Brooklyn Hospital Center
| The Brooklyn Hospital Center | |
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| Mount Sinai Health System | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 121 DeKalb Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11201, New York, NY, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°41′24″N 73°58′38″W / 40.6901°N 73.9772°WCoordinates: 40°41′24″N 73°58′38″W / 40.6901°N 73.9772°W |
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| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Affiliated university | Mount Sinai Health System |
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| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 464 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1845 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United States |
The Brooklyn Hospital Center was founded in 1845, and is a 464 licensed bed, full-service community teaching hospital located in Downtown Brooklyn. The hospital is affiliated with the Mount Sinai Health System. The hospital serves a diverse population from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds.
The hospital was founded in May 1845 as "Brooklyn City Hospital", following a public meeting convened by Mayor Smith of what was then Brooklyn City. Public fund collection meetings were arranged to financially sustain the hospital. Patient admission started in 1847. Soon the hospital started developing and growing, and by the start of the twentieth century it had several buildings for providing services to the burgeoning population. In 1883, the name was changed from Brooklyn City Hospital to The Brooklyn Hospital.
In 1925, William H. Field and Edwin P. Maynard, Jr., at that time two residents in the hospital, introduced a unit history system for keeping permanent, easy-to-retrieve patient records. Extensive modernization of the hospital took place after World War II. Several mergers occurred, adding to the ever increasing size of the facility. In 1990, the name was changed to The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC). In 1998, the hospital became a corporate member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System. In 2014 it left the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and affiliated with the Mount Sinai Health System.
The hospital continued to expand primary and outpatient services as well as acute care services, and in 2013 The Brooklyn Hospital Center became an active participant in NYSDOH’s Prevention Agenda 2013-2017. Health priorities of the initiative include the Prevention of Chronic Diseases such as Heart Disease, Cancer, Respiratory Disease, Diabetes, and the Reduction of Childhood Obesity.
Today The Brooklyn Hospital Center has collective bargaining agreements with the unions of: NYSNA, 1199 SEIU
In 2011, 2012, and 2013 The Brooklyn Hospital Center received the American Heart Association: Gold Plus Achievement Award for Stroke Care.
In 2012, The Brooklyn Hospital Center’s Williamsburg Family Health Center was recognized by the NCQA and American Diabetes Association (ADA) in Diabetes Physician Recognition Program for providing quality care to patients with diabetes.
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