NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Sydenham

Social workers are an integral part of NYC Health + Hospitals; there are more 1,000 social workers employed throughout the health system

Highlights include opening the new $923 million Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital on the campus of NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health; answering the need for asylum seeker care and services; and investing in loan repayment for behavioral health staff

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

17 of its sites received Gold status, the highest recognition, from the American Heart Association

17 of the health system’s sites achieved Gold+ status, the highest possible recognition for blood pressure control