday, June 14, at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai as senior management—wearing chef’s hats and festive fake moustaches—served lunch in the facility’s cafeteria to 300 employees to thank them for their...
A Home Run for Neurosurgery Research and Education
Faculty, fellows, and residents from the Mount Sinai Health System’s Department of Neurosurgery recently participated in the 14th Annual Neurosurgery Charity Softball Tournament. The event, held Saturday, June 3, in Central Park, helps support the Neurosurgery...
Fifth Annual Brain Fair Makes Science Fun for New York City Students
“Today is about making science accessible, not scary or intimidating,” said Alyson Davis, LMSW, of the Fifth Annual Brain Awareness Fair. In early May, the event drew hundreds to the Guggenheim Pavilion. Among the attendees were 500 local elementary, middle, and high...
Mount Sinai Ranks No. 1 in Diversity Management and Best Practices Among U.S. Health Care Institutions
DiversityInc, the nation’s leading publication in advancing excellence in diversity management, has ranked the Mount Sinai Health System No. 1 in the United States in its 2017 “Top 12 Hospitals and Health Systems” list. Mount Sinai improved its national ranking from...
Kravis Children’s Hospital Among Top in Nation
Kravis Children’s Hospital at Mount Sinai has again been ranked among the nation’s top children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report in its “Best Children’s Hospitals” guidebook for 2017-2018. Mount Sinai ranked in six of ten specialties and achieved top 25...
Archives Provide a Glimpse Into Mount Sinai’s History
The Mount Sinai Health System’s archives, housed in a simple suite of offices on the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai campus, belies the rich trove of historical documents belonging to seven storied hospitals that are preserved inside. Filed in these archives...
Graduation Day for New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Faculty, parents, and friends celebrated the accomplishments of 22 residents and fellows in Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the 2017 Commencement of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. James C. Tsai, MD, MBA,...