Jan. 23, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The state will invest $550 million in SUNY Downstate this year, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul, including the second half of a $750 million capital investment to ensure the hospital’s long-term future. Hochul’s proposed executive budget for Fiscal Year 2026 includes $100 million for operations and $450 million…
Dec. 27, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper We’ve arrived at the tail end of the year, and before we look forward toward 2025, we’re looking back at some of the biggest stories of 2024. This year was busy in Brooklyn! Locals were divided by protests and conflicts — and worked to come back together. Brooklynites…
Apr. 24, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
SUNY Downstate University Hospital will remain open — at least for now — after lawmakers reached a compromise with Governor Kathy Hochul during budget negotiations.
Mar. 5, 2024 By Khari Edwards
As a native Brooklynite, I know firsthand the gem Downstate Hospital has been to our community. Over the years we have seen so many of our local healthcare facilities forced to operate over capacity and underfunded, but SUNY Downstate was always different, or so we thought.
Mar. 1, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Healthcare workers and elected officials rallied Thursday outside of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in the latest protest against a “transformative plan” which could see SUNY shutter the East Flatbush hospital.
Feb. 29, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper February might be the shortest month of the year (even on a Leap Year), but what it lacked in days it more than made up for in news. Over the past month, Brooklynites have rallied for their rights and much-needed local infrastructure, celebrated the culture of Kings County, and…
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Feb. 7, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
The United University Professions (UUP) union was at the state capitol on Tuesday rallying to keep SUNY Downstate Hospital open amid imminent closure.
Jan. 24, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer After years of chronic underfunding and structural issues at SUNY Downstate University Hospital, Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered the institution to come up with a wide-ranging plan to keep the facility above water — but the healthcare union United University Professions warns the plan could have devastating effects on hospital workers and patients, and may even force the hospital to close. SUNY Downstate Hospital —which is part of the second largest medical school in the state, and is the only state-run hospital in New York City — has been facing financial challenges for…
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Feb. 24, 2023 By Aidan Graham
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University held a talk on the racist legacy left by the colonial mindset that continues to harm neurosurgical outcomes for Black communities, both in the United States and around the globe.