The city on Wednesday presented NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County with $8 million in capital funding to revamp the hospital's trauma center and primary care clinic.
New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Member Rita Joseph joined NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County Chief Executive Officer Sheldon McLeod to announce the funding allocation, which will support the expansion and renovation of the hospital’s Level 1 Trauma Center and primary care practice. Of the total $8 million investment, $5 million will go towards adding two trauma bays to the hospital’s emergency department and $3 million will be used to upgrade the primary care clinic with the latest technology and equipment.
“To ensure every New Yorker has access to quality and affordable health care, we must invest in our public hospitals that serve as lifelines for our communities,” Speaker Adams said in a statement.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County’s Emergency Department saw over 125,000 visits last year, serving as a designated Level I Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons. The hospital's primary care unit services about 1 million patients a year by offering comprehensive preventive and chronic disease management that helps to reduce hospitalizations through early intervention.
"Investing in healthcare here in central Brooklyn means investing in stronger, healthier communities," said Joseph.
McLeod said strengthening both emergency and primary care at the hospital will ensure patients and families receive "the right care in the right place at the right time.”
"This investment reflects our unwavering commitment to expanding access to high-quality care,” he said.
