Our ED Registrars by Dr. Jeremy Boal
This week I would like to feature our Emergency Department registrars. They have such an important role in helping us gather patient information while helping patients move through emergency care. They help bring order to a sometimes chaotic and always...
Phillips School of Nursing Celebrates Commencement
The Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel celebrated 87 new graduates at its 115th Commencement on Thursday, May 16. During the ceremony, which was held at Stern Auditorium, three types of degrees were conferred: 41 Associate in Applied...
Welcome BIRT, our new Surgical Robot by Dr. Jeremy Boal
I’d like to welcome the newest member of our surgical team at Petrie: our new Da Vinci robot, “BIRT,” which stands for Beth Israel Robotic Technology.We have a history of leading the way in robotic technology. In 2000, Hani Shennib, MD performed the first...
Celebrating Your Legacy by Dr. Jeremy Boal
The Service Awards celebration is one of my favorite days each year. Today, we celebrated employees who had a 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, or 45 year anniversary in 2018. This includes more than 200 employees who have a combined 5695 years of service. What makes...
The Faces of MSBI: More Photos from our Service Awards
Today we celebrate the many employees who recently completed their 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 45 year anniversaries with Mount Sinai Beth Israel. Click below to see photos from our photo booth.
MSBI Graduates the First-Ever Class of Clinical Pastoral Education for Leaders
On June 12, 2019, we celebrated graduates of the first-ever Mount Sinai Beth Israel Clinical Pastoral Education for Leaders program. Over the past eight months, six leaders throughout the Mount Sinai Beth Israel network met for several hours each week to connect and...
When it Rains by Dr. Jeremy Boal
At the hospital, we’ve had an exciting few weeks. Every building on our Petrie campus is aging and this frequently presents us with many challenges. I saw incredible teamwork during and after the recent flood in our Silver building.The care of our...
Our Friends in Food Services by Dr. Jeremy Boal
I recently heard about two of our many stellar food service employees going above and beyond. Fernando Morales has been working in food services at MSBI and serving our behavioral health units in Bernstein for more than 30 years. He takes the...
Seamless Pediatric Emergency Care Impresses a Mount Sinai Mom
Jenna Seecharran, a program coordinator for the Thoracic Surgery Department at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, did not hesitate when her 6-year-old son, Andrew, complained of pain in his finger and she noticed redness spreading up his arm; she...
MSBI Pediatric Emergency Physician Weighs in on Opioid Treatments for Teens
Czer Anthoney Lim, MD, is the director of pediatric emergency medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and associate professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics for the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He recently spoke about the...
What Can You Do Today? by Dr. Jeremy Boal
What can you do today to make MSBI a better place to work and to receive care?By now, more than 1000 employees in the MSBI/Downtown network have attended a four-hour session called the Mount Sinai Health System Experience where we discuss this very topic....
Saving Lives with FDNY by Dr. Jeremy Boal
In April, MSBI made NYC stroke history with our colleagues at FDNY. Earlier this year, the Regional Emergency Medical Services Council partnered with New York City Fire Department (FDNY) and the American Heart Association to create a new system of care for...
Urology Department Renovates Union Square Location
Faculty and staff of the Mount Sinai Health System’s Department of Urology recently celebrated the completion of a more than $3 million renovation project at Mount Sinai-Union Square. Upgrades to the 6,500-square-foot practice are being done in...
Nurses Matter by Dr. Jeremy Boal
We spent this whole week celebrating our dedicated, highly skilled, and profoundly compassionate nurses that serve our entire Mount Sinai Beth Israel community.As a part of this celebration, we attended the Beatrice Renfield Circle of Excellence Nursing...
Honoring Nursing Excellence at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
On Wednesday, May 8, Mount Sinai Beth Israel employees gathered to recognize nurses who show extraordinary dedication to their practice and to the Mount Sinai community. The Beatrice Renfield Circle of Excellence Awards are held each year in honor of...