Health & Wellness

As part of the potential agreement, Maimonides would receive $2.2 billion in state funding over five years and higher Medicaid reimbursements as it merges with NYC Health + Hospitals, the city's public health system.

Nurses at the Brooklyn Hospital Center, Interfaith Medical Center / One Brooklyn Health, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center / One Brooklyn Health, Maimonides Medical Center and Wyckoff Heights Medical Center voted to strike if contracts, which expire at the end of the year, are not approved by hospital management.

New York City Council members announced a $2 million investment to expand and modernize the neonatal intensive care unit at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick.

New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, City Council Members and the Center for Community Alternatives celebrated the opening of the newest Trauma Recovery Center at 25 Chapel St. in Downtown Brooklyn.

A new report from NYC Comptroller Brad Lander reveals major staffing shortages, fragmented funding and inequitable access to mental health supports across public schools.

The health network has launched new Critical Time Intervention teams and expanded its Peer Bridger program

The State University of New York Downstate Health Services University Hospital will begin the design phase of its $1.1 billion reconstruction, according to Governor Kathy Hochul.

Dr. Selwena Brewster takes on the role of Chief Medical Officer at South Brooklyn Health, overseeing clinical operations and advancing quality, safety and patient care.

New data from the NYC Health Department shows new HIV diagnoses rising for a fourth year, with sharp disparities and looming federal funding cuts threatening progress.

NYC Health + Hospitals is failing to fully provide required language access services, revealing barriers across call lines, mobile units, training, and vendor oversight, with over $215,000 in overpayments, a state audit found.