NEW CLINIC: The executive board of New York City Health + Hospitals voted Thursday to execute a $30 million contract with Gilbane Building Company to build a new Gotham Health community clinic in Far Rockaway. According to Dr. Theodore Long, H+H’s senior vice president of ambulatory care, the neighborhood needs more medical resources to treat chronic diseases and mental health concerns, and the clinic would fill a void in the community. The clinic, which will be located across from the Beach 36th Street subway station, will offer adult and pediatric primary care, obstetrics and gynecology and behavioral health services. Gilbane is based in the Financial District and won the contract based on its experience constructing similar health care facilities in projects worth more than $15 million.
MENTAL HEALTH IN PRISON: About 20% of people incarcerated in the city’s jails and prisons in March had a serious mental illness, according to the latest Department of Correction data released by Comptroller Brad Lander Thursday. The statistic has stayed flat for four months in a row. About 11,000 incarcerated individuals missed medical appointments in February due to court appointments or refusing to go, the data also shows, a slight drop from January.
Jacqueline Neber , 2024-04-26 11:33:05
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