Mount Sinai Brooklyn Expands Cancer Services, Infusion Center in $4 Million Project
Also installs high-tech MRI scanner to serve broader set of patients
The Mount Sinai Health System today held a grand opening of the expansion of the Mount Sinai Brooklyn Ambulatory Infusion Center, a cancer treatment center that brings innovative cancer therapy and clinical trials to residents of southern Brooklyn.
The $4.1 million expansion doubles the center’s capacity to 15 infusion chairs, seven exam rooms and mammography suites, offering medical oncology, chemotherapy, therapeutic infusion treatments, consultations, and blood transfusions. Experts in breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, gynecological cancer, multiple myeloma, and lung and thoracic cancer treat thousands of Brooklynites every year.
Mount Sinai Brooklyn also announced the addition of a high-tech magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner at the hospital, at a total cost of $2.8 million including installation. A grant from the New York City Council covered the cost of the scanner, $988,070. This new scanner uses artificial intelligence to provide the highest-quality images. The MRI has a larger tube that can accommodate patients of all sizes and is more comfortable for patients who are claustrophobic.
“These new enhancements to Mount Sinai Brooklyn are a reflection of the outstanding commitment that we have made to provide the highest quality of care to all patients and our community,” said Scott Lorin, MD, MBA, President of Mount Sinai Brooklyn. “Exceptional cancer care often requires dynamic multidisciplinary teams to tailor personalized treatment plans, and offering the highest level of care near a patient’s home gives patients access to the best outcomes possible as well as a better quality of life during treatment. Additionally, we are particularly grateful to the City Council for their generous contribution for the MRI scanner that furthers our mission of serving our patients equitably.”
An extension of the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center and The Tisch Cancer Institute, the National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Mount Sinai Brooklyn Ambulatory Infusion Center gives patients access to the latest treatment options, medication protocols, and clinical trials.
“The expansion of the infusion center in particular underscores our comprehensive breadth of high quality cancer services available in Brooklynites’ backyard,” said Arvind Kamthan, MD, Chief of Hematology and Medical Oncology for Mount Sinai Brooklyn. “We are continuing to invest in our community and enhancing our health care services.”
Luis Isola, MD, Director of Cancer Clinical Programs and Medical Director of Mount Sinai Cancer Network, added, “Mount Sinai Brooklyn Ambulatory Infusion Center is a demonstration of Mount Sinai’s commitment to delivering outstanding cancer care in local New York communities. We are happy to have expanded our ability to offer Brooklyn residents streamlined access to care from Mount Sinai’s outstanding oncologists in a broad array of specialties.”
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Thursday, May 18, from 11 am to 1 pm with Mount Sinai executives, community leaders, physicians, and patients. As part of the celebration, Mount Sinai Brooklyn offered onsite screenings for residents at the Mount Sinai Health System Mammogram Mobile Unit and the Mount Sinai Robert F. Smith Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Unit.
Mount Sinai Brooklyn Ambulatory Infusion Center is located at 3131 Kings Highway, Suite 1-02, Brooklyn, NY 11234. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, visit the website.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the nation’s leading integrated academic health systems and one of the largest in the New York metropolitan area. Its comprehensive system includes seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, over 600 research and clinical laboratories, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing. Together, the Health System comprises approximately 48,000 employees, more than 9,000 physicians, and 8,600 nurses.
As a leading learning health system, Mount Sinai combines clinical expertise with scientific discovery to improve patient care while training the next generation of health care and biomedical leaders. The Health System provides care across every stage of life, from prenatal care through geriatrics, while advancing personalized medicine through artificial intelligence, data science, and biomedical research.
Mount Sinai is consistently recognized among the nation’s leading academic health systems for patient care, research, and education. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 1 in New York by Newsweek and No. 5 on the magazine’s World’s Best Hospitals list. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranks No. 11 among U.S. medical schools and No. 1 among freestanding medical schools for National Institutes of Health funding, reflecting the strength of its scientific enterprise and leadership in biomedical research.
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