NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue and Children of Bellevue Selected as Lowe’s Hometowns Project
The $210K grant will fund renovations to the pediatric inpatient unit and public spaces at Bellevue Hospital
Nov 06, 2025
New York, NY — NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue and Children of Bellevue announced that the hospital has been selected as a Lowe’s Hometowns project, one of 100 community-nominated, large-scale renovations that will revitalize nonprofit and community spaces serving as hubs and heartbeats for hometowns. As a part of Lowe’s commitment to deliver 10 million square feet of impact in communities nationwide, Children of Bellevue and Bellevue Hospital received a $210,000 grant to renovate two crucial areas. The Pediatric inpatient unit will get a welcoming family and teen center alongside a dedicated space for families and staff to meet, featuring updated furniture, child-safe storage, and essential amenities. Additionally, the hospital’s Saul Farber Auditorium will be revitalized with ADA-compliant and modern seating, enhancing its usability for educational and community events and ultimately benefiting thousands each year.
“We are honored that the Lowe’s Hometowns project has selected Bellevue Hospital as a grant recipient for the transformation of critical spaces that provide opportunities for healing and community engagement,” said NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Chief Executive Officer Dr. Eric Wei. “The grant will help us reimagine how we interact with our patients, their families, and the larger community we serve. We are grateful to Lowe’s for their generosity, and to Children of Bellevue for spearheading this project. For over 75 years, Children of Bellevue has provided critical support to our youngest patients and their families.”
“We are deeply grateful to the Lowe’s Hometowns program for their extraordinary partnership and generosity,” said Children of Bellevue Board Chair Amanda Rosado, Ed.D. “The transformation of our pediatric spaces has created brighter, more welcoming environments that bring comfort and joy to children and families during some of their toughest moments. Thanks to the incredible commitment of Lowe’s volunteers and the support of this grant, families are experiencing care and connection in new and inspiring ways.”
To help complete the project, Bellevue Hospital hosted Lowe’s Red Vest associates for a volunteer work day at the hospital. The volunteers worked on a gardening project in the hospital’s First Avenue Garden, and joined staff for a mural painting project, featuring artwork created by local artist Misha Tyutyunik. The finished mural will be displayed in the Pediatrics inpatient unit.
“I wanted to create something that would make my four-year old daughter feel comfortable, safe, hopeful and intrigued if she had to be in the hospital, while also appealing, soothing and nostalgic to me and my partner as parents,” said artist Misha Tyutyunik. “The concept for the murals panels is based around the theme of ‘the journey.’ The panels are designed to appeal to all ages, are interactive and inclusive, encapsulating the ideas from staff and patients in imagery and content, and saturated with colors that are vibrant and uplifting, while remaining grounding and soothing.”
“I’m so proud to be part of a company that truly invests in its local communities,” said Michael J. Markmann, Store Manager at Lowe’s in North Bergen, NJ, who led the volunteer team. “Through the Lowe’s Hometowns program, our team had the opportunity to roll up our sleeves and make a difference right here at home. It was incredibly rewarding to help make the Bellevue Hospital a brighter place for all the local families it serves and its incredibly dedicated staff.”
With help from Lowe’s red vest associates, across the country, Lowe’s Hometowns projects will help expand kitchen and serving capacity for food pantries, restore dignity to well-used transitional housing facilities, revitalize parks and gardens for neighbors to safely gather and build restorative spaces for first responders to rest between calls.
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NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America’s oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the 851-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. The hospital is a Level 1 Trauma Center and annually it sees about 103,000 emergency room visits, and more than 520,000 outpatient visits. Clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Bariatric Surgery; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Children’s Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services. For more information, visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org/bellevue and follow us on Facebook and X (Twitter).
About Children of Bellevue
Children of Bellevue is a non-profit organization, founded in 1949 to initiate, fund and develop special programs and to act as an advocate for children and their families within Bellevue Hospital, the largest public hospital in New York City. Children of Bellevue supports essential efforts to transform the health, development, and well-being of children and their families. We envision a future for the Bellevue Hospital community where all children can grow up healthy and equipped to achieve their full potential, a future where Bellevue’s dedicated and passionate staff and volunteers have all the resources they need to succeed and to build on the pioneering legacy of the Children of Bellevue. For more information, visit https://www.childrenofbellevue.org/
About NYC Health + Hospitals
NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest municipal health care system in the nation serving more than a million New Yorkers annually in more than 70 patient care locations across the city’s five boroughs. A robust network of outpatient, neighborhood-based primary and specialty care centers anchors care coordination with the system’s trauma centers, nursing homes, post-acute care centers, home care agency, and MetroPlusHealth—all supported by 11 essential hospitals. Its diverse workforce of more than 46,000 employees is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible. For more information, visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org and stay connected on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
About Lowe’s Hometowns:
This year, Lowe’s made a commitment to deliver 10 million square feet of impact in communities nationwide, measuring all the ways the company helps each year foot by foot. As a part of this commitment, Lowe’s is driving measurable impact through Lowe’s Hometowns, the company’s five-year, $100 million initiative that powers 100 large-scale community renovations annually, alongside 1,700 associate-led efforts. From neighborhood parks to food pantries, these projects renovate and revitalize spaces that serve as hubs and heartbeats for hometowns – and each project will now be measured as part of Lowe’s 10 million-square-foot goal. Projects are slated to be completed by the end of 2025. Visit Lowes.com/hometowns and follow #HowLowesHelps on social media for progress on projects nationwide.
