North Central Bronx Hospital unveils ICU expansion
BY JASON COHEN
North Central Bronx Hospital
unveiled an addition to
the ICU today, and it held a
ribbon cutting for the fi rst 20
new ICU beds being opened.
In March it began the construction
of 120 temporary
ICU beds at NYC Health +
Hospitals/North Central
Bronx to help manage the
surge of COVID-19 patients.
This will triple the hospital’s
current ICU bed capacity.
The hospital has accepted
nearly 200 patients
from Kings County, Queens,
Elmhurst, Lincoln and Coney
Island and is now getting
ready to open 120 new ICU
beds to expand capacity and
care for New Yorkers most in
need.
“I want to thank our partners
Lothrop for design,
Northstar with demolition
and Skanska USA for the
building and construction,”
said Cristina Contreras, executive
director NYC Health
+ Hospitals/North Central
Bronx. “An undertaking of
this magnitude would be impossible
Feeding PSA 8 during COVID-19
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if not for the incredible
partnership between these
private sector companies and
our great public institutions,
including the Housing Recovery
Offi ce, the NYC Department
of Buildings, the NYC
Offi ce of Management and
Budget and FDNY.”
The project which would
normally take years to complete,
was done in just a few
months. Prior to the COVID-19
outbreak, there were 15 ICU
beds in the hospital. After
construction is complete that
toal will rise to 163 beds.
“The heroic health care
workers of NYC Health +
Hospitals/North Central
Bronx stand ready in the
face of this crisis and continue
to rise to the challenge
to care for New Yorkers with
COVID-19 who continue to
need intensive care,” added
Contreras. We’re proud to be
able to provide these incredibly
important services at this
critical moment in our city’s
history.”
the ribbon cutting for the new ICU beds at NCB Hospital Photo courtesy of NCB Hospital
Assemblyman Michael Benedetto makes a food donation to Police Service Area (PSA) 8, which serves the New York Housing Authority developments within the confi nes of the 43rd
and 45th Precincts. Photo courtesy of Assemblyman Benedetto’s offi ce