NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull

The donation by Black Family Philanthropies is one of the largest donations ever received by the health system

The public health care system's hospitals are recognized as Best Hospitals for treating conditions such as heart failure, heart attack, hip fracture, kidney failure, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull CEO Gregory Calliste, NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health CEO Svetlana Lipyanskaya, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County CEO Sheldon McLeod are recognized as power players shaping New Yorkers’ lives every day

Compared to traditional surgical techniques, these modern procedures provide reduced discomfort, quicker recovery periods, and shorter hospital stays

Woodhull Hospital was recognized for reducing the use of urinary catheters and central line catheters and achieving six consecutive quarters free of central line-associated bloodstream infections