From behavioral health to maternal care, Mount Sinai is shaping the future of healthcare with focused improvements and strategic growth.
Among the primary goals of any healthcare institution is to optimize patient outcomes and expand access to quality care for everyone, whether it’s for immediate treatment or long-term care.
Many hospitals and medical centers thrive because of their ability to adapt to changing circumstances and meet the evolving needs of both patients and staff. However, numerous healthcare institutions need help in recruitment and retention, making it difficult to sustain growth and maintain quality care. In overcoming these challenges, Mount Sinai Medical Center has not only been able to retain top talent but also actively expand access to care and invest in renovations tailored to serve the community better.
In recent years, many healthcare organizations in South Florida have been forced to close behavioral health centers due to financial insecurity, creating access issues for many in the community. In response, Mount Sinai expanded its behavioral health services, which remain critical to the area.
One of the few remaining Baker Act facilities in Miami-Dade County, the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Center for Behavioral Health (generously endowed by the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Family) opened in 2022 and has since provided a multidisciplinary approach to treating a wide range of psychiatric illnesses and behavioral disorders. The center employs more than 100 staff members—including physicians, nurses, therapists, and counselors—who address conditions such as major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and psychosis.
At the same time, Mount Sinai remains committed to improving its maternity care services by renovating its Labor and Delivery floor to enhance the patient experience. Known for having the lowest primary cesarean section rate in South Florida, this unit spans over 24,000 square feet and will feature newly designed floors to significantly improve comfort, care, and safety for mothers, babies, and staff. With generous donations from the Bloom Foundation, American businessman and philanthropist Warren Lichtenstein, and many others, the Labor and Delivery department is projected to be completed by April 2026.
The renovation will include ten fully remodeled suites, seven pre- and post-recovery rooms, upgraded technology, spa-like finishes, and two new spacious C-section surgical suites, fully equipped with the latest amenities. What’s more, Mount Sinai’s maternal care extends beyond the physical infrastructure by offering a wide range of services designed to support families, including prenatal childbirth education, cesarean birth preparation classes, and breastfeeding education.
As a mission-driven organization, Mount Sinai recognizes the importance of providing and investing in inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care, and mother-baby care, even in the face of economic challenges. These efforts highlight the medical center’s objective to improve the health and well-being of its community while fostering an environment of growth and job security. Despite the financial uncertainties facing many healthcare organizations, Mount Sinai has managed to retain its workforce and expand and recruit additional clinicians and staff.
