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12/18/2025
🎙️ New Episode Alert! 🎙️ Dr. David Ansell, Senior VP for Community Health Equity at Rush University Medical Center joins as a special guest on the latest episode of the More Than Medicine podcast! Tune in to discuss: “Bridging the Gap: Health Equity and Community Engagement.”
⚠️ This morning, December 18th, ComEd experienced a power outage in the neighborhood around Mount Sinai Hospital. All critical systems at the hospital have remained available with backup power to maintain patient safety. ComEd is working to restore power to the area as soon as possible. Mount Sinai Hospital and our other facilities all remain open. Some appointments this morning may be delayed. Patients are encouraged to call 773-257-2273 to confirm. We apologize for any inconvenience...
⚠️ Esta mañana, 18 de diciembre, ComEd experimentó un corte de energía en el área cercana al Hospital Mount Sinai. Todos los sistemas críticos del hospital se mantuvieron operativos gracias a la energía de respaldo, lo que garantizó la seguridad de los pacientes. ComEd está trabajando para restablecer el suministro eléctrico en la zona lo antes posible. El Hospital Mount Sinai y nuestras demás instalaciones permanecen abiertas. Algunas citas programadas para esta mañana podrían presentar retrasos. Se recomienda a los pacientes llamar al 773-257-2273 para confirmar su cita. Lamentamos las molestias que esto pueda ocasionar.
12/17/2025
🎄💪 December Holiday Flex Fridays! 🏃♀️🏋️♂️
Stay merry and strong this season with FREE adult fitness classes at Sinai Community Institute’s Townhall! Fun, energizing workouts for all skill levels—give yourself the gift of health!
🗓️ December 5, 12 & 19
🕛 12 PM – 1 PM
📍 Townhall at Sinai Community Institute..
💪🎅 ¡Flex Viernes en Diciembre! 🏃♀️🏋️♂️
¡Manténgase alegre y fuerte esta temporada con clases de ejercicio GRATUITAS en el Townhall del Instituto Comunitario de Sinai! Ejercicios divertidos y llenos de energía para todos los niveles—¡regálese salud!
🗓️ 5, 12 y 19 de diciembre
🕛 12 PM – 1 PM
📍 Townhall en el Instituto Comunitario de Sinai
12/16/2025
Tomorrow we are hosting the West Side Flu & COVID-19 Community Forum and Vaccination Clinic at SCI. Community members will have the chance to ask questions directly to CDPH, learn more about flu and COVID-19 vaccines, and receive no-cost flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. This is an important opportunity to support our community’s health as we close out the year.
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Mañana estaremos organizando el Foro Comunitario y Clínica de Vacunación contra la Gripe y el COVID-19 del West Side en SCI. Los miembros de la comunidad tendrán la oportunidad de hacer preguntas directamente al CDPH, aprender más sobre las vacunas contra la gripe y el COVID-19, y recibir vacunas gratuitas contra la gripe y el COVID-19. Esta es una oportunidad importante para apoyar la salud de nuestra comunidad mientras cerramos el año.
12/16/2025
🎄✨ Holiday magic filled the halls at Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital! ✨🎄
Last week, Schwab Rehabilitation hosted our Annual Kids Holiday Party, welcoming over 125 families and 200+ children for an evening full of joy, laughter, and festive fun.
🎅 A special visit from Santa
🎶 Music, dancing & smiles
🎨 Arts & crafts + adaptive sports
🍕 Pizza & cookies for all
🎁 Gifts for every child & gift cards for each household
Our incredible therapy team—physical, occupational, and speech therapists—were proud to celebrate alongside the amazing kids and families they support every day on their journey toward independence and recovery.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this night so special. A special thanks to our sponsors: Titan Electric, Superior Ambulance, and Hanger Clinic. The holiday spirit was truly shining bright! ✨
Visit the link in our bio for the full photo album !
12/15/2025
🎙️ New “More than Medicine with Dr. Ezike” Episode Coming Soon! Get ready for “Bridging the Gap: Health Equity and Community Engagement” – dropping December 18!
In this powerful conversation with Dr. David Ansell, Senior VP for Community Health Equity at Rush University Medical Center, we explore:
✅ The structural forces behind health disparities in Chicago
✅ How hospitals can become anchor institutions for equity
✅ Why collaboration and community strategies matter for a healthier future
✨ Catch up on previous episodes now so you’re ready for this deep dive into health equity!
📅 Mark your calendar: December 18th
📲 Check out the podcast and get ready for this must-listen episode: sinaichicago.org/en/podcast
12/12/2025
Building Equity in Clinical Research
Sinai Chicago and Sinai Urban Health Institute hosted the final session of the ASSETS series at Mount Sinai Hospital—bringing together over 70 attendees from healthcare, universities, community organizations, and business.
The day focused on partnering to increase equity and inclusion in clinical trials, ensuring that scientific advances benefit all. Many meaningful connections were made to drive this mission forward.
As Sinai Chicago President and CEO Dr. Ngozi Ezike emphasized: “Ensuring that historically underrepresented populations served by safety net organizations are included in research is not simply a ‘nice to do’—it is essential to achieving health equity and creating communities where everyone has access to the care and opportunities they need to thrive.”
Thank you to Genentech and the University of Illinois Cancer Center for sponsoring this series and for including Sinai in this important work that shines a light on inequities in clinical research and takes steps toward actionable solutions.
Join us at Sinai Community Institute on December 17th, 10 AM–1 PM, for free Flu and COVID-19 vaccines! Have questions? Stop by our Community Forum from 11 AM–12 PM to get answers.
You can book your vaccine spot here: bit.ly/WestSideCommunityMeeting, or just walk in—we’d love to see you!..
¡Les invitamos al Instituto Comunitario de Sinaí el 17 de diciembre, de 10 AM a 1 PM, para recibir vacunas gratuitas contra la gripe y el COVID-19! ¿Tiene preguntas? Pase por nuestro Foro Comunitario de 11 AM a 12 PM para obtener respuestas.
Puede reservar su turno para la vacuna aquí: bit.ly/WestSideCommunityMeeting, o simplemente preséntese sin cita previa. ¡Nos encantaría verle!
12/11/2025
Holy Cross Hospital was honored to receive the visit of Dr. Jacquelin Baker, Principal at Catalyst Maria School (), and Denise Delgado, Director of Post-Secondary Success. The Catalyst leaders met with Holy Cross's President, Dr. Juno Chang, Vice President Dennis Ryan, and the Behavioral Health and Community Relations teams to discuss potential collaborations. They also took a tour of the facilities, including the Center for Substance Recovery and the Under the Rainbow areas.
12/10/2025
Healing Starts Here!
Free behavioral health services are available for children and adolescents facing grief or trauma at Behavioral Health & Under the Rainbow, Holy Cross. Those between the age of 4 to 24 living in select Chicago zip codes may qualify.
Walk-ins welcome Mondays & Wednesdays from 8 AM - 12 PM. Call 773.565.2550 for more information or to schedule an intake appointment.
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¡La sanación comienza aquí! Hay servicios gratuitos de salud conductual disponibles para niños y adolescentes que enfrentan duelo o trauma en el programa de Salud Conductual y Bajo el Arcoiris en el Hospital Holy Cross. Los niños y jóvenes entre 4 y 24 años que vivan en códigos postales seleccionados de Chicago pueden calificar.
Las visitas sin cita previa son bienvenidas los lunes y miércoles de 8 a.m. a 12 p.m. Llame al 773.565.2550 para obtener más información o programar una cita.
12/09/2025
📢 Join Our Virtual Forum in Spanish!
Topic: Vaccines Uncovered: Separating Truth from Myths and Misinformation
🗓 Wednesday, December 10
⏰ 10:00–11:00 AM CST
This one-hour session is a safe and respectful space for our Spanish-speaking community. Dr. Octavio A. Vega, MD, FACP, will answer your questions and share accurate, culturally relevant information about vaccines.
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Located on Chicago’s West and Southwest Side, Sinai Health System is comprised of Mount Sinai Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital, Schwab Rehabilitation, Sinai Children’s Hospital, Sinai Community Institute, Sinai Medical Group, and Sinai Urban Health Institute.
The entities of Sinai Health System collectively deliver a full range of quality inpatient and outpatient services, as well as a large number of innovative, community-based health, research and social service programs. We focus our collective depth of expertise and passion to improve the health of the 1.5 million people who live in our diverse service area. With our team of dedicated caregivers, Sinai Health System is committed to building stronger, healthier communities.
Commitment to the Community:
Sinai provides over $99 million annually in total community benefits, including charity care, subsidized health services, language assistance, education, research, donations and volunteer services.
Video Report Interpreting (VRI) provides health-related communications 24 hours a day, seven days a week for
patients who do not speak English and for individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Onsite American Sign
Language (ASL) interpreters can be made available as needed.
Outreach to the community provides valuable health information and resources for people at risk of diabetes, heart disease and other conditions.
Sinai offers services geared towards teens, seniors, workforce development, prenatal health, and asthma management