Brooklyn Hospital Center Secures US$2 Million for Escalator Work

Leaders at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, NY, were joined by NY State Sen. Andrew Gounardes on October 16 to announce US$2 million in state funding for modernizing the facility’s two escalators, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle is among outlets to report. The hospital — a safety-net facility essential for Brooklyn residents who otherwise could not afford medical care — saw a record 30,000 patients come through its emergency room in 2023. In spring 2023, the escalators broke down, impeding access to patients with mobility problems. The escalators are critical to the facility, as they transport patients and staff from the lobby to the operating rooms and beyond. The new funding, the source said, “will allow the hospital to more effectively assist patients in a traditionally underserved part of Brooklyn.”