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NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                             OCTOBER 10, 2025       |  The Indian Eye 20


              Nyc Health + Hospitals/Kings County Receives



        $8 Million from NYC Council to Expand Emergency



            Department and Upgrade Primary Care Practice




         NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Member Rita Joseph, District 40, announce FY26

                           Capital Funding to enhance care at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County


        OUR BUREAU

        Brooklyn, NY
               ew York City Council Speak-
               er Adrienne Adams and
        NCouncil Member Rita Jo-
        seph, District 40, have announced an
        $8 million FY26 capital funding allo-
        cation to NYC Health + Hospitals/
        Kings County. The funding supports
        two multi-year projects: $5 million
        to  add two  trauma bays to the hos-
        pital’s emergency department and $3
        million to upgrade its primary care
        practice. The projects will strengthen
        critical access to health care for Cen-
        tral  Brooklyn  residents  and  beyond
        Kings County Hospital, which serves
        more than 700,000 patients annually.
           “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,”  said  NYC
        Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.
        “The Council is proud to have secured
        $8 million in capital funding for Kings
        County Hospital so that it can contin-
        ue providing life-saving care to New
        Yorkers, regardless of background,                      Councilmember Rita Joseph, District 40, NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams,
        status, or ability to pay. This funding                      and NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County’s CEO Sheldon McLeod
        commitment to improve the Level I
        Trauma Center and the hospital’s pri-
        mary care clinic will ensure patients   ensure that families in our communi-  “We are grateful for the $8 mil-  Operating Suites and Intensive Care
        have access to care that employs the   ty have access to quality emergency  lion in FY26 capital funding, which   Units, supporting our mission to de-
        latest technology and equipment. I  and primary care, while also giving  will expand our Level I Trauma   liver timely, lifesaving interventions
        thank Council Member Rita Joseph,  our  dedicated  healthcare  workers  Center and upgrade our primary   when seconds matter most.”
        Kings County Hospital, and all of  the resources they need to serve the   care facilities,” said Dr. Rajesh Ver-  NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings
        the dedicated staff for their work to   hundreds of thousands of patients   ma,  Chief  Medical  Officer  at  NYC   County’s Emergency Department
        keep New Yorkers healthy and safe.” who come through these doors each  Health + Hospitals/Kings County.   saw over 125,000 visits last year, serv-
           “Adequate healthcare is  a pre- year. Investing in healthcare here in  “These investments will help us deliv-  ing as a designated Level I Trauma
        requisite for prosperity in any com- Central Brooklyn means investing in   er high-quality care to over 700,000   Center by the American College of
        munity. I am proud to join Speaker  stronger, healthier communities.”  patients annually and ensure our   Surgeons (ACS) and providing ad-
        Adams in announcing this $8 million   “This investment reflects our un-  community has access to the latest   vanced emergency and critical care
        capital investment in NYC Health +  wavering commitment to expanding  medical technology, regardless of   to patients across Brooklyn. Kings
        Hospitals/Kings County, which is a  access to high-quality care,” said   ability to pay.”             County’s primary care services an-
        lifeline  for Central Brooklyn,”  said   Sheldon McLeod, Chief Executive   “This support strengthens our   chor community health in Central
        NYC Council Member Rita Joseph,  Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/  ability to manage complex trauma   Brooklyn seeing on average 1 million
        District 40. “By upgrading the Level  Kings  County.  “By  strengthening   cases,” said Dr. Elias Youssef, Chief   visits yearly, offering comprehen-
        I Trauma Bay and the primary care   both emergency and primary care,  of Emergency Medicine at NYC    sive preventive and chronic disease
        clinic, we are making a real commit- we are ensuring our patients and  Health + Hospitals/Kings County.   management, and helping to reduce
        ment to the health and safety of our  families receive the right care in the  “It also ensures seamless care from   avoidable hospitalizations through
        neighbors. These improvements will   right place at the right time.”  the  Emergency Department  to the   early intervention.


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