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Press Releases

Mar 17, 2025 Press Releases
Mayor Adams Kicks Off “Mental Health Week” by Celebrating One Year of Behavioral Health Blueprint, $33 Million in Funding to Enhance City’s Behavioral Health Services

Newly-announced $33 million from New York State Behavioral Health Centers of Excellence program expands on $41 million investment from last year

Mar 14, 2025 Press Releases
NYC Health + Hospitals, NYC Health Department, and NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Release ‘Open Letter to Immigrant New Yorkers’ Promoting Health Care Access

Letter affirms New York City’s commitment to serving immigrant New Yorkers’ health needs and protecting their privacy

Mar 14, 2025 Press Releases
Mayor Adams, City Leaders Honor Lives Lost to COVID-19; Reflect on New York City’s Efforts to Treat, Test, Vaccinate, and Heal New Yorkers During the Pandemic

New York City Administered More Than 14.5 Million COVID-19 Tests, Provided Over 150 Million Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

Mar 13, 2025 Press Releases
Mayor Adams, NYC Health + Hospitals, and HPD Announce Opening of 93 Units of Affordable and Supportive Housing at Woodhull Hospital

$41.1 million housing project connects NYC Health + Hospitals patients experiencing homelessness with stable, supportive housing, on-site services, and access to health care

Mar 13, 2025 Press Releases
NYC Health + Hospitals AVP Shereen Zaid named “Rising Star” on Modern Healthcare’s “Leading Women” List

Recognized for work providing resources in response to the asylum seeker humanitarian emergency and COVID-19 pandemic

Mar 12, 2025 Press Releases
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Joins New Bronchiectasis and NTM Care Center Network

The new national network facilitates access to high-quality, specialized patient care for bronchiectasis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung disease

Mar 12, 2025 Press Releases
NYC Health + Hospitals Screened Nearly 60,000 Patients for Colorectal Cancer in 2024 with At-Home FIT Test, a 12% Increase Over 2023

Colorectal cancer, also known as colon cancer, occurs in the colon or rectum and is the second-leading cause of cancer death in New York City

Mar 11, 2025 Press Releases
Large-Scale Abstract Expressionist Painting Installed at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln

Ilya Bolotowsky’s 6-foot-by-21-foot painting Untitled (1973) will return to view after years in storage thanks to a donation by Bloomberg Philanthropies

Mar 11, 2025 Press Releases
NYC Health + Hospitals Launches New Season of The Remedy, a Podcast from the Largest Safety Net Health Care System in the United States

Season 2 Episode 1: Community Health Workers covers these workers’ vital role in bridging the gap between medical care and social needs like housing, food, and transportation