SUNY Downstate Hospital In Crown Heights To Undergo $1 Billion Revitalization Under New State-Backed Plan

To save cash-strapped SUNY Downstate, advisory board recommends expanding services with massive state investment • Brooklyn Paper

The SUNY Downstate Community Advisory Board has proposed a plan to keep the at-risk hospital open with the help of a $1 billion investment from the state.  The nine-member board has spent six months analyzing the hospital’s finances, programs, capital needs, and the healthcare needs of its community, according to the governor’s office, and created a plan that would “modernize” the facility while preserving and expanding its inpatient and outpati…

SUNY Downstate Hospital In Crown Heights To Undergo $1 Billion Revitalization Under New State-Backed Plan

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a $1 billion reinvestment plan to modernize SUNY Downstate Hospital at 445 Lenox Road in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Submitted by the Downstate Community Advisory Board (DCAB), the proposal outlines a sweeping renovation and infrastructure overhaul intended to preserve and enhance inpatient and outpatient services at the longstanding academic medical center.