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An ‘A’ for Social Responsibility
This July, The Brooklyn Hospital Center received an “A” grade for social responsibility from the Lown Institute, a Massachusetts healthcare think tank. TBHC was the only Brooklyn hospital to receive this grade and only one of 39 hospitals in all of New York State.
The Brooklyn Hospital Center Partners with Clearway Health to Expand Specialty Pharmacy Medication Access for Patients
A new collaboration between Boston-based Clearway Health and The Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York, was formalized to help improve access to specialty pharmacy medication for underserved patients with complex medical conditions.
New Chief Medical Officer at The Brooklyn Hospital Center
The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) is pleased to announce that Sam Amirfar, MD, MS, has been appointed Chief Medical Officer. He will continue in his role as Chief Information Officer.
Imaging Center Opens in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Imaging, a partnership between New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS), one of the leading oncology practices in the nation, and The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC), a community hospital in Fort Greene/Downtown Brooklyn, reached a significant milestone by opening its newly established diagnostic imaging center at 172 Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, just across the street from the recently opened 10,000 square-foot Brooklyn Cancer Center, another similar partnership between the two institutions.
The Covid mask requirement lifted at TBHC starting May 1
In response to the state and federal government relaxation of mask mandates, and the decline in active Covid cases, masks will no longer be required for TBHC staff, patients or visitors in the hospital or at any of the ambulatory locations. Anyone choosing to still wear a mask is, of course, welcome to do so.