Celebrating Lab Week 2018
Lab Week is April 22-April 28. Medical laboratory professionals are vital healthcare detectives at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. They uncover and provide information that assists physicians in patient diagnosis and treatment. They have extensive skill in using biomedical...
April is Occupational Therapy Month
April is Occupational Therapy Month. Mount Sinai Beth Israel has occupational therapists that provide excellent care in bringing patients back to functionality in their lives during or after their illness. Our patients benefit from their kindness, patience, and...
Excellence in Patient Care
Mount Sinai Beth Israel recently honored eight employees with 2018 Heart Awards for keeping patients safe, providing the best patient experience, and making the hospital a place of choice for patients, doctors, and employees. The annual award honors physicians and...
Teamwork at Chelsea by Dr. Jeremy Boal
I am incredibly impressed with the teamwork at Chelsea. Recently I heard a wonderful example of how everyone works together there to welcome and care for our patients – every step of the way. During a recent snow storm, there was an older patient who came to Chelsea...
Service and Courage in Puerto Rico by Dr. Jeremy Boal
Yesterday, we got to hear from many of our employees who visited Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Our Chief Nursing Officer Christine Mahoney, nurse manager Colleen Fischer, and ICU registered nurse Diego Giraldo all served in Fajardo, Puerto Rico on...
Connected and Compassionate Care for Patients with Conditions of the Head and Neck by Dr. Jeremy Boal
Our Otolaryngology and Head and Neck team at Union Square provides extraordinary care. Many of the patients who seek out care with this team have travelled from far and wide. The staff does a great job working across many departments to ensure the patients can get...
National Doctors’ Day by Dr. Jeremy Boal
March 30 is National Doctors’ Day. This date was designated a national holiday in the United States in 1990. In that spirit, I would like to offer a few thoughts on our MSBI physician community. Over two thousand doctors are part of our MSBI family. They represent...
Social Work Month by Dr. Jeremy Boal
March is Social Work Month, and our social workers are some of the hardest working people I know. MSBI has over 80 social workers that form a tight-knit system throughout our inpatient units, ambulatory practices, opioid treatment programs, cancer centers, and other...
Your Voice Counts by Dr. Jeremy Boal
It was wonderful that so many of you showed up to our appreciation events at the start of the month. These events were held at many of our MSBI locations to show appreciation for your participation in the patient experience survey back in December. The survey was the...
We are at your Service by Dr. Jeremy Boal
By Dr. Jeremy Boal, President of Mount Sinai Downtown I don’t have to tell you that working our way through the MSBI transformation is very complicated and dynamic. You are living it every day. We’ve learned that this much change, on top of an already demanding...
MSBI’s Furry Friends by Dr. Jeremy Boal
By Dr. Jeremy Boal, President of Mount Sinai Downtown I recently heard two stories about our patients and employees and their connections to animals. I hope they make you smile. Maya Genovesi, a social worker in the ED, recently went to great lengths to ensure the...
Top 100 and 2018 Growth by Dr. Jeremy Boal
By Dr. Jeremy Boal, President of Mount Sinai Downtown I am excited to announce that MSBI ranks in the top 100 hospitals nationally in patient safety for cancer care and hip fracture repair on the CareChex® website. We also scored very high in interventional coronary...
MSBI has Heart by Dr. Jeremy Boal
It has already been an exciting start to the year for our South of 34th Street network. Union Square opened two brand new suites last month. In one of these suites on the second floor is our Union Square cardiology team, now known as Mount Sinai Heart. The...
A Message from Dr. Jeremy Boal: 2017—What a year!
I cannot believe it’s already February. Time flies when your job is as rewarding as mine. I’ve had some time to reflect on what we’ve accomplished in 2017. I am so grateful to you all for your incredible dedication during a year of so much change. My thoughts are best...
9 Silver Dedication by Dr. Jeremy Boal
With 33 beds, our 9 Silver medicine unit is one of the largest in the hospital. The staff takes care of a wide range of patients. Many of our colleagues on this unit have been at MSBI for a long time. They all do an excellent job staying flexible and mindful in such a...
