Stories of Strength: Responding to COVID-19
Physician Assistants Earn Praise for Supporting the Front Lines
Mount Sinai’s physician assistants were the first team redeployed to support the front lines when COVID-19 hit. Our PAs were quick to say “yes,” leaving their home departments to help staff surge tents and emergency departments around the Health System.We...
Resilient and Graceful, a Small Team Makes a Big Difference
I would like to recognize the Transitions of Care team at The Mount Sinai Hospital for their extraordinary efforts during this time. Transitions of Care is a small group of nurses charged with a big task: calling patients post-discharge to assist them with...
A Smiling “Hero” Keeps the Team Going
Rachel Pappalardo, RN, is one of our heroes at Mount Sinai, and has been for years. She is the heart of our lung cancer program and has supported our program and most important, our patients, for years now. Through the COVID-19 crisis, Rachel...
Ophthalmology Residents Rise to the COVID-19 Challenge
Hours after Douglas Fredrick, MD, Deputy Chair of Education of Mount Sinai Ophthalmology, asked residents to volunteer to be redeployed, six out of twelve residents raised their hands. Two of them were deployed to the Elmhurst Hospital Emergency...
From One Nurse to Another, Thanks for Taking Care of My Mom
Dularie Nandlal, RN, is an asset to the Mount Sinai family. She took care of my mom while she was in the hospital during the coronavirus pandemic and was so diligent in her care. She embodies all the qualities of a nurse to which we should all...
Staying Late to Teach and Learn a New Patient-Care Skill
The Center for Advanced Medical Simulation at Mount Sinai West (CAMS) is conducting two-hour sessions to prepare 136 RNs to take care of COVID-19 patients who are on mechanical ventilators after being transferred from intensive care. To observe social...
Recognizing Our Colleagues
Recognizing Our Colleagues: Giovan Sofia, Mount Sinai Queens Infusion Center
Giovan Sofia is a maintenance mechanic at Mount Sinai Queens. Gio’s help prior to and during our move to the new Mount Sinai Queens Infusion Center was greatly appreciated. He went above and beyond to ensure that TVs were installed, patient signage was hung, and there...
Recognizing Our Colleagues: Chantel Diaz, 42nd Street Office
"Needing to pick up a computer monitor for remote work, I went to my desk on the second floor at 150 East 42nd Street and discovered, after a few unsuccessful tries, that help would be needed to safely disconnect the monitor on my desk to bring home. In a corner of...