Last year alone, Mount Sinai’s care, education, and research touched the lives of over 500,000 people in the communities we serve. Through specially developed programs, we are able to offer individualized service that also provides community-wide health solutions, in a spirit of compassion, equality, and respect.

Our Philosophy, Our Commitment

Mount Sinai’s connection to community health needs goes to the heart of how we see ourselves – not only as a major medical institution committed to offering the finest care, but as a resource for change, solutions, and hope in the lives of the people who are our neighbors and whose health needs are underserved.

Through our Department of Community Relations, Mount Sinai reaches out to these special communities by creating partnerships with health, social service, and civic organizations, schools, community boards, coalitions, and community leaders.

Community Relations works closely with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs, the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, and the Department of Health Policy. Together we assist various Medical Center departments – from Urology to Cardiology - seeking to develop community programs and research projects.

Mount Sinai's Mission Statement states our commitment to the good health of the community:

Article V: Concern for the Community

Mount Sinai will be ever sensitive to the social and health care needs of the many different communities it serves. The Center will be a participant in efforts to define and solve health problems in population groups and communities through its capability in developing scientific knowledge, education and service.