Testimonials
In the Right Place, In the Right Hands
Joel Goldstein
In the Right Place, In the Right Hands
When Joel Goldstein collapsed in his Brooklyn office, he was brought to TBHC's state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Lab for immediate intervention, which saved his life. The Goldsteins were apprehensive about putting their trust in TBHC, but were reassured to learn about our world-class cardiac care and clinical partnership with Mount Sinai Heart — so much that they returned to TBHC for follow-up care once the emergency had passed.
Located right in Downtown Brooklyn, TBHC is there for everyone in the neighborhood. We’ve been Keeping Brooklyn Healthy for 175 years.
From Emergency Surgery to the Red Carpet!
John David Washington
TBHC was in the right place at the right time for our neighbor and patient John David Washington, star of Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman. Watch his story and hear him share his experience at TBHC.
The Future Looks Brighter — and Longer — Thanks to Bariatric Surgery
Diana Walton
Bariatric surgery “only option” to manage diabetes
I had uncontrollable diabetes and weighed 205 pounds. My blood sugar was 500 to 600 every single day and I was using 60 to 80 units of insulin per day. Most of my family had died from diabetes and, before the surgery, maybe I had 10 years left in me. Getting this surgery was my only option.
Today, I am 137 pounds and my diabetes is much more manageable and under control. It’s not gone yet but I’m only using 5 units before meals and the highest my sugar has ever been is 200. I should be off insulin soon and onto oral medications.
Baby Comes Into World in The Brooklyn Hospital Center’s Driveway
Sarah Wiggins and family
Quick action by emergency team and husband makes for happy ending
For little Sarah Wiggins and her family, Friday, July 13 was a very lucky day. Sarah decided to arrive quickly, so quickly that she was delivered by Luis Valdez, MD, in her parents’ car in The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) driveway.
“The doctors, nurses, technicians and security performed exactly as they are trained to,” says Sylvie De Souza, MD, Chair of Emergency Medicine. “This is a perfect example of a community hospital doing its job in the right place at the right time.”
Back on the Dance Floor after Knee Surgery
Elspeth Macdonald
Designer, writer, dancer, TBHC orthopedic patient
Elspeth Macdonald has been active all her life. She ran three marathons, the last one at age 50. More recently, she enjoyed cross-country distance running. When she tripped while running on a dirt road a few years back, she hurt her left knee. She was afraid of surgery, but when the pain only got worse, her acupuncturist told her, “Go to Dr. Joseph Fetto at The Brooklyn Hospital Center.”