NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health Receives Over $1 Million from Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. to Enhance Patient Care Across Queens
Major $1 million investment will improve patient flow, staff facilities and clinical spaces at Gotham Health, Roosevelt Additional funding of $55,000 will support medication storage upgrade at Gotham Health, Lefrak
Mar 24, 2026
Queens, NY — NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health today announced a significant investment of over $1 million from Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. to support critical infrastructure upgrades and patient experience improvements across two Gotham Health centers in Queens: Roosevelt and Lefrak. This funding reflects the shared commitment of both Gotham Health and Borough President Richards to advancing health equity and expanding access to high quality care for all Queens residents.
$1 million of the allocation will support strategic renovations to optimize Roosevelt’s layout and better meet the needs of patients and staff, including: converting a storage area into dental and pediatric examination rooms; creating two new offices for the nutritionist and social worker in the waiting area; renovating the west-side waiting area to include two legal offices; upgrading the women’s locker room with additional lockers and a bench; enhancing the staff kitchen with counter space, seating, and a full-size refrigerator; creating storage for cleaning supplies and community outreach materials; adding a new secretary workspace; and providing a conference room for staff collaboration and meetings.
An additional $55,000 investment at Lefrak will reconfigure the medication alcove to allow for separate refrigerator and freezer units, which currently share the same space with a copier.
“These investments at Roosevelt and Lefrak will directly improve patient care, workflow, and staff support,” said Michelle Lewis, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health. “We are grateful to Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. for his generous support. By upgrading clinical spaces, staff areas, and essential infrastructure, we are creating environments that are functional, organized, and comfortable, ensuring that our patients receive high-quality care and our teams have the resources they need to succeed.”
“In my office, we’re focused on expanding healthcare access across Queens, especially for families in historically underserved and marginalized communities like Jackson Heights and Corona. A key pillar of that is expanding and enhancing preventative healthcare services,” said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. “That means families don’t have to utilize hospitals as places to seek preventative care and, in turn, it lessens overcrowding and improves the speed of care in our hospitals. That’s why expanding facilities like Gotham Health clinics are so vital, which I’m proud to partner with NYC Health + Hospitals in doing through this $1.05 million allocation.”
“This funding allows us to make meaningful improvements that directly enhance the patient experience,” said Roman Ryniewski, Chief of Infrastructure and Support Services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health. “By modernizing our facilities and expanding critical services, we are creating environments that better serve our patients and empower our staff to deliver the exceptional care our communities deserve.”
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NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is a Federally Qualified Healthcare Provider formed in 2015 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 29 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.
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