The Mount Sinai Heath System is undertaking a sweeping transformation of Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI), by investing more than $500 million to create the new Mount Sinai Downtown network, an expanded and unified network of state-of-the-art facilities stretching from the East River to the Hudson River below 34th Street.

In an effort to understand how this transformation will impact cancer services, Amanda Anderson, MSN, MPA, RN, CCRN, sat down with Jemilat Siju, MSN, RN, APN-BC, OCN, the Director of Nursing of oncology services for cancer services within the Mount Sinai Downtown network and Mount Sinai West. Read more

By Shannon Dennis, RN

A happy patient shares this Mount Sinai Nurse story:

“Our daughter Rose Carmella was born in April 2014 at Mount Sinai Hospital after 19 hours of labor. My husband and I were able to have the natural, drug-free birth that we wanted thanks to the wonderful nurses and doctors in labor and delivery. It was an amazing experience as first time parents. After the long labor I thought the hard part was done, but I was exhausted! I felt like I had been hit by a truck. Not having my husband stay with me at night to help was terrifying. Then came Shannon.

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By Lauren Brown, BSN, RN-C

As a nurse, there is a powerful feeling I am blessed to wake up with every day. I’ve always thought that at least for a short time, everyone should be able to do something they love. If they are lucky, they start each day excited. I am thankful to be able to look forward to 4:30 am the night before a work day; I cannot wait to see my patients. Though oftentimes a true challenge, it is at work that I am my best self. The days I spend at The Mount Sinai Hospital are my best days. Read more

By Leonid Gorelik, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

Dolphins for Nurses is an annual campaign that raises funds for nurses in need. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is one of several groups involved in fundraising efforts. Leonid Gorelik, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Magnet Coordinator at the hospital, helped spearhead the campaign for the third year in a row. Read more

By Clarice Sendino, RN; Erin Famarin, RN; and Aileen Tanafranca, MSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC

LUNG FORCE is national cause campaign led by the American Lung Association that brings awareness and funding to lung cancer in women. The 5 Linsky team, a Respiratory Unit at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, lends their support to bring awareness to the cause. Read more

In honor of Nurses Week, May 6-12, 2015, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai’s Diversity Council would like to recognize Sonja Tennaro, RN, EdD, NEA-BC, FACHE, Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations and Chief Nursing Officer, NYEE, for her long and distinguished career as a woman in healthcare leadership. Read more