About the Division of Hospital Medicine

Mount Sinai’s Division of Hospital Medicine is dedicated to providing the highest-quality inpatient care; innovating in quality and patient safety; leading in education for medical students, residents, and fellows; and performing high-quality research in clinical care, education, and health care delivery models. The faculty in the Division of Hospital Medicine are experts in providing inpatient care across a wide range of disorders, communicating with patients and families, and effectively transitioning patients across the continuum of inpatient and outpatient care.

The goals of the Division are to:

• Provide outstanding care to patients across all medical and non-medical services in a patient-centered manner

• Develop and test innovative means of improving hospital quality and patient safety

• Implement novel health care delivery models

• Train future generations of hospitalists as academic leaders

• Perform meaningful research and scholarship on clinical and educational topics that advance the field of hospital medicine and the education of future inpatient physicians

The Division of Hospital Medicine is committed to a culture of development that enables hospitalists to deliver outstanding patient care; achieve career fulfillment; and become local and national leaders in medical education and the development of innovative programs that enhance quality, safety, and research.

System Chief: Andrew S. Dunn, MD
Professor of Medicine (Hospital Medicine)