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02/22/2019REFERRED TO FINANCE
02/27/2019REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
02/27/2019ADOPTED
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J00521 Text:

 
Senate Resolution No. 521
 
BY: Senator PARKER
 
        COMMEMORATING   the   175th   Anniversary  of  The
        Brooklyn Hospital Center
 
  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize those
institutions which have  faithfully  served  the  health  needs  of  the
community  and its citizens with diligence and compassionate commitment;
and
 
  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commemorate the 175th Anniversary of The Brooklyn Hospital  Center;  the
kick-off celebration of this milestone was held on Thursday, January 31,
2019,  and  honored  Walt  Whitman,  Fort  Greene  Park Conservancy, and
Keynote Speaker Laurie Cumbo; and
 
  WHEREAS, Founded in 1845, The Brooklyn  Hospital  Center  is  a  464
licensed  bed,  full-service  community  teaching  hospital  located  in
Downtown Brooklyn; it is affiliated with the Mount Sinai Health  System,
serving  a  diverse  population from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds;
and
 
  WHEREAS, The hospital's name was initially Brooklyn  City  Hospital;
public fund collection meetings were arranged to financially sustain the
hospital;  patient admission started in 1847; soon it started developing
and growing, and by the start of  the  20th  Century,  it  consisted  of
several  buildings  that provided services to the burgeoning population;
in 1883, the name was changed to The Brooklyn Hospital; and
 
  WHEREAS, In 1925, William H. Field and Edwin P.  Maynard,  Jr.,  who
were  both  residents  in the hospital, introduced a unit history system
for keeping permanent, easy-to-retrieve patient records; and
 
  WHEREAS, Extensive modernization of the hospital  took  place  after
World War II and several mergers occurred, adding to the ever-increasing
size of the facility; and
 
  WHEREAS,  In  1990,  the  name  was changed to its current name, The
Brooklyn Hospital Center; eight  years  later,  the  hospital  became  a
corporate  member of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System, and in
2014, it left the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System and affiliated
with the Mount Sinai Health System; and
 
  WHEREAS, The hospital continued to  expand  primary  and  outpatient
services  as well as acute care services; in 2013, The Brooklyn Hospital
Center became an  active  participant  in  NYSDOH's  Prevention  Agenda;
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; and
 
  WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Hospital Center has been the recipient of many
awards   and   recognitions,  some  of  which  include:  the  Gold  Plus
Achievement Award for Stroke Care, three times; being named a  2012  Top
Performer  on  Key  Quality Measures by the Joint Commission on hospital
 
safety for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care; and
being recognized for  both  providing  quality  care  to  patients  with
diabetes and providing excellent diabetic care with good outcomes; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Venerable  and  trustworthy  institutions,  tending to the
needs of the community and its citizenry,  represent  the  threads  from
which the fabric of society is woven; and
 
  WHEREAS,  This Legislative Body is proud to recognize the benevolent
good works of health care institutions, sharing the pride of its history
and accomplishments, and anticipating its future of continued growth  in
quality and personalized care; now, therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
extend congratulations and just tribute to The Brooklyn Hospital Center,
commemorating its 175th Anniversary of service and care on behalf of the
Brooklyn community; and be it further
 
  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to The Brooklyn Hospital Center.
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