The state health department just announced more than $100 million in federal funding that will go to three struggling Brooklyn hospitals that are also deemed "safety-net hospitals," a part of a recently approved $8 billion Medicaid waiver, state officials reported.
Safety-net hospitals are defined as those that are already recognized by the federal government as a Critical Access Hospital or Sole Community Provider Hospital, or those whose patient populations are made up of a large percentage of Medicaid and uninsured.
The three Brooklyn hospitals include Interfaith Medical Center in Bed-Stuy, which will receive $37 million; Brookdale Hospital will receive $53 million; and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center will receive $22.5 million.
The awards will serve as a bridge loan-- a quick infusion of capital-- as the hospitals work with other providers to develop proposals aimed at reducing inpatient admissions by 25 percent over the next five years.
