{"id":222156,"date":"2026-05-06T16:51:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/222156\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:51:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:51:37","slug":"new-icu-at-mount-sinai-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/222156\/","title":{"rendered":"New ICU At Mount Sinai Queens"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. and State Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris lent a hand as Mount Sinai Health System held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new, clinically advanced intensive care unit (ICU) at Mount Sinai Queens. The project will increase the hospital\u2019s total certified bed count from 228 to 241 beds and add 13 new ICU beds to its current eight. Construction is expected to take approximately 16 months once a certificate of need is granted, and will be funded in part by New York City and New York State as well as through Mount Sinai\u2019s capital resources.<\/p>\n

Mount Sinai Health System held a ceremo\u00adnial groundbreaking for a new, clinically ad\u00advanced intensive care unit (ICU) at Mount Sinai Queens. The project will increase the hospital\u2019s total certified bed count from 228 to 241 beds and add 13 new ICU beds to its current eight. Construction is expected to take approximately 16 months once a certificate of need is granted, and will be funded in part by New York City and New York State as well as through Mount Sinai\u2019s capital resources.<\/p>\n

By nearly tripling its ICU capacity, the new unit will meet rising patient acuity needs and re\u00adduce Emergency Department congestion while aiming to decrease the need for transfers that take patients out of the borough to other Mount Sinai hospitals. The expanded space will also signifi\u00adcantly enhance the hospital\u2019s ability to perform complex surgical procedures locally and strengthen its ability to respond during periods of increased demand or system-wide surges.<\/p>\n

\u201cBehind this expansion are the patients and families who need critical care at the most vul\u00adnerable moments in their lives,\u201d said Cameron R. Hernandez, MD, FACHE, President and Chief Operating Officer of Mount Sinai Queens. \u201cBy increasing ICU capacity at Mount Sinai Queens, we are ensuring more people can receive timely care close to home, within the community that supports them. Expanding ICU capacity is also a key investment in the long-term resilience of our hospital and Health System, allowing us to better manage demand and care for critically ill patients in Queens. We thank city and state officials for their support in this project.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mount Sinai Health System held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new, clinically advanced intensive care unit (ICU) at Mount Sinai Queens. The proj\u00adect will increase the hospital\u2019s total cer\u00adtified bed count from 228 to 241 beds and add 13 new ICU beds to its current eight.<\/p>\n

The new ICU will be built on the sixth floor of the hospital\u2019s main campus, at 25-10 30th Av\u00adenue in Astoria, transforming underutilized space into a modern, high-functioning critical care en\u00advironment. The unit will include a class 2 proce\u00addure room designed to support moderate-risk surgical or interventional procedures. Equipped to support fluoroscopy-guided procedures, the space will enable procedures such as peripherally inserted central catheter line placements, central venous catheter insertions, and dialysis catheter placements. This capability will enhance the hos\u00adpital\u2019s ability to deliver timely, coordinated crit\u00adical care and support rapid intervention in situations where speed can directly influence pa\u00adtient outcomes.<\/p>\n

\u201cMount Sinai is deeply committed to ensur\u00ading that residents of Queens have access to the highest level of critical care within their own community,\u201d said Nazia Mashriqi, MD, MBA, Director, Intensive Care Unit, Mount Sinai Queens. \u201cThis new ICU represents a meaningful advancement in how we deliver care\u2014expand\u00ading our ability to provide timely high-acuity in\u00adterventions while reinforcing the systems, protocols, and multidisciplinary collaboration that are essential to patient safety. Ultimately, this investment allows us to care for our patients with greater precision, responsiveness, and compas\u00adsion at the moment when it matters most.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWestern Queens residents should not have to cross the river into Manhattan to get top-notch health care,\u201d said State Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris. \u201cI am proud to provide $6 mil\u00adlion in state funds for this new ICU at Mount Sinai Queens, which will transform the care they can provide and ensure our neighbors receive quality care closer to home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWestern Queens families in need of imme\u00addiate, potentially life-saving medical attention deserve to receive it right in their community without having to travel or wait for it,\u201d said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. \u201cMount Sinai Queens\u2019 new, advanced 21-bed in\u00adtensive care unit, which we break ground on today, will ensure that kind of critical care is ex\u00adactly what our neighbors in Astoria and beyond will receive. I\u2019m incredibly proud to have allo\u00adcated $7 million toward that future ICU at Mount Sinai Queens, as we continue to expand access to health care and maintain the high-quality hos\u00adpital network that Queens deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to improving operational effi\u00adciency, the new ICU is expected to play a vital role in reuniting families during some of their most vulnerable moments, reducing the need to transfer patients far from their loved ones to re\u00adceive critical care.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a great day for Western Queens with the new ICU opening at Mount Sinai Queens,\u201d said Costa Constantinides, former New York City Council Member and currently the CEO of Vari\u00adety Boys and Girls Club of Queens. \u201cFor too long, we have not had enough beds in Western Queens for critical care. When my late wife needed ICU care, it was a profound relief to know she was receiving exceptional treatment close to home. Being nearby allowed our family to spend meaningful time with her during an in\u00adcredibly difficult period, which brought us lasting comfort. I\u2019m grateful to the elected officials and private partners who made this milestone possi\u00adble for more families in our area. This investment will help ensure that Queens residents receive the care they need in their most vulnerable moments. Congratulations to Mount Sinai Queens.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. and State Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris lent a hand as Mount…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":222157,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-222156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}