Mount Sinai Med Center

Description

Mission Statement
To provide high quality health care to our diverse community enhanced through teaching research charity care and financial responsibility

Welcome to the new Mount Sinai Medical Center website and thank you for taking the time to learn about our outstanding hospital Our medical center is a trusted leader in health care providing worldclass medicine probing research academics and charity care For nearly 60 years we have been South Floridas hospital of choice for great medicine

With more than 700 physicians 3000 employees and 500 volunteers Mount Sinai is South Floridas largest private independent notforprofit teaching hospital We are dedicated to delivering the highest quality medical care and service Operation Excellence our customer quality initiative exemplifies this ideal by stressing Healthcare excellence Ethical behavior ccountability Respect and caring Teamwork and Service before self We put our quotHEARTSquot into everything we do

Our website is intended to present a snapshot of available services and programs at our medical center I invite you to explore the site and learn all that Mount Sinai has to offer Additionally if you are considering a career in nursing or in another aspect of health care I encourage you to review our employment page where we provide an online application for your convenience We are always searching for enthusiastic talented individuals to join our family

Largest employer in Miami Beach More than 3000 employees

Largest private independent notforprofit teaching hospital in South
Florida

More than 700 physicians and 955 licensed beds

26 operating suites

Founded 1944 Miami Heart Institute 1949 Mount Sinai Medical Center

500 volunteers

Most active cardiac program in South Florida More than 550 open heart
surgeries and 3749 diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac catheterizations
performed in 2007

Participate in more than 15 national and international cardiac research
clinical trials annually

Largest memory disorder center in Florida Wien Center for Alzheimers
Disease and Memory Disorders

Stateoftheart cancer center The Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center

Only NCIsponsored Community Clinical Oncology Program CCOP for adults in
Florida participates in approximately 60 National Cancer Institute NCI
clinical trials annually

Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation has assets of more than 104 million
in 2007

History

Mount Sinai Medical Center was established in 1949 by a group of philanthropists and concerned citizens with two goals in mind to make healthcare services readily available to all people regardless of race color or creed or their ability to pay and to create a hospital where physicians would be allowed to practice medicine without fear of discrimination Fiftyseven years later we are proud to remain a notforprofit hospital that provides vital health care services to all citizens Through the years we have steadily gained the expertise resources and facilities necessary to serve an everexpanding population of people in need Our growth has been fueled by our mission to provide progressive medical education conduct cuttingedge research and give compassionate care to our communities

Today our medical center has 955 beds located on two campuses and a satellite diagnostic facility located in the City of Aventura With more than 700 physicians 3000 employees and 500 volunteers we are the largest private notforprofit teaching hospital in South Florida We continue to work hard to make a positive difference in our communities by offering vital services from obstetrics to emergency care providing uncompensated care to those in need through a multitude of outreach and support programs And as one of six teaching hospitals in the state Mount Sinai also is making an impact at the regional and national levels through our active medical training and research programs As Mount Sinai continues to grow so does our legacy of caring