New York's The Brooklyn Hospital Center is calling on local elected officials to aid in the hospital's quest to modernize its emergency department and expand outpatient services, according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
The hospital's CEO Gary Terrinoni made an appeal to elected officials during a TBHC-hosted "Building Brooklyn's Future" breakfast briefing. According to the Daily Eagle, the appeal comes at an opportune time as the New York State Department of Health is making efforts to help Brooklyn hospitals upgrade their facilities. The state has authorized $700 million to be spent on the transformation of four Brooklyn hospitals: Brookdale, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Interfaith Medical Center and Wyckoff Heights.
"This is a critical time for The Brooklyn Hospital Center," said Mr. Terrinoni during the briefing, according to the Daily Eagle. Outlining the reason's his hospital should not be ignored when it comes to state support, Mr. Terrinoni added, "The Brooklyn Hospital Center has shown financial stewardship as an independent community hospital, while other Brooklyn providers cannot survive without enormous state subsidies. Over the last several years, TBHC has received no capital awards while other Brooklyn hospitals have received capital awards over $100 million, and yet still require hundreds more in the coming years to cover operating losses."
TBHC is the sole inpatient and outpatient safety-net provider for approximately 1 million Brooklyn residents. In September, TBHC submitted a request for a $36 million grant from New York State to be used to update its facilities.
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