In a significant move for healthcare in the Bronx, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $140 million investment in the SBH Health System. This funding will enable the hospital, which has been operating for 160 years, to upgrade its emergency department and expand essential community health partnerships. With emergency visits exceeding capacity and increasing demand for behavioral health services, this investment underscores the need for enhanced healthcare resources. CEO David Perlstein highlighted the hospital's broader mission beyond emergency care, addressing social determinants of health to improve overall community well-being.
The investment will make much-needed improvements, especially for residents needing behavioral health care. Since the pandemic, There's so much more need now.
We have a bigger role to play than just putting Band-Aids on folks, he said. The grant will enable the hospital to continue its work on the social determinants of health.
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