Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Mount Sinai Hospital, New York


This article is about the hospital in New York. For the medical school, see Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Mount Sinai Hospital

Mount Sinai from Central Park
Location
One Gustave L. Levy Place, 1190 Fifth Avenue,
New York, New York, United States
Organization
Hospital type
University, Teaching
Affiliated university
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Beds
1,171
Founded
1852
Website
http://www.mountsinai.org/
Lists
Hospitals in the United States
Mount Sinai Hospital, founded in 1852, is one of the oldest and largest teaching hospitals in the United States. In 2009, Mount Sinai Hospital was ranked as one of the best hospitals in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report in 11 specialties.[1]
Located on the eastern border of Central Park, at 100th Street and Fifth Avenue, in New York City's Manhattan, Mount Sinai has a number of hospital affiliates in the New York metropolitan area, and an additional campus, the Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens.
The hospital is also affiliated with one of the foremost centers of medical education and
biomedical research, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, which opened in September 1968.[2] Together, the two comprise the Mount Sinai Medical Center

Reputation

U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals 2009-10" issue ranked Mount Sinai Hospital among its "Honor Roll." Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked #3 in the U.S. for geriatric care and #7 in digestive disorders. Other honors from that issue included high rankings for cancer (#42), ear, nose & throat (#17), gynecology (#28), heart & heart surgery (#18), kidney disorders (#30), neurology & neurosurgery (#16), orthopedics (#21), psychiatry (#21), and rehabilitation (#19).[3]
New York Magazine's inaugural "Best Hospitals" list ranked Mount Sinai Medical Center as #2 for overall best hospital, #3 for emergency care, #3 for pediatrics, #4 for ENT, #3 for psychiatry, #3 for cancer, #3 for cardiac care, #1 for digestive disorders, #5 for orthopedics, #2 for OB-GYN, and #3 for neurology/neurosurgery.[4]
New York Magazine’s annual “Best Doctors” issue lists 224 Mount Sinai faculty and staff, including those who serve at an affiliated institution. Excluding affiliates, the Mount Sinai Medical Center maintained its strong position in the rankings, with 135 physicians listed. Mount Sinai also ranked above peer institutions including New York Presbyterian/Columbia, Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell, and NYU Langone Medical Center.[5]
In 2010, the New York State Department of Health named Mount Sinai Hospital the safest place for a patient receiving angioplasty.[6]
In 2009, The Scientist magazine ranked Mount Sinai School of Medicine 15th overall in their “Best Places to Work in Academia” survey.[7]
In 2009, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)'s Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence was awarded to Mount Sinai – the first full-service hospital in New York City to achieve redesignation. Only six percent of hospitals in the nation have received Magnet designation, and only two percent have received redesignation.[8]
In 2008, Mount Sinai Medical Center received the Public & Community Service Emmy Award presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).[9]
In 2008, Mount Sinai was recognized for improved performance in Thomson Reuters' "100 Top Hospitals" list. The Mount Sinai Medical Center, as a major teaching hospital, was the only hospital in Manhattan, New York to be awarded this high honor.[10]
In 2006, the American Society for Bariatric Surgery named Mount Sinai a "Surgery Center of Excellence."[11]
In 2006, Mount Sinai and its advertising agency, DeVito/Verdi, took home the highest honors at the 23rd Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards. The campaign was awarded top prize in the Large Hospitals Group for three different categories: Magazine, Billboard and Radio.[12]

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