Honors Healthcare Heroes
Mount Sinai West
CityMD
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BEST MATERNITY WARD
Mount Sinai West’s maternity ward
has ensured safe and healthy deliveries
throughout this unprecedented period.
The skilled team at Mount Sinai West
has been trained to handle any situation
to ensure that each patient and their baby
are well cared for before, during and after
delivery, making it the 2020 winner for
Bethpage Best of the City’s Best Maternity
Ward.
New Yorkers from the city and beyond
have been satisfied by the services offered by
Mount Sinai West for years.
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic,
Mount Sinai West prepared their team
accordingly to keep patients safe from
coronavirus. The Center for Advanced
Medical Simulation at Mount Sinai West
(CAMS) conducted two-hour sessions to
prepare 136 registered nurses to take care of
COVID-19 patients who are on mechanical
ventilators after being transferred from
intensive care.
The Mount Sinai Hospital system also
started a first-of-its-kind Center for Post-
COVID Care for patients recovering from
the virus as they transition from hospital
to home. Patients are screened before their
visit, and hospital staff are screened daily for
COVID-19 symptoms. The hospital’s first
COVID-19 patient was discharged 53 days
after he was admitted.
In the Mount Sinai West maternity ward,
many new measures were taken to ensure the
health and safety of mothers and babies, not
just during delivery but also during prenatal
appointments prior to giving birth. The
hospital has been sanitizing surfaces multiple
times a day as people come in contact with
them and have extensive cleaning precautions
in the hospital and in the outpatient areas.
At Mount Sinai West, they encourage
having your birthing partner in the room with
you to get through the birthing process, and
partners are allowed on the postpartum floor.
The partners (and doulas, should you want
one) will be tested prior to the birth. The floors
for labor and postpartum are isolated from
the rest of the hospital, ensuring maximum
safety for patients and their partners.
Mount Sinai West is located at 1000 10th
Avenue. The ward can be reached at 212-523-
4000 or you can visit www.mountsinai.org for
more information.
BEST URGENT CARE
The 2020 Bethpage Best of the City Best
Urgent Care award has gone to CityMD
Urgent Care. CityMD has been committed to
serving and healing New York City since its
opening. If you’re feeling under the weather
and are in need of a rapid test for illnesses,
or are in need of vaccinations, x-rays or a
physical exam, the trusted team at CityMD
Urgent Care will ensure that you are getting
the best care possible.
The CityMD team takes time with each
patient to make sure that they are heard and
that their concerns are understood by the
doctors. After your appointment, CityMD
makes it easy to access test results online and
will also follow up with you for aftercare to
see how you are recovering following your
visit should you want it. The branch also
offers pediatric care, so your children will
also receive the best care possible.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,
CityMD has been committed to making
testing for the virus and COVID-19
antibodies a quick and painless experience
for all of their patients. Fees and co-pays
for COVID-19 testing are continuing to be
waived, so those who come to CityMD for a
test will not have to worry about breaking the
bank when they go to get checked out.
The CityMD system also has been offering
two tracks for medical clearance for New York
City’s workers who are going back to into the
field following quarantine: test based, where
patients who need to be tested for COVID-19
can receive a nasal or antibody test, or nontest
based, which offers and evaluation and
clearance note if the employee meets the
following CDC criteria to return to work after
a COVID-19. CityMD also offers virtual care
for those who cannot leave their home or do
not wish to go to the office in person.
CityMD Urgent Care can be reached at
212-729-4668 or you can visit their website at
www.citymd.com.
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