Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Cardiology, Inside, Your Health
Patient Rosalene Dennis, center, learns about the medications she will need post-discharge from Lisa Martin, RN. The medications were delivered to her bedside through a new partnership with CVS Health. At left is Judith Maria, the CVS Concierge assigned to the program.
More than 300 patients at The Mount Sinai Hospital have participated in a new partnership with CVS Health that allows them to receive the delivery of their medications to the bedside prior to discharge. The service, launched earlier this year as a pilot program, is currently available in 15 units and will be rolled out to 28 units by mid-July. “We are very excited about this innovative collaboration,” says David L. Reich, MD, President and Chief Operating Officer, The Mount Sinai Hospital. “This service is not only a convenience for our patients, but also enhances the ability of our staff to communicate more effectively about post-discharge medications. This will undoubtedly help some of our patients achieve improved clinical outcomes.”
May 21, 2016 | Cardiology, Inside, Research
Routine mammograms used for the early detection of breast cancer may also provide women with an early warning of cardiovascular disease, according to a recent study led by Laurie Margolies, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Chief of Breast Imaging at the Dubin Breast Center at The Mount Sinai Hospital. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Cardiology, Inside, Research, Your Health
Casey Crump, MD, PhD
Physical fitness in late adolescence may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life, according to a new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai that appeared online in the March 8, 2016, issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Researchers—led by Casey Crump, MD, PhD, Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai—evaluated data on the aerobic capacity of 1.5 million males who were military conscripts in Sweden between 1969 and 1997. The scientists then compared the men’s aerobic capacity to their medical diagnoses that were made between 1987 and 2012, when the men were a maximum age of 62. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Aspen Ideas 2016, Diet and Nutrition, Health Tips
Guest post by Eli Oki Choo, MS, RD, CDN, Clinical Nutrition Coordinator at The Mount Sinai Hospital. Eli has worked at Mount Sinai for the past 8 years, focusing on heart failure, LVAD, and heart transplant patients.
Heart disease is the nation’s No. 1 killer of men and women and is responsible for 1 in 4 deaths in the United States. The upside is that heart disease can potentially be prevented by making healthy choices. In recognition of American Heart Month, here are some steps you can take to lower your risk for heart disease: (more…)
Dec 4, 2015 | Inside
Choreographer Diane Discepolo leads Kimberly Trenard, left, and Sabrina Bennett in a wheelchair dance.
The Wheelchair Abilities Dance Program, a recreational therapy program organized by the Klingenstein Clinical Center (KCC) of The Mount Sinai Hospital, recently featured a dance performance at the World Stroke Day Fair held on Thursday, October 29, in the Guggenheim Atrium. The unique program allows outpatient stroke survivors and people with multiple sclerosis or spinal cord injuries to gain independence through dance classes. (more…)
