NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull on Aug. 21 launched a $20 million renovation of the hospital’s Labor and Birthing Suite, supported by $11 million in borough capital funding.
The project, expected to be completed in fall 2027, will expand and modernize the unit to better serve families across North Brooklyn.
“Every family in Brooklyn deserves to welcome their child into the world in a safe, comfortable, and supportive environment,” said Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso.
Plans include new birthing center rooms featuring hydrotherapy tubs, an upgraded recovery area, plus expanded operating rooms designed to improve workflow and accommodate advanced equipment. A simulation lab will also be added to train staff on delivery scenarios.
Additional upgrades will provide improved family comfort spaces, reorganized nurse stations, renovated medicine and recovery rooms and updated facilities for hospital staff, including break rooms, locker rooms, plus on-call suites.
Construction will take place in phases so patients can continue to receive uninterrupted care.
Woodhull Hospital, which recorded nearly 1,000 births in 2024, is one of three city hospitals receiving targeted investment in maternal care.
The investment builds on Reynoso’s broader maternal health agenda, which includes creating the Maternal Health Task Force, funding education campaigns, supporting hospital infrastructure alongside expanding community-based programs such as “Born in Brooklyn” baby boxes and the Community Baby Shower Fund.
Most recently, his office partnered with Brooklyn College to launch New York State’s first Advanced Certificate in Perinatal Mental Health.
“At NYC Health + Hospitals, we know that continued investment in our facilities is crucial to the communities we serve. These upgrades to the physical environment of Woodhull’s Labor and Birthing Suite will allow for a higher level of service and experience for the families of North Brooklyn,” said NYC Health + Hospitals Vice President of the Office of Facilities Development Manuel Saez, PhD.
The Labor and Birthing Suite upgrades at Woodhull are part of ongoing efforts to address maternal health disparities in New York City, where Black women face a maternal mortality rate eight times higher than their white counterparts.
