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COURIER LIFE, FEBRUARY 18-24, 2022 11
Brooklyn’s fi rst
comprehensive
COVID clinic opens
in B’wick
Offi cials cut the ribbon on the city’s third COVID-19 Center of
Excellence. Twitter/@NYCMayorsOffi ce
BY MEAGHAN
MCGOLDRICK
City offi cials on Feb.
11 cut the ceremonial
ribbon on the city’s third
of three COVID-19 Centers
of Excellence — providing
comprehensive
health clinics focused
primarily on providing
care to those recovering
from the virus, and on
serving communities of
color hardest hit by the
pandemic.
The newest facility,
located at 815 Broadway
in Bushwick, will open
to patients beginning
Feb. 14, and will provide
comprehensive ambulatory
services to the surrounding
area.
“The opening of this
third COVID-19 Center
of Excellence is amazing
news for New York City’s
comeback,” said Mayor
Eric Adams in a statement.
“It was in these
neighborhoods that this
pandemic hit New Yorkers
the hardest and I’m
proud that as we recover,
the neighborhoods hit
the hardest will have
access to world-class
health care and support.”
The center, operated
by NYC Health + Hospitals,
is designed to meet
the unique needs of patients
recovering from
COVID-19, according to
Adams’ offi ce, including
specialized services like
pulmonary and cardiology
care, supplemental
oxygen, radiology and
diagnostic services, and
mental health services.
The community
health clinic will also provide
Brooklyn residents
with access to primary,
pediatric, vision and dental
care, as well as diabetes
management, and cancer
screenings, among
other services.
“Our third COVID-19
Center of Excellence is
another example of NYC
Health + Hospitals fulfi
lling its commitment
to beating back this pandemic
and supporting
New Yorkers’ health,
especially in our hardest
hit communities,”
said Dr. Ted Long, senior
vice president for
ambulatory care at NYC
Health + Hospitals and
executive director of the
NYC Test & Trace Corps.
“We have been with
New Yorkers every step
of this pandemic, from
wide-spread community
testing, intensive care,
quarantine support, and
even vaccinating them
in the comfort of their
home. This new site is
the future, dedicated to
the long-term impacts of
this virus, to help all of
us recover from the pandemic.”
The Bushwick opening
comes on the heels of
the premiere of the city’s
second COVID-19 Center
of Excellence earlier
this month in Jackson
Heights, Queens. The
fi rst facility opened in
the Tremont section of
the Bronx in November
2020.
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