Testimonials
Puzzling Symptoms Solved
Mark Collins, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine
One afternoon at daycare, three-year-old Mark Collins woke up from his daily nap. But something was wrong — despite having just woken up, he was still incredibly sleepy. The teacher quickly realized that Mark was unable to move. He could recognize everyone around him, but was having trouble responding.
Soon, Mark was in an ambulance en route to The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC). His mother, Laura Collins, left work and met her son at TBHC’s Pediatric Emergency Department (ED).
Michael’s Seamless Transition
Michael Gillman, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine
When Michael Gillman collapsed after an evening run in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, he was brought to TBHC's Emergency Department and then was treated at the hospital's state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Lab for immediate intervention, which saved his life.
Both TBHC and the hospital's cardiac collaborator, Mount Sinai Heart, took care of him expertly and got him back up and into his life.
In the Right Place, In the Right Hands
Joel Goldstein, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine
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, Emergency Medicine
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
Diana Walton, Bariatric Surgery
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.