The Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Community Advisory Board

David C. Thomas, Chair 
Peggy Morales, Vice Chair

The primary purpose of this Board, is to serve as a forum to assist and advise The Mount Sinai Hospital and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in fulfilling its service, educational, and research objectives in a way which is responsive to health care needs of consumers, with particular emphasis on the needs of the East Harlem community residents. The Board shall be responsible for hearing and presenting the needs and opinions of patients, and of the community, and provide community input on any projected plans and needs of Mount Sinai Hospital.

The Board consists of thirty (30) members, sixteen (16) “consumers” (East Harlem residents, community, and nonprofit leaders) and fourteen (14) “providers” (clinical and nonclinical staff of Mount Sinai Hospital).

“Consumer” members, who are nominated or apply, must complete and submit an application for membership.

The Board meets monthly on the 4th Tuesday, at 5:30 PM, unless this date falls on a major holiday. All meetings are held in-person with a virtual attendance option, and open to the public. Meeting information can be found on the ‘Events’ section of this page.

Standing Committees

Program Planning Committee – meets on a quarterly basis to plan and discuss the program or topic to be discussed at the various full board meetings. Topic areas broadly include healthcare delivery, academic medicine, new or existing community health initiatives, and policy/regulatory updates.

Community Input Committee – This committee meets the Tuesday prior to the full board meeting at 5:30 PM. Its mission is to foster a deeper understanding of the community by knowing more about its diverse aspects, effectively communicating this knowledge both internally and externally, and engaging the community to know more about us. It provides comprehensive analysis and insightful information as required to facilitate informed decision-making. Furthermore, it aims to address and handle concerns within the community, offering support and resolution for two distinct varieties of concerns.

Project Review Committee – This committee works to review and assess new projects and programs at the Hospital, and provide feedback to hospital administration regarding any changes or update to these or to existing projects/projects. This committee meets monthly at 4:30, on the same day as the full board meeting.

Membership Committee –reviews all nominations and applications for membership. It also assesses current membership and makes recommendations to the Board regarding any changes to membership. The Membership Committee meets as necessary.

Bylaws Committee – The Bylaws Committee reviews/revises the bylaws as necessary. This is an ad hoc committee, which meets only when the board decides that bylaw changes are necessary.