Educating Patients About High Blood Pressure and Stroke
During National High Blood Pressure Education Month and American Stroke Month in May, Mount Sinai Heart, the Cerebrovascular Center, and the Department of Neurology sponsored an awareness event in the Guggenheim Pavilion. Attendees had their blood pressure screened,...
The Dubin Breast Center Opens New Pre-Operative Unit
Leaders of The Mount Sinai Hospital held a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, April 5, to celebrate the newly redesigned Dubin Pre-Operative Unit, an inviting area on the seventh floor of the Guggenheim Pavilion with five private rooms where patients can prepare for surgery...
Fifteen Honored During Nurses Week Celebration
“We celebrate the heart of Mount Sinai, the Department of Nursing,” said David L. Reich, MD, President of The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Queens, at the 36th Annual Excellence in Nursing Practice Awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 9. The event, held in Stern...
Partnership to Provide Legal Help to Patients in Need
The Mount Sinai Health System recently launched the Mount Sinai Medical-Legal Partnership, a nonprofit organization created to help address the needs of patients living in poverty. “While we provide extraordinary health care, sometimes legal services are necessary,...
Mount Sinai Celebrates at the 32nd Crystal Party
More than 1,100 leaders, staff, supporters, and friends of the Mount Sinai Health System celebrated a year of significant progress and accomplishments on Thursday, May 4, at the 32nd annual Crystal Party, Mount Sinai’s major social event of the season. The...
Celebrating DNA Day
With cake pops appropriately arranged in the shape of a double helix, DNA Day was recently celebrated at the Guggenheim Pavilion. The event, on Wednesday, April 26, was organized by the BioMe™ BioBank team of The Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine...
Two Top Honors for Mount Sinai Hand Surgeon
Charles P. Melone Jr., MD, a renowned hand surgeon who has treated a wide spectrum of patients—from star players for the New York Yankees and New York Knicks to earthquake victims in Haiti—has received two prestigious honors. Dr. Melone, Director of the Hand Surgery...
Winning Views of Mount Sinai Doctors
Mount Sinai Doctors harnessed the photography skills of everyday citizens with a citywide contest. Held over four months ending in April, the contest aimed to highlight the growing presence of Mount Sinai Doctors throughout New York City. Participants entered by...
Calls for Courage and Caring at Commencement 2017
A former U.S. surgeon general, the chief executive officer of an innovative health care system, a leader in public health, and pioneers in chromatin biology and genome editing were honored at the 48th annual Commencement of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,...