Council has delivered $5.8 million to Wyckoff’s project to renovate its facilities supporting mothers and babies
The New York City Council joined Wyckoff Heights Medical Center’s President & CEO Vali Gache and leadership team to announce the Council’s $2 million investment towards the hospital’s expansion and upgrade of their neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The capital funding secured by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Member Nurse in the City’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget, will help ensure high-quality care for mothers and babies receiving services in the NICU. This investment advances the third phase of a multi-phase transformation project to renovate the medical center’s 11th floor (Maternity/Postpartum) and 12th floor (Labor & Delivery).
“Our historically diverse, women-majority City Council has consistently championed efforts to improve maternal health and confront the longstanding inequities facing our mothers and families,” said Speaker Adrienne Adams. “We’re proud to have secured $2 million in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget to modernize the NICU at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center and $5.8 million overall to transform a vital part of this community institution. These are the needed investments to sustain and bolster safety net hospitals that care for underserved communities, while advancing progress to end maternal mortality. I thank Council Member Nurse, Council Gutierrez, and the entire team at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center for their hard work to deliver for our communities.”
The 5,000-square-foot NICU suite will fit 15 incubators, three nursery rooms, including one isolation room, a breastfeeding room, family waiting areas, hallways, storage and utility rooms, nurses’ station, and clinical staff offices and lounge. Between FY24 and FY25, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center received a total of $3.8 million in capital funding from Speaker Adams and Council Member Nurse to support the first and second phases of the transformation project. With the funding received this year, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center will be able to continue its renovations on the 11th floor and modernize the newborn care facilities.
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