Ana Behrens

Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida

Founded in 1949, Mount Sinai Medical Center is the largest private, independent, not-for-profit teaching hospital in Florida. As a medical center whose mission is to provide high-quality health care to our diverse community, enhanced through teaching, research, charity care, and financial responsibility, Mount Sinai is committed to providing access to expert, compassionate care to all. Mount Sinai provides an unmatched level of clinical expertise and is dedicated to recruiting and training top physicians and surgeons from across the country, who work together across multiple disciplines to deliver a patient-centric approach to care. Mount Sinai's on-going partnerships with New York's prestigious Columbia University have allowed us to provide our community access to the only Ivy League-affiliated cardiovascular, urology, orthopedics, and cancer programs in South Florida. These programs combine the strengths of two leaders, enhancing the outstanding level of service and providing greater access to state-of-the-art technology, research, and treatment options. Among our many accolades and awards, Mount Sinai: * The only hospital in Miami-Dade to be named one of Healthgrades™ top 5% of hospitals in the nation for three years in a row, 2022, 2021 and 2020 * Named America's 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care, Gastrointestinal Care and Gastrointestinal Surgery by Healthgrades™ for 2022 as well as the GWTG Stroke Award (AHA) for Target Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll. This award highlights Mount Sinai's performance with intravenous thrombolytics. * The only hospital in South Florida to be named one of 250 hospitals in the world to Newsweek's list of World's Best Smart Hospitals for 2021. *Mount Sinai's stroke center is a Comprehensive Stroke Center with Joint Commission. This designation assures patients that the center follows national standards and guidelines that can significantly improve the outcomes of the most complex stroke cases.