Mount Sinai Health System Issues COVID-19 Travel Policy
As COVID-19 Spreads, System urges hospital and academic personnel to limit travel and self- quarantine following travel to Level 2 and 3 countries
As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, Mount Sinai Health System is taking important steps to keep hospital faculty, students, trainees, employees, and families safe. While the risk remains low in the New York metropolitan region, other countries and regions have seen significant outbreaks.
Mount Sinai is placing restrictions on travel to countries listed as Level 2 and Level 3 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of today, these countries are China, Iran, Italy, Japan, and South Korea. This list may change at any time, and the hospital is asking everyone to please consult the CDC list for updates.
Effective immediately, travel policy in place states:
- Work-related travel is prohibited to Level 2/3 countries, unless and until they are removed from that list.
- Those who have traveled for personal reasons to any of these countries—or are currently on a trip to these countries—must self-quarantine at home for 14 days upon your return.
These restrictions may change with little notice as the COVID-19 situation evolves, and any further recommendations will be guided by the CDC, the New York State Department of Health, and the New York City Department of Mental Health and Hygiene. We sincerely hope these restrictions will be temporary.
Mount Sinai is recommending that all students, faculty and staff keep abreast of the CDC’s general recommendations for COVID-19 as well as the list of restricted countries.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with 48,000 employees working across seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 600 research and clinical labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time—discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.
Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians and 11 free-standing joint-venture centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida. Hospitals within the System are consistently ranked by Newsweek’s® “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals, Best in State Hospitals, World Best Hospitals and Best Specialty Hospitals” and by U.S. News & World Report's® “Best Hospitals” and “Best Children’s Hospitals.” The Mount Sinai Hospital is on the U.S. News & World Report® “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll for 2024-2025.
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