Mount Sinai Nurses Honored by The New York Times for Extraordinary Efforts
Nurses play a critical role in patient care, and the New York Times is raising awareness of this role by recognizing their contributions through its annual “Tribute to Nurses” awards. This year, Mount Sinai Health System nurses have been honored for their extraordinary achievements in three out of six categories and will be featured in a special advertising section in the December 7 New York Times Magazine.
Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), The Mount Sinai Hospital, Award Winner in the Team Category
The MICU nursing team recognized for their immediate and unified response to care for a patient who was New York City’s first patient with a potential diagnosis of Ebola virus this August. The collaboration between the nurses and physicians ensured the patient received highest level of care in a secure and comfortable environment.
Janet Mackin, EdD, RN, Dean, Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing, Award Winner in the Leadership Category
Dr. Janet Mackin is recognized for her 14 years of service and leadership in educating future nurses at the Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. Her accomplishments include creating an RN-BSN program in 2014. She is a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, and member of the American Nurses Association, the New York Organization of Nurse Executives, and the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities.
Robert (Robbie) Freeman, MSN, RN-BC, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Award Winner in the Technological Innovations Category
Robbie Freeman is recognized for developing an app, Nurse-Net, which provides nurses and nursing students three interactive tools – a News Reader that aggregates news articles sorted by for nurses to stay current with the latest research and trends; Abbreviation Assistant with a database of more than 100,000 medical abbreviations; and Credential Assistant which provides a list of nursing credentials and their associated initials. More recently, Mr. Freeman has created an app that improves patient safety and communication during shift changes between nurses.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 600 research and clinical labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time—discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.
Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians and 11 free-standing joint-venture centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida. Hospitals within the System are consistently ranked by Newsweek’s® “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals, Best in State Hospitals, World Best Hospitals and Best Specialty Hospitals” and by U.S. News & World Report's® “Best Hospitals” and “Best Children’s Hospitals.” The Mount Sinai Hospital is on the U.S. News & World Report® “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll for 2024-2025.
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