The following information was pulled directly from the Kingsbrook website: https://www.kingsbrook.org/. Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center is a nationally recognized full service teaching hospital, a member of the One Brooklyn Health System family of hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities located in the heart of Brooklyn. Kingsbrook is honored to be among the highest performingContinue reading “More information about Kingsbrook”
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Fight Racist Hospital Closing, Keep Kingsbrook Open
During the first wave of COVID-19, Kingsbrook valiantly served this area, which like many communities of color, was particularly hard-hit. Over 200 beds were constantly full to capacity with COVID patients. Multiple Kingsbrook staff members died alongside the community members who were cruelly taken by this plague. Kingsbrook was stretched to the max and overwhelmed withContinue reading “Fight Racist Hospital Closing, Keep Kingsbrook Open”
What are our Demands?
Kingsbrook’s community was in a healthcare crisis before the pandemic. Not only were Black neighborhoods hit harder by COVID-19, but they were already struggling with a higher burden of disease and premature death due to the effects of systemic racism. Closing this hospital will increase already long wait times at surrounding hospitals. It will worsenContinue reading “What are our Demands?”
Save Kingsbrook 