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New Medical-Surgical Unit At Montefiore Opens In Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held this week for the opening of the new Medical-Surgical Unit at Montefiore Mount Vernon.

Leaders of Montefiore Health System and Mayor of Mount Vernon Ernest Davis cut the ribbon for the new Med-Surg unit.

Leaders of Montefiore Health System and Mayor of Mount Vernon Ernest Davis cut the ribbon for the new Med-Surg unit.

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by Alesha Hanson

The completely renovated unit includes 28 new beds with built-in scales and safety alarms, flat screen TVs, new equipment, furniture, floors and fixtures in the rooms and bathrooms, new signage, a new nurses station and separate physician work space.

Leaders of Montefiore Health System who cut the ribbon for the new Med-Surg unit were Susan Green-Lorenzen, R.N., senior vice president of operations; Mount Vernon Mayor Ernest Davis; Dr. Philip Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D., executive vice president and chief operating officer; Dr. Steven M. Safyer, M.D., president and CEO; and Jaccel Kouns, R.N., vice president and executive director, Montefiore Mount Vernon.

 

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