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South Brooklyn Health Opens Expanded $2M Oncology And Infusion Center

South Brooklyn Health Opens Expanded $2M Oncology And Infusion Center

New York City Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health unveiled a $2 million expansion of its Oncology and Infusion Center, nearly doubling capacity and adding new cancer support services.
Maimonides Merger With City Hospital System Set For April 1

Maimonides Merger With City Hospital System Set For April 1

Once the merger with New York City Health + Hospitals closes, the maternity ward will likely get a major overhaul.
Donate Blood, Win Brooklyn Nets Tickets

Donate Blood, Win Brooklyn Nets Tickets

From March 1 through March 5, all regular blood donors who make a donation at New York Blood center's Brooklyn Donor Center will be entered into a daily sweepstakes, drawing five winners each day, for a chance to win two tickets to the Nets vs. Hawks game on April 3 at Barclays Center.
Brooklyn Disability Advocate Named to State Advisory Council

Brooklyn Disability Advocate Named to State Advisory Council

Simcha Weinstein, a rabbi and autism advocate from Brooklyn, is named to New York’s Developmental Disabilities Council following years of statewide advocacy.
State Approves Key Contract in SUNY Downstate Hospital Rebuild

State Approves Key Contract in SUNY Downstate Hospital Rebuild

New York moves forward with a major SUNY Downstate overhaul, and as its first step, will demolish an old parking garage.
South Brooklyn Health CEO Tapped to Lead Maimonides Hospital

South Brooklyn Health CEO Tapped to Lead Maimonides Hospital

A new agreement will bring Maimonides into the NYC Health + Hospitals system, expanding access to care across Brooklyn.
New Data Shows Wealth Gap Driving Health Disparities in NYC

New Data Shows Wealth Gap Driving Health Disparities in NYC

Wealthier New Yorkers are more likely to report better health and less psychological distress, while Black and Latino respondents, even in higher wealth groups, often reported worse health outcomes, a new health survey found.
Kings County Hospital Opens Center to Treat Child Abuse And Trauma

Kings County Hospital Opens Center to Treat Child Abuse And Trauma

NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County opened the ACE Center in Brooklyn, offering trauma-informed evaluation, treatment and prevention services for children facing abuse or neglect.
New Brooklyn Program Centralizes Care For Violence Survivors

New Brooklyn Program Centralizes Care For Violence Survivors

NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County in East Flatbush launches Kings CARES, a new program providing centralized medical, forensic and social support for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence.
Brooklyn's Maimonides Launches NYC’s First Women’s Neurology Center

Brooklyn's Maimonides Launches NYC’s First Women’s Neurology Center

The Women’s Neurology Center at Maimonides Health offers specialized neurologic care for women through pregnancy, menopause and every stage of life.