Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital awarded $18.5M to upgrade women’s health facilities

August 23, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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CONEY ISLAND — A HOSPITAL NAMED FOR BROOKLYN’S OWN MEMBER OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT is launching a women’s health services initiative, thanks to funding from Borough President Antonio Reynoso. NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health at the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital and Brooklyn President Antonio Reynoso will kick off the Women’s Health Services this coming Monday, Aug. 26, made possible after last year’s $18.5 million allocation to expand integrated women’s health services on the healthcare campus.

Services from outpatient care to labor and delivery to post-partum recovery will be brought together to ensure care continuity and safety. Patient rooms and ancillary space will be upgraded to enhance total family care. The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and nursery will be redesigned to accommodate the needs of families and reflect the hospital’s Baby-Friendly designation.

Born in 1933 at another famous hospital here — Maimonides Medical Center — Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020. During his first year in office, President Bill Clinton nominated her to replace retiring justice Byron White.

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