Stories of Strength: Responding to COVID-19
A Special Thanks to These New Members of the Mount Sinai Family
The COVID-19 pandemic has made a significant impact on everyone involved, and many of us have been through devastating events over the past several months. However, there have been positive moments we will not forget, as well. We have seen...
A Humble and Compassionate Pillar of Strength
Leading the Mount Sinai Health System’s initial COVID-19 emergency management response, Marc Napp, MD, Senior VP for Medical Affairs and Deputy Chief Medical Officer, went on to also oversee the system-wide management of our deployment medical staff and advanced...
A Tribute to PACU Nurses at Mount Sinai Queens
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit us, the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) at Mount Sinai Queens, which usually consists of 14 beds, was converted into a COVID-19 ICU unit. The nurses on the team transitioned overnight as we began to care for critically ill COVID-19...
A Doctor Does His Duty in a Time of Loss
Vladimir Volokh, DO, a full-time physician at Mount Sinai Doctors-Urgent Care and a lieutenant commander in the US Navy, volunteered on short notice for active-duty training to support the Navy's COVID-19 response.On March 21, he was urgently mobilized to...
Homemade Masks Brighten the Days of Co-Workers and the Community
Victoria Speziale, Grants Specialist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, her mother, and sister have been sewing masks for the last several weeks. So far they have made more than 700. Her aunt owns a florist shop on Long Island and,...
A Diverse Team Has One Goal–to Provide Safe and Compassionate Care
Janine Pizzimenti, MSN, RN, was redeployed from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary at Mount Sinai to Mount Sinai Beth Israel for one month beginning April 10. Her role was nursing liaison for the disaster relief groups Samaritans Purse and AMI...
Recognizing Our Colleagues
Recognizing Our Colleagues: Donjeta Tominaj, Mount Sinai West
“Donjeta Tominaj has worked at the Mount Sinai Health System since 2015. Since then, she has taken on multiple roles and currently works as a manager in our Admitting Department at Mount Sinai West. She is a great team player and was very instrumental at helping...
Recognizing Our Colleagues: Basil Brooks and Joseph Frimpong, Mount Sinai Morningside
"I just wanted to give a shout out for the two charming men who are assigned to our area at Mount Sinai Morningside for housekeeping—Basil Brooks and Joseph Frimpong. What a difference it has been around here at ACC/Clark 10. Basil and Joseph go above and beyond to...
