Mt. Sinai, Martha Stewart team at Union Sq.
BY GABE HERMAN
Mt. Sinai Health
System is adding
to its Downtown
presence by expanding its
Martha Stewart Center for
Living, which treats older
patients, to Union Square.
The new facility, which
opened in mid-June at 10
Union Square, between E.
14th and 15th Sts., comes
after a “signifi cant leadership
gift” from Stewart,
according to a Mt. Sinai
announcement.
The center’s fi rst location,
opened 12 years ago,
is on the Upper East Side,
at 1440 Madison Ave., at
E. 99th St.
The aim is for the new
Union Square facility to
be a holistic center for
patients and their caregivers.
The new health
hub offers primary care
and specialists from more
than 20 fi elds, including
cardiology, gastroenterology,
cancer, orthopedics,
dermatology and rheumatology,
plus radiology and
physical-therapy services.
The center also has yoga,
tai chi, music therapy, nutrition
planning, and fall
prevention programs.
Lifestyle icon Martha
Stewart said the new
Union Square center will
offer “world-class care”
and is needed now more
than ever.
“My partnership with
the Mt. Sinai Health System
continues to evolve as
we expand services of the
Among those at the recent ribbon cutting for the Martha Stewart Center for Living were, from left, state Senator Brad
Holyman; Dr. R. Sean Morrison, the Ellen and Howard C. Katz chairperson of Mt. Sinai’s Brookdale Department of Geriatrics
and Palliative Medicine; Martha Stewart; and Assemblymember Richard Gottfried.
Martha Stewart Center
for Living to Downtown
Manhattan, where the
needs of older adults are
currently underserved,”
Stewart said. “When we
opened the fi rst Martha
Stewart Center for Living
in 2007 at the Mt. Sinai
Hospital in Upper Manhattan,
we introduced the
nation to an innovative
model of comprehensive
care for older adults.
“From now until 2030,
10,000 baby boomers will
turn 65 each day,” she
added. “This is the perfect
time for leading academic
medical centers and philanthropists
to partner in
improving care for this
population and their parents.
The new Martha
Stewart Center for Living
at Mt. Sinai-Union Square
will be a destination for
the unprecedented numbers
of aging Americans to
receive world-class care.”
Stewart’s gift for the
fi rst center, in 2007, was
inspired by her mother,
Martha Kostyra, who led
an active life until age 93.
The Upper East Side location
also provides holistic
care for older people, with
the focus on giving them
the best possible quality of
life. Patients at that facility
have had half as many
emergency-room visits as
other seniors, according
to Mt. Sinai, along with
shorter hospital stays and
50 percent fewer hospital
readmissions.
A geriatrician by training,
Dr. Jeremy Boal is
president of Mt. Sinai
Downtown and also executive
vice president and
chief clinical offi cer of Mt.
Sinai Health System.
“By placing the facility
in Union Square,” Boal
said, “we’re creating a
one-of-a-kind resource for
older adults and their loved
ones in the area, ensuring
access to the full spectrum
of services designed
for these individuals. It’s
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a model we know works,
decreasing unwanted
emergency-room visits
and improving wellness,
as seen in our Uptown
Center for Living. I am
grateful to Martha for her
commitment and proud to
offer this new facility to
our communities.”
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