Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine 

 

Mount Sinai Awarded Advanced Certification for Palliative Care

Mount Sinai is one of only five hospitals in the nation to receive the First Advanced Certification for Palliative Care awarded by the Joint Commission.
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About Us

Mount Sinai was the first American medical school to establish a department of geriatrics. Professor Diane E. Meier, MD, a MacArthur fellow, edited the first textbook on geriatric palliative care. Read More

NEWS

Mount Sinai Opens New York City’s First Emergency Room for Geriatric Patients 
April 6, 2012 - The Mount Sinai Hospital, a leader in geriatric care with the most highly rated program in the country, has opened New York City’s first emergency room exclusively for patients 65 and older.

 

American Federation For Aging Research Announces The 2012 Hartford Centers of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine Awards 
March 23, 2012 - Awards address critical need for geriatricians

 

The Joint Commission - "The Joint Commission Awards First Advanced Certifications for Palliative Care" 
February 27, 2012 - Mount Sinai awarded advanced certification for Palliative Care

 
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Chair's Message

Albert L. Siu, MD, is the Ellen and Howard Katz Professor and Chairman of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and Director of the Geriatrics, Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Bronx VA Medical Center.  Read More

Events
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Grand Rounds: Respiratory Impairment and the Aging Lung
May 24, 2012  - May 24, 2012
Annenberg Building, Room 10-30 (5:00-6:00pm)
All Grand Rounds lectures are video-conferenced from Mount Sinai to the Bronx VA GRECC unless otherwise noted

 

Grand Rounds: Multidisciplinary Symptom Management of the Geriatric Patient in Home Health Care
May 31, 2012  - May 31, 2012
Annenberg Building, Room 10-30 (5:00-6:00pm)
All Grand Rounds lectures are video-conferenced from Mount Sinai to the Bronx VA GRECC unless otherwise noted

 

Grand Rounds: The Paradox of Cognitive Aging: Why your 10 year-old kid can beat you at driving games but still shouldn’t drive
June 14, 2012  - June 14, 2012
Annenberg Building, Room 10-30 (5:00-6:00pm)
All Grand Rounds lectures are video-conferenced from Mount Sinai to the Bronx VA GRECC unless otherwise noted

 
Contact Us

Tel: 212-241-5561
Fax: 212-860-9737

10th Floor, Annenberg Building
One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1070
New York, NY 10029

ABOUT THE CENTER

The Martha Stewart Center for Living at Mount Sinai is an outpatient clinic specializing in geriatric care and services  Watch CNN video