Stories of Strength: Responding to COVID-19
Music Inspires Hope and Resilience, Even Remotely
Social distancing has not separated the hearts and voices of stroke survivors and caregivers at Mount Sinai-Union Square. Without missing a beat when onsite groups were suspended, The Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine (LACMM) swiftly moved...
A Doctor Combines Clinical Attention and Compassion
When COVID broke out, I was left in limbo—wanting to help, but not yet having the clinical skills to do so. As a scholarly year student, I joined the Precision Recovery hotline, which was a partnership between the two departments I worked with during the...
His Life Is Forever Changed After He Helps Save Two
Craig Feinman, DPT, ACLS, is a cardiac physical therapy master clinician who works with Mount Sinai Heart. He says his life was forever changed recently as he answered the call to save a life—actually two lives. Craig was in the hallway on 7C at The Mount...
Special Deliveries of Appreciation to the Front Line
The staff of Cytology Operations collected approximately $400 to create 210 individual snack packages for various departments across The Mount Sinai Hospital, including the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Units, Operating Rooms, Environmental...
‘Proning’ Team Helps Critical Care Patients Breathe Easier
The Center for Advanced Medical Simulation (CAMS) at Mount Sinai West has been training redeployed clinical staff (who have volunteered to help care for patients on the critical care units) on prone ventilation positioning for COVID-19 patients.Proning...
An iPad Starts a Patient’s Sentimental Journey
An elderly man was admitted with COVID-19. He was very sleepy and did not open his eyes or respond on physical exam.His family requested that we arrange a Zoom conversation, and I advised them that I wasn't sure he would be able to participate due to his...
Recognizing Our Colleagues
Recognizing Our Colleagues: Latrell Griffin at Mount Sinai Queens
"Latrell Griffin, Security Officer, was called over as one of our staff had been locked out of their office. The door is never closed, and someone accidently closed it. He came over to unlock the door and when asked, received permission to make us a set of keys....
Recognizing Our Colleagues: Geriatric Unit at Mount Sinai Morningside
"Mount Sinai Morningside is proud to celebrate heroic staff members assigned to our 9W Geriatric Unit: Lynelle Laboy, RN; Terrence Mitchell, Transporter; Rahmo Omar Ahmed, Patient Care Associate; Jessica Chun; and Roozbeh Rajaei, RN, Nurse Manager. Around lunch time...