As part of
@SenatorDurbin
's Chicago HEAL Initiative, Sinai Health System is committed to supporting community partnerships to improve the health and safety of public environments. Find out more:
#HEALChicago
As
@SinaiChicago
continues the successful path of transformation that has marked our recent progress and growth, we are pleased to formally announce and welcome Dr. Ngozi Ezike as the new President and CEO of Sinai Chicago! Learn more:
#CEO
#Hospital
Join Sinai Chicago's Graduate Medical Education Residency Programs virtual open house events! The events will include a program leadership presentation, Q&A session & resident's experiences discussion. To join the upcoming events, visit
A5: Because of
#COVID19
, there has been a lot of fun social gatherings online, whether watching a film with others online, or watching a live concert or performance. This can be a way to connect with others and have fun too.
#MHMChat
Dr. Michelle Gittler was recently named President of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (
@AAPMR
) during the 2019 Annual Assembly in San Antonio, Texas. Congratulations Dr. Gittler!
#SinaiChicago
#SinaiCares
.
@ChicagosMayor
visited Mount Sinai Hospital's Emergency Department today to thank the staff that treated the victims of this past weekend's violence.
As
#SinaiChicago
continues the successful path of transformation that has marked Sinai’s recent progress and growth, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Ngozi Ezike as the new President and CEO of
@SinaiChicago
!
#CEO
#Hospital
TONIGHT! Join Sinai Chicago's Graduate Medical Education Residency Programs virtual open house events! The events will include a program leadership presentation, Q&A session & resident's experiences discussion. To join tonight, visit
We're excited to share Andrew DeSio's story in this month's Sinai Spotlight! Andrew is a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist at Mount Sinai Hospital. He pursues excellence on a daily basis caring for each individual patient.
#BeTheDifference
#MedTwitter
#Pharmacist
Let's give a big round of applause for our amazing Food & Nutrition Professionals during this special National
#HealthcareFoodServiceWeek
! 🎉 From sunrise to sunset, they work hard to nourish caregivers, patients, and visitors with delicious and healthy meals.
#SinaiChicago
Come support the 24-HR Monkeypox Vax-A-Thon hosted at Instituto del Progreso Latino Sept. 9th-10th. The event assists in creating access & equity by addressing the MPV vaccination disparity gap in Latino & Black communities. Sinai Chicago will table & share our resources!
.
@Suntimes
columnist
@NeilSteinberg
and photographer
@Ashlee_Rezin
“shadowed” Sinai ED Director Raquel Prendkowski and the Emergency Department team at Mount Sinai to get a glimpse of the heroic work our team does on a daily basis:
#SinaiChicago
.
@ChicagosMayor
shares the role that Mount Sinai Hospital played in his life. To find out more about
@RahmEmanuel
's life-long connection with Sinai, watch his story at .
Sinai Health System will receive $2 million from
@ILHumanServices
to improve services for persons with Opioid Use Disorder, allowing us to coordinate programs to provide safe and effective treatment of opioid addiction in our community.
#opioidcrisis
A3: Being active in the community is an important step and addressing community needs such as behavioral health, diabetes, asthma, and early childhood development.
#SaludTues
A4: One idea is to partner and collaborate with other community organizations so that we are increasing resources available to students and their families outside of school as well.
#SaludTues
We're going to be at
@RiotFest
again this year. The event takes place from September 14 to 16. Be sure to stop by Sinai Community Institute's booth! Learn more about SCI:
Today, we celebrate
#NationalWomenPhysiciansDay
. At Sinai Chicago, we honor all the wonderful women who continue to pave the way for physicians everywhere. THANK YOU for making a difference in all the lives you serve and for choosing the field of medicine!
If you haven’t already, be sure to listen to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (
@chicagosmayor
) on the “More than Medicine with Dr. Nogzi Ezike” podcast in the new episode:
#MoreThanMedicine
#SinaiChicago
We are proud to announce that
@SinaiChicago
will be opening Chicago’s first and only mental health crisis stabilization unit. The unit will be opening this week at Holy Cross Hospital and will treat patients experiencing
#mentalhealth
crises:
#SUHIChicago
is at
@APHAAnnualMtg
(Session 3063) currently presenting on how core competency training is essential to teaching and providing interactive skill-building for CHWs to be supported, equipped, and effective in their work and role.
#APHA2022
#publichealth
A1: Conversations in collaboration with community organizations, schools and health professionals can help decrease stigma and create more resources to open the dialogue with community members.
#mhmchat
Q1: 1 in 5 people experience a mental health condition. Everyone has mental health and it's important that we're able to have healthy conversations about our mental wellness. How can we encourage conversations and decrease stigma?
#MHMchat
Happy Pride Month! At Sinai Chicago, we believe that everyone deserves love and respect, regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation. We want to create a safe and inclusive space for all individuals to work, seek care, and build a community.
Sinai Health System's Jesse Green is featured on
@OurHospitals
. Here Jesse says “, Sinai represents hope and opportunity for me and the community that we serve.” Read more: .
Thank you
@FifthThird
for having us as part of Fifth Third Day and Fifth Third Babies! We are thrilled to see all the happy parents and healthy babies. Fifth Third surprised families of babies born on May 3, 2018 with a gift card worth $1,053 to open a 529 savings account.
Happy National Nurses Week to all our wonderful nurses at Sinai Health System! Thank you for you commitment to and compassion for the patients that we serve and fellow caregivers. Cheers to you!
Sinai Health System is one of the recipients of the AbbVie COVID-19 Community Resilience Fund. We are grateful for
@AbbVie
and
@AbbVieUS
's generosity and commitment to the community in the crisis. We THANK YOU!
#AbbVieGivesBack
#SinaiUnited
Did you know that Sinai Urban Health Institute, along with several community partners, conducted a survey in 9 diverse Chicago communities? Get an overview of the health in these communities via Sinai Urban Health Institute’s Community Health profiles: .
The
@nlcccchicago
was selected by the
#PTFound
as a finalist for the
#ChicagoPrize
. As part of the NLCCC,
@SinaiChicago
is excited to be part of this initiative which aims to revitalize our North Lawndale community. More info at .
#SUHIChicago
(Session 2172) at
#APHA2022
: Chicagoland CEAL Program Needs Assessment focused on facilitators of COVID testing and vaccine uptake and showed how interpersonal methods were used with populations with low vaccine confidence and mistrust.
#SUHIChicago
at
#APHA2022
(Session 3063): A survey to CHWs regarding training support revealed that challenges are shared across rural, urban, & frontier communities, w/ some locations experiencing different intensity levels due to varying factors.
A3: Include CHWs as part of the telehealth team. CHWs play a critical role in helping patients navigate the healthcare system to access both traditional and telehealth-supported healthcare services. They assess for social needs and provide connections to resources.
#SaludTues
Q3 How can telehealth providers reach underserved populations, like non-English speakers and people temporarily without insurance, internet, and a home?
#SaludTues
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration: Continuing the Dream After 100 Years. A special thank you to all those who helped make this special event possible!
#MLKDay
Coming to you from Chicago's Wrigley Field,
@SinaiChicago
's Dr. Benjamin Levy shares the power of music in dealing with the
#COVID19
pandemic at the
@TEDxWrigley
event on June 28th! Visit to RSVP to this free virtual event!
.
@SinaiCEO
Karen Teitelbaum joined more than 20 other health providers including
@icirr
in launching the Illinois Alliance for Welcoming Health Care to ensure all communities feel safe and have access to care, regardless of immigration status.
#HealthCareForAll
#HealthTalk
National
#HeartMonth
reminds us that monitoring blood pressure is important for maintaining a healthy heart. High blood pressure is a “silent killer”. Most of the time there are no obvious symptoms.
#SinaiChicago
#ChicagoGoesRed
A7: We need to work together to create awareness and end the stigma and lack of access to quality care that can affect mental health treatment in minority communities.
#BraveChat
Congratulations to Sinai Community Institute's Debra Wesley and Sinai Health System's Dr. Anngell Jones for their recognition as outstanding medical professionals in the Chicagoland area from
@harlemfinearts
Chicago!
With extreme weather conditions about to come upon us over the next few days, Mount Sinai and Holy Cross hospitals’ emergency departments will function as warming centers for community members. Read more via
@chicagotribune
:
📣 Sinai Chicago participated in the Maria Saucedo Vaccination event on Saturday, February 26th. The team shared resources as well as administered surveys to community members.
Schwab Rehabilitation caregivers Jocelyn Perrin & Caitlyn Slawny represented Sinai at the 26th Don Quixote Dinner to celebrate
@ElValorChicago
's achievements serving children and adults with disabilities, and their families. Congratulations for another year of excellent service!
Little Evelyn Angelita Villa was born at the stroke of midnight at Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago!
@SinaiChicago
is happy to welcome Evelyn Angelita, and congratulates the entire Villa family, wishing them health and happiness in 2021.
#NewYearBaby
#NewYearsDay2021
#SUHIChicago
at
#APHA2022
(Session 3260-Table 2): By applying key takeaways from adaptive COVID-19 trainings for CHWs, we hope to refine a training model that can effectively increase vaccine uptake and address community members’ COVID-19 and other needs.
Congratulations to
@SinaiCEO
, Karen Teitelbaum, who was presented with the NWF Leadership in Healthcare Award last night at the 2017 Chicago Champions of Health Awards from
@NMFonline
and
@siegelmd
!
.
@OurHospitals
President Bruce Siegel says, "Sinai was one of the first health systems in America to embrace health first and foremost—to realize that their job was not just health care, but also to improve the overall health of the community." Read more:
Mara Ruff, VP of Government Affairs, and Raúl García, Director of Community Relations, represented
@SinaiChicago
at the
@Healthy_ILL
press conference to announce the launching of the House Bill 4437 demanding healthcare coverage for All Illinois immigrants.
#HealthyIllinoisforAll
A2: One of the hurdles we are dealing with has been that some patients do not have the technology available to do
#telehealth
video encounters, but it is important to be flexible and reach out to the patient to find the best solution.
#SaludTues
The Schwab Rehabilitation Recreational Therapy department threw the patients a socially distanced ☘️St. Patrick’s Day Party☘️ last week! They worked on a clover art activity and popped balloons with trivia questions to answer!
#recreationaltherapy
#rehabilitation
#SUHIChicago
at
#APHA2022
(Session 5051): Spaces were created for community voice to be centered in our long-term vision of building resiliency and strengthening public health infrastructure.
As Dr. Pam Khosla, Chief, Department of Oncology/Hematology at Sinai Health System mentions in the video, don't hide in fear of getting diagnosed! Get your annual mammogram. For captioned video view here:
#BreastCancerAwareness
#SinaiPInk
A hearty congratulations to Dr. Danielle Saenz at Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital. She competed for and was awarded, an all-expenses trip to the
@Paralympics
by Samsung to be one of the blogger's keeping folks abreast of the athletes’ experience in South Korea.
Did you know that in Humboldt Part, West Englewood and North Lawndale, more than one in five adults have asthma? Learn more about the causes and triggers of asthma via
@AAFANational
.
Sinai Health System has a rich history. Today, Mount Sinai Hospital serves a predominantly African American and Latino community with vigor and dedication that has only grown stronger through the years.
#didyouknow
#sinaichicago