For Your Health

Mount Sinai Limb Loss Action Committee

The Mount Sinai Medical Center is proud to have the first CARF-accredited Amputation Specialty Program in New York State. This interdisciplinary team, now called the Limb Loss Action Committee, has expanded its focus to work across the continuum of care to help prevent amputation as well ease the transitions from post-surgical care to inpatient rehabilitation and then functioning in the community.

“We are spreading the word, identifying all disciplines and stakeholders around the Medical Center, and rallying them to this important cause,” said Richard Frieden, M.D., Medical Director of the Amputation Specialty Program. Part of this effort is the distribution of “Take a seat – check your feet” cards, which are being sent to clinicians throughout Mount Sinai.

If you would like to learn more, visit the “Check Your Feet” page at the Amputee Coalition.