Around the Health System
Mount Sinai Queens Community Health Fair Draws 900 Attendees Mount Sinai Queens and the United Community Civic Association co-hosted a daylong neighborhood health fair at Kaufman Astoria Studios on Saturday, June 6, attracting some 900 attendees. Mount Sinai Queens...
A Celebration of Mount Sinai’s Dedicated Volunteers
The contributions of the more than 1,100 volunteers who serve The Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai were celebrated at a recent breakfast during National Volunteer Week. Also honored at the event—and receiving special attention and...
Kravis Children’s Hospital Achieves Major Gains in National Rankings
Kravis Children’s Hospital at Mount Sinai is again ranked among the nation’s top pediatric centers in seven of the ten specialties measured by U.S. News & World Report in its 2015-16 “Best Children’s Hospitals” guidebook. Notably, for the first time, Kravis...
Exploring Diverse Microbes Among Remote Amerindians
A population of Amerindian hunter-gatherers, who until recently had lived in isolation in the remote Venezuelan Amazon, is yielding a trove of information for scientists at Mount Sinai who are studying their microbiome and finding the most diverse levels of bacteria...
East Side Endoscopy Helps the Underserved
East Side Endoscopy, LLC, an affiliate of Mount Sinai Beth Israel, provided 253 free colonoscopies to underserved patients in New York City last year, through its special charity program that was established in 2012 in partnership with the American Cancer Society and...
Hundreds Get Free Blood Pressure Check
Several hundred people received free blood pressure screenings at different locations throughout the Mount Sinai Health System in May, during National High Blood Pressure Education Month. Regular screenings are an important step in helping to control high blood...
LASIK Center Opens
The Laser Vision Correction Center at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai—the first refractive surgery center within the Mount Sinai Health System—recently celebrated its opening. Located at 230 Second Avenue, the new facility offers photorefractive...
A Social Media Guideline For Physicians: Should Joining Twitter Be a Professional Priority?
There are thousands of physicians, medical students and other health care professionals on Twitter, but many individuals are afraid to join Twitter because of the unknowns and potential pitfalls. Here are 5 reasons medical professionals are apprehensive about...
Mount Sinai Embraces a New Era in Digital Health Care
A new telehealth initiative run by the Mount Sinai Health System allows patients and their primary care physicians to hold “virtual” appointments or videoconferences for nonurgent follow-up visits. Designed to improve care and enhance convenience, the program can be...