A “Priceless” Bond Formed in Chelsea
“The value of receiving care from a warm, understanding medical provider is priceless,” says oncology patient Nena Rudy. Recently, the bond between patient and medical provider was reinforced when Nena presented Kesha Bright, RN, an oncology...
Fall Photo Challenge!
Take a fall-inspired photo to enter our Instagram photo challenge! The best photo submitted by a MSBI employee wins a Mount Sinai Hoodie. Tag us @mountsinai_bethisrael and #fallatmsbi! You must submit by November 9! If your account is private, please e-mail to...
Policies can be Fun by Dr. Jeremy Boal
Last Friday, Union Square hosted its second Policy Fair. Don’t let the name scare you—this Olympics-themed event was all action and healthy competition! The “Basketball” station told participants to “Slam Dunk on the competition by identifying what’s wrong...
Developing Relationships with Patients who are Deaf by Dr. Jeremy Boal
Our sign language interpreters provide a great service to our patients who are Deaf and hard of hearing. Our team of eight nationally-certified American Sign Language interpreters specializes in medical interpreting. They provide services to both...
Excellence in Patient Connection by Dr. Jeremy Boal
Our patient representatives are a remarkably thoughtful, skilled, and compassionate group. While each of us plays a critical role in attending to our community, it is often these representatives who are called to duty in the midst of many of our most challenging...
Let’s Bowl by Dr. Jeremy Boal
Did you know that MSBI had an employee bowling league in the spring? Our eight-team league included food services, environmental services, nursing systems, transport services, behavioral health, professional billing, radiology, and engineering....
Teamwork in Stuy Square Admitting by Dr. Jeremy Boal
This week I’d like to feature our admitting team for our addiction programs which include inpatient rehab and detox, and outpatient rehab and clinics. The program was integrated in 1985 and has been known as Stuyvesant Square Chemical...
Getting to Know You Better by Dr. Jeremy Boal
Over the past few months, we’ve made it a point to round daily so that we have a better sense of what is working and also what we can better for you and for our patients. During this time, I’ve learned so much about our employees professionally and...
Improving Security at our Petrie Campus by Dr. Jeremy Boal
We’ve kicked off our visitor badging system in the Bernstein lobby and the Emergency Department ramps. Months of planning went into finding the right way to screen our patients and visitors in a respectful way that keeps access to our facility...
Crain’s Notable Women Features Two MSBI Doctors by Dr. Jeremy Boal
On August 6, Crain’s New York released the 2018 Notable Women in Healthcare and featured two of our fearless Downtown leaders along with many other Mount Sinai leaders. Crain’s does not know the extent of their brilliance, but their colleagues do. “Barbara...
Dr. Melissa Freeman, Serving Patients for More Than 56 Years
Melissa Freeman, MD, is a physician at our Gouverneur Street Opioid Treatment Program Clinic, where she has been serving for more than 56 years. She was part of the pioneering team that expanded methadone treatment across the city in the 1970s. On Good...
Remembering a Beth Israel Legend by Dr. Jeremy Boal
Last week, Robert Newman, MD, MPH, a Beth Israel giant, passed away. He worked here for more than 25 years and served as President of Beth Israel from 1978-1997 and then President of Continuum Health Partners from 1997-2000. I have been overwhelmed by how...
Phillips School of Nursing Earns National League of Nursing Award
The Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel has earned the National League of Nursing’s prestigious designation as a “Center of Excellence in Nursing Education™ for the years 2018-2022. This is the School’s second consecutive designation as...
Melinda Lantz, MD, Assumes Leadership Role
Members of the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) have elected Mount Sinai Beth Israel physician Melinda Lantz, MD, to become the organization’s President. Dr. Lantz, Vice Chair, Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry, and Associate Professor of...
Concern for Patients at Water Street
Patient Accounts Supervisor Jessica Deleon moved quickly. She wanted to help a Mount Sinai Health System patient get all of her paperwork in order so she could proceed with a cardiovascular procedure the next day. There were a couple of challenges, however. The...