Press Releases

The public health care system's hospitals are recognized as Best Hospitals for treating conditions such as heart failure, heart attack, hip fracture, kidney failure, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Trauma remains the leading cause of death for young Americans between the ages of one and fourteen years old

NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull CEO Gregory Calliste, NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health CEO Svetlana Lipyanskaya, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County CEO Sheldon McLeod are recognized as power players shaping New Yorkers’ lives every day

The health system earned the award by removing invasive mental health questions on physician credentialing applications

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and North Central Bronx Chief Quality Officer Komal Bajaj, MD; NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan Patient Safety Officer Samrina Kahlon, MD; and NYC Health + Hospitals Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer Eric Wei, MD are recognized

Compared to traditional surgical techniques, these modern procedures provide reduced discomfort, quicker recovery periods, and shorter hospital stays

The Community Mural Project is believed to be the country’s largest public hospital mural program since the 1930s

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan CEO Cristina Contreras, NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health CEO Svetlana Lipyanskaya, NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter CEO Floyd Long, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln CEO and System Chief Growth Officer Christopher Roker are recognized

Investments to Support Mental Health Services, Community Programming, Cultural Competency Training, Critical Renovations, and Access to Confidential HIV Prevention Services