Jul 14, 2017
When staff from the KP5 unit in Mount Sinai Hospital’s Women and Children Services Department gathered to be a part of a new process improvement project, the unit was known as a bit of an underdog, according to KP5 Manager Ann Clampet. “Our unit was having...
Jun 9, 2017
“Stigma is as big a problem as the illness itself,” said Patrick Corrigan, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He was speaking about mental illness at a Crain’s summit, The Future of Behavioral Health in New York State, on...
Apr 17, 2017
A healthcare facility is only as good as its staff, and a new employee needs a thorough and thoughtful orientation in order to function effectively, both in the job and as part of the workplace culture. To help new staff hit the ground running, the Labor Management...
Jan 13, 2017
Whenever there is a Registered Nurse Labor Management Initiatives (RNLMI) event, there are women and men sprinkled throughout the crowd who wear a smile and the signature black and gold sash that says they are nurse ambassadors. These registered nurses, all former...
Jan 13, 2017
As part of the 1199SEIU Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, the LMP’s Workplace and Community Health Program introduced Health Bucks to participants. Health Bucks are vouchers developed and distributed by the New York City Department of...
Dec 9, 2016
Thirty employees from Good Samaritan Hospital recently departed from their normal routine to attend an all-day Patient-Centered Care (PCC) training in Suffern, New York, the last in a series of 33 sessions. They were instructed by two of their own: Care Partner Cheryl...
