The Brooklyn Hospital Center

TBHC’s Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dr. Erroll Byer, was featured on News12 last week to talk all about how he provides access to quality health care for underserved communities, right here in Brooklyn. Thanks for #KeepingBrooklynHealthy, Dr. Byer! Watch the full segment here: https://bronx.news12.com/brooklyn-doctor-works-to-provide-h

TBHC wishes you a Happy Kwanzaa!

Merry Christmas!

In today’s edition of The Daily, The New York Times revisited the spring coronavirus surge at TBHC. Listen to hear a member of our frontline staff, Dr. Rosenberg, Attending Intensivist and Chair of Infection Control, receive his COVID-19 vaccine on air, and what that means to him, our staff and our patients. We continue to be grateful to The New York Times for reporting on the bravery and perseverance of our staff. #KeepingBrooklynHealthy https://www.nytimes.com//coronavirus-hospitals-new-york.ht

2020 has been a particularly stressful year, and TBHC is here to help. Watch one of our nurses, Thamar Derisme, give you tips on how to manage stress, as well as helpful resources! #KeepingBrooklynHealthy

Thank you to our neighbor, Junior's Restaurant & Cheesecake, for helping us in #KeepingBrooklynHealthy!

Dr. James Gasperino, VP of Critical Care Services and Dr. Louis Gerolemou, Chief of Pulmonary Medicine, were TBHC’s first recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine! We’re in the process of vaccinating our frontline staff, like Dr. John Zeibeq, Attending Intensivist, and look forward to keeping our staff safe. Soon we’ll be vaccinating our community! #KeepingBrooklynHealthy

In the second installation of our Ask A Nurse Series, Shindera Jackson, a TBHC Wound Care specialist, debunks myths surrounding the influenza vaccine. Questions? Let us know in the comments below, and we'll pass them along to our team of expert nurses! #KeepingBrooklynHealthy

Our 2020 VIRTUAL Founders Ball is open to all! Join co-hosts Kate Sturgess and Maria Fiorini Ramirez in celebrating all the heroes of TBHC and our Walter E. Reed Medalist, Sylvie de Souza, MD, FACEP. Thanks to our generous sponsors, including BSE Global, St. George's University, BNY Mellon, The Mount Sinai Hospital System, Alger and the TD Charitable Foundation, funds raised from the VIRTUAL Founders Ball will help expand and modernize our Emergency Department and will enable additional modifications needed to reduce the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. Go to foundersball.org on October 26th at 7pm to tune in to the livestream!

As of Wednesday, October 21, new visiting hours will be 2-6 pm ONLY. All visitors are required to mask upon entry and will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms. Any visitor who DOES NOT comply by these guidelines, will be asked to leave the hospital. #KeepingBrooklynHealthy

The Founders Ball Party Lounge is now open at https://foundersball.org/party-lounge-home/! In addition to heartfelt programming, the Founders Ball, which is open to all, will include: A celebrity red carpet Our community virtual photomosaic... A Zoom virtual dance party Treasures from the Attic, a new video series that explores the Hospital’s archives And a cooking demonstration with celebrity chef Georgette Farkas! Check out this mouthwatering preview of Georgette Farkas’s Butternut Squash Farrotto, Braised Radicchio, and Spiced Pumpkin Seeds, then head over to the Party Lounge for the recipe to cook along with her!

We have been humbled by the generous support from our community over the past few months. Thank you to our neighbor, BAM, for donating the proceeds of their newest play, "That Kindness: Nurses in Their Own Words," to our COVID-19 Fund. Our staff is grateful for the help in #KeepingBrooklynHealthy!

As we enter into flu season it’s important to know the difference between COVID-19 and influenza. Check out our new health education series, Ask A Nurse, where Aileen Tanafranca, AVP of Nursing Administration and Strategy, talks about the key differences and similarities between the two illnesses, gives us an overview of their history, and more! Do you have questions you’d like answered? Let us know in the comments below and we’ll pass them along to our team of expert nurses!

Welcome to our new web series, Ask A Nurse! Keep an eye out: we’ll be posting each of our weekly sessions to this page. Stay tuned! #KeepingBrooklynHealthy

Happy Breast Cancer Awareness Month from our Women’s Health Center team! #KeepingBrooklynHealthy

Get excited, our virtual Founders Ball is just around the corner! Tune in on October 26 at foundersball.org.

Happy National #PAWeek! We appreciate all of our PAs and their hard work in #KeepingBrooklynHealthy.

Some of TBHC’s very own featured on Univision News: Alexis Gomez, patient transport; Maribel Sanchez, housekeeper; and Elvin Cruz, security officer. These employees were talking about their experiences during the COVID-19 surge. Watch the full segment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCKDHySC9z8

Happy National Midwifery Week! Did you know we have Certified Nurse-Midwives working in our OB/GYN department? #NMW2020