SUNY Downstate Medical Center has 342 certified beds and delivers about 730 babies annually. Kings County has 639 beds and 1,282 births a year.

University Hospital at Downstate in Brooklyn faces many of the problems plaguing other medical centers in New York, but the ...

Governor Kathy Hochul announces a $1 billion investment to revitalize the SUNY Downstate hospital in Brooklyn, covering infrastructure upgrades and expanding services.

The former head of SUNY Downstate Medical Center has pleaded guilty to using taxpayer money for personal travel, luxury dog-boarding and personal training. Dr. Michael Lucchesi, the former emergency ...

Stolen funds were used for nearly $200K in luxury pet care, $350K on travel, $100K in premium sports and theater seats and ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities allege that a doctor who lives on Staten Island illegally used a business credit card from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn to pay for over $1 million ...

After months of community uproar over the state’s proposal to close SUNY Downstate’s University Hospital, policymakers have paused plans to shutter the medical center. Lawmakers have reached ...

There has been much discussion about how the planned closure of SUNY Downstate University Hospital will drastically compromise healthcare services in Brooklyn — and leave more than 400,000 patients ...

Although SUNY Downstate has more than 350 originally certified beds, it is staffed for the number of beds that can be occupied, which is about 180. The hospital’s average daily census is 150.

Budgetary proposals released by the state Senate and Assembly would preserve access to the 342-bed medical center, University Hospital at Downstate, which is located in the predominantly Black ...