Stories of Strength: Responding to COVID-19
Mount Sinai Queens Nurses Share Memories With COVID-19 Patients’ Survivors
The nurses of Mount Sinai Queens are giving a precious gift to families of patients who succumbed to COVID-19 during the height of the pandemic—their memories of the patients’ last days. In one letter, carefully hand-written on lined paper, Amparo...
A Department Overflowing with Stories of Strength
There are so many heroes and so many stories to tell about the actions of the respiratory therapists at The Mount Sinai Hospital. We had therapists who contracted the virus in the early days of the crisis and as it progressed, but as soon as...
A ‘Source of Truth’ and Strength at the Helm
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, the front-line staff have been acknowledged for their hard work and dedication to patient care. I also wanted to take a moment to recognize one of the strongest leaders I have had the pleasure of working with during this time: Cardinale...
Physician Steps In and Makes Delivery to a Patient in Need
In preparation for the transformation of an inpatient rehabilitation unit into a COVID-19 unit, patients needed to be discharged early. Therefore we needed to manage post-discharge needs, such as medication delivery services. Kevin Frison, MD, Department of...
Despite Personal Challenges, A Dedicated and Calm Leader
I wanted to share the story of my colleague Natasha Fuentes, Senior Manager of Business Development, Mount Sinai South Nassau. Her story is one of perseverance and inspires us all. In November 2019, Natasha and her husband, Ramon, went to El Salvador so that he could...
Raising Funds to Help Keep Front-Line Staff Safe
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Pavan Lohia, Clinical Research Coordinator, Division of Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has helped provide vital personal protective equipment (PPE) to The Mount Sinai Hospital, EMS agencies, and other...
Recognizing Our Colleagues
Recognizing Our Colleagues: Ruth Kernizan, Mount Sinai Queens
Yvette Geier, RN, who works on 3 East at Mount Sinai Queens recently nominated Ruth Kernizan, Nursing Assistant, 3 West, for a STAR award. “Ruth is very attentive with her patients. She takes vital signs on time and is very diligent. She will make sure the room and...
Recognizing Our Colleagues: Kym Griebel at the Mount Sinai Network Patient Support Center
"Kym Griebel has been with Mount Sinai for close to 15 years and has been with the Mount Sinai Network Patient Support Center in Huntington, Long Island, for three of them. She is exceptional when it comes to our patients, always remaining calm and positive, and she...