Statement in Regards to the 10-Day Strike Notice Received from the CIR Union Representing Residents at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to providing the best possible working environments, wages and benefits for our valued residents at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West. We continue to negotiate in good faith with the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR) union in hopes of averting a strike. On Wednesday, May 31, we offered CIR a salary package equal to those the union has accepted at other New York City hospitals. We remain confident a resolution can be reached, and our next negotiating session is Tuesday, June 6. However, we are prepared for any potential staffing changes to ensure patients and families receive the highest quality care under all circumstances. The care of our patients is our top priority and will do everything possible to minimize any inconvenience.
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.