NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health Receives $4.85M from Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr.
Funding will support infrastructure upgrades and enhance patient outcomes at six Gotham Health sites located across Queens
Oct 18, 2023
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr., NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health CEO Michelle Lewis, and other members of the Gotham Health team celebrate $4.85 million in city funds to support necessary infrastructure improvements and enhance patient services for Gotham Health sites in Queens.
New York, NY
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health today announced that Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. secured $4.85 million in City funds to support infrastructure improvements and enhance patient services. This funding will provide necessary upgrades to various Gotham Health sites in Queens, including an air handling unit replacement at Gotham Health, Springfield; HVAC modernization and flooring renovations at Gotham Health, South Queens; space modernization to improve dental, optometry and primary care at Gotham Health, Parsons; HVAC upgrades at Gotham Health, LeFrak; Exterior enhancements-security screens at Gotham Health, Ridgewood, and administrative office modernization at Gotham Health, Woodside.
“On behalf of NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health and the community, we express our gratitude to Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. for his support in securing $4.85 million in funding for infrastructure enhancements. With ongoing enhancements to our medical services and infrastructure, the additional financial support is invaluable in helping us to achieve our mission,” said NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health CEO Michelle Lewis.
“Our Gotham Health clinics are lifelines in our communities — especially in areas where hospital service is limited or nonexistent — providing crucial primary and preventative care that our families need. That’s why I’m proud to have allocated nearly $5 million across six such clinics to ensure that residents in need receive the highest quality care possible,” said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. “Improving healthcare outcomes for Queens families will always be a top priority of mine, and the $33 million I’ve allocated across the borough’s healthcare system is truly just the beginning. I look forward to working with NYC Health + Hospitals and our Gotham Health heroes on these important improvement projects and many others in the years to come.”
“Thank you to Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. for awarding this capital funding to upgrade our infrastructure, and expand our services to better serve our community,” said NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Chief of Infrastructure and Support Services Officer, Roman Ryniewski. “The generous funding will strengthen our commitment to providing high quality and patient-centered care to patients who need and deserve state-of-the-art comprehensive care.”
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About NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is a Federally Qualified Healthcare Provider formed in 2012 to enable individuals and families to address their health care needs in their own neighborhoods. Serving more than 100,000 New Yorkers annually in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island, and Queens, Gotham Health consists of 30 healthcare sites in all five boroughs of New York City. Gotham Health provides easy-to-access, high-quality, affordable health care services with a focus on primary care. It is committed to promoting healthy lifestyles and building healthy communities, with a focus upon providing patients and families convenient access to high-quality preventive care, such as annual check-ups and immunizations. Health care teams are trained to help patients manage ongoing conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and heart disease.
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 MetroPlus health plan—all supported by 11 essential hospitals. Its diverse workforce of more than 43,000 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.