Governor of NY, Kathy Holchul fifth from left with a few of Brooklyn’s native politicians standing with the President of SUNY Downstate, Dr. Wayne Riley, second from the
proper of the governor in addition to Brooklyn Clergy and Group leaders at Downstate Medical Hospital on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
The highway map for revitalizing SUNY Downstate Medical Hospital is now being developed. It will provoke the deliberate renovation of a much-needed group well being facility in Central Brooklyn.
After a number of demonstrations, city corridor conferences, six journeys to Albany, NY, and a bus experience to Washington, DC, by native clergy leaders and politicians advocating day by day that Downstate Medical’s doorways stay open, all palms at the moment are on deck.
A call has lastly been reached, and New York State Governor Kathy Hochul was on-site on the hospital on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, to announce that the two.5 million folks of Brooklyn will not need to battle to get the providers of SUNY Downstate Medical.
The governor introduced to a crowded corridor that after working with NY State legislators on multiple event, they’ve confirmed {that a} state-of-the-art fashionable healthcare facility can be upgraded and refurbished at Downstate. “I feel we are able to do higher…everybody does have the correct to high quality well being care. We had been instrumental in getting over the road this time,” the governor introduced.
Governor Hochul declared that the plan was fastidiously reviewed and checked out by monetary consultants.
“Now we have secured $1 billion. Whenever you stroll by way of the doorways at SUNY Downstate, we are going to maintain you and provide the safety you deserve,” the governor declared.
Governor Hochul expressed gratitude in direction of the State Legislature and the advisory board. She expressed that the SUNY Downstate legacy runs deep in Brooklyn. She additional talked about that they may collaborate with college students to make sure they obtain a first-class training at SUNY Downstate.
Following Governor Hochul’s feedback, SUNY Chancellor Dr. John B. King acknowledged the hospital’s challenges however assured the viewers that Downstate would not battle.
In line with Dr. King, the plan will drive and improve the variety of sufferers within the facility, permitting stability and upkeep. He famous that work has already begun in some areas, reminiscent of electrical energy.
SUNY’s Downstate Medical Hospital president, Dr. Wayne Riley, additionally spoke. He thanked the governor for her dedication to the group and her dedication to offering providers for SUNY Downstate. Dr. Riley mentioned the hospital will make sure the group’s long-term viability.
New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie, who led a number of demonstrations calling for the hospital to stay open, mentioned it’s with immense gratitude that he thanked Governor Hochul for her fixed effort to generate the funds to refurbish the hospital.
Myrie mirrored deeply on the difficult days, particularly through the tumultuous days of the COVID-19 pandemic when the docs and nurses at Downstate struggled to maintain sufferers alive and the hospital doorways open. He acknowledged the advisory board and the United Common Professionals (UUP union) for his or her tireless efforts in addressing the problems, all the time persisting of their struggles to maintain the hospital working.
New York State Meeting Member for the forty third District, Brian Cunningham, thanked Governor Hochul for her funding in the neighborhood.
The completion of the hospital will see new wings added, a number of areas upgraded, and modern and numerous tools added to accommodate the workers and all of Brooklyn’s residents.
The entire plan for the event of the hospital finishes inside seven years. Work has already began.
