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MOUNT SINAI NAMED “ONE OF AMERICA’S BEST HOSPITALS” BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

MIAMI BEACH, FL - Mount Sinai Medical Center is among the nation's top hospitals for geriatric care (third year in a row), as well as neurology and neurosurgery (second year in a row), according to U.S. News & World Report.

In its 20th annual “America’s Best Hospitals” issue, U.S. News & World Report reviewed 4,861 hospitals nationwide to produce a list of leaders in 16 different medical specialties. “When the stakes are high you want the best care you can get for someone close to you,” said Avery Comarow, health rankings editor. “These are hospitals that are used to getting the sickest patients.”

"Being singled out as one of the highest quality facilities three years in a row is a testament to the outstanding care provided by our entire team of healthcare professionals," said Steven D. Sonenreich, Mount Sinai’s president and chief executive officer. "We strive to combine knowledge, technology, and research to provide the most advanced medicine available and this illustrates that our patients truly receive a higher level of care."

"Best Hospitals" were measured using a long list of criteria, including mortality rate, patient volume, balance of nurses to patients, technology and whether an institution is a teaching hospital that participates in high-quality, federally funded research. For the first time, the rankings also took into account patient safety measures.

The U.S. News ranking comes on the heels of several exciting advances at Mount Sinai:

• The introduction of the most advanced biplane neurovascular interventional system. This technology enables visualization of the brain on two planes, providing a 3-D roadmap for the most complex neuro-interventional cases, including the repair of aneurysms and removal of blood clots from the brain.
• Just last month, Mount Sinai successfully completed an onsite Joint Commission survey and will receive official “Comprehensive Stroke Center” designation in the next 45 days.
• To ensure accurate diagnosis and enable better treatment planning in neurology and other disciplines, in 2008 the hospital invested in other advanced diagnostic tools, including 3 Tesla MRI, functional MRI spectroscopy, and 64 slice CT.
• To advance the fight against memory disorders, the Wien Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders at Mount Sinai is actively conducting more than 21 research studies.

In addition to research and technology, Mount Sinai offers patients access to a multi-disciplined team of physicians devoted to treating a variety of conditions, including epilepsy, Parkinson's, brain tumors, stroke, hearing problems and memory loss. The Wien Center, a key resource in Mount Sinai's spectrum of geriatric care, is regarded as one of the foremost treatment and research facilities of its kind. The division of neurosurgery offers a range of subspecialties in nearly every neurological field, including skull base surgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery, as well as the surgical treatment of brain injuries and peripheral nerve damage. In addition, Mount Sinai was one of the first hospitals in the region to offer carotid stenting for stroke prevention.

For more information on the U.S. News & World Report rankings, log on to www.usnews.com.