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Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson joined Dr. Mitchell Katz, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals , and other officials at Bronx Borough Hall to announce an over $6 million investment in the Bronx`s public health facilities. In the FY`24 budget, Borough President Gibson allocated 19% of her capital allocations to healthcare, with a majority of the funding going to upgrading equipment for five facilities in the Bronx operated by Health + Hospitals.
At the announcement, the Borough President highlighted the need to improve the borough`s health infrastructure and her administration`s ongoing partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals to ensure residents, regardless of their socioeconomic status or zip code, have access to quality care. “For many in our borough and our city, our public health institutions are a critical lifeline providing around-the-clock care to our most vulnerable residents and families, regardless of their socioeconomic status or zip code,” said Gibson.