Mount Sinai Health System nurses were recognized for extraordinary achievements in three of six categories in the 2014 “Tribute to Nurses” awards announced in a special advertising section in The New York Times Magazine on Sunday, December 7.
The Mount Sinai Hospital’s Medical Intensive Care Unit received the “Team Award” for its immediate and unified response last summer in treating New York City’s first patient to present with Ebola-like symptoms. Ultimately, an Ebola infection was ruled out. “I am proud that the nurses never stepped back,” says Amy Albano, MBA, BSN, RN, Senior Director of Nursing Operations, Finance, and Quality at The Mount Sinai Hospital. “It was a very supportive environment.”
Mount Sinai Beth Israel’s Robert (Robbie) Freeman, MSN, RN-BC, was the “Technological Innovations” winner. Mr. Freeman has developed an app aimed at helping nurses and nursing students stay current with the latest research and trends, among other applications, as well as a second app to help improve patient safety and communication during a shift change. “If you improve communication, you can improve patient care,” says Mr. Freeman.
Janet Mackin, EdD, RN, former Dean of the Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing, was named the “Leadership” winner for her 14 years of service educating future nurses at the School of Nursing. Among her accomplishments: she established more flexible school hours to help those working full-time and led the school’s successful initiative to become a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence in Nursing Education.