In addition to hosting several community events, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, though our active Community Affairs Department, provides screenings, speakers and information for many events throughout Brooklyn, often in collaboration with our community partners. If you want TBHC to come to your event, call 718.250.8344 or fill out and submit our request form.
Youth & mentors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City will come together to brighten someone’s day by creating positive, uplifting messages that are attached to flowers and will hand them out to visitors as they enter the lobby of the hospital:
Location: The BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER LOBBY
Date: Saturday, January 28, 2017
Time: 11 am – 1 pm
Address: 121 DeKalb Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11201
For information about Big Brothers Big Sister of NYC or how to become involved
On Thursday, December 15, 2016, Reverend Earl Jones, Sr., Chair, of the Community Advisory Board of The Brooklyn Hospital Center, will lead his Choir from First Calvary Baptist Church, 953 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221 in the Lobby of The Brooklyn Hospital in holiday songs. Each year, Reverend comes to TBHC with gifts to distribute to children who might not otherwise enjoy gifts for the holidays. The signing will take place in the lobby around TBHC's Holiday Tree. Refreshments and cookies will be served. All are in invited.
On December 1, 2016, The Brooklyn Hospital Center will Acknowledge World AIDS Day in the main Campus Hospital Lobby. An Exhibit will display an historical timeline from when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first reported and published the first mention of what was later determined to be HIV.
On Thursday, November 3rd, 2016, the Brooklyn Hospital Center celebrated and introduced its Hospitalist Service to the Brooklyn Community. Jonathan Martinez, MD, TBHC Hospitalist Program Director, oversees seven hospitalist physicians. “
The Brooklyn Hospital Center, in conjunction with Long Island University and the hospital’s Community Advisory Board, will hold a health expo outside of the hospital on Ashland Place on June 6 from 11 am to 3 pm. The expo will pair live music and family-friendly activities with critical health screenings and education aimed at improving the physical and emotional wellness of community residents. Some of the planned activities include rock climbing, pony rides, and exercise demonstrations including yoga and Zumba.
Attention Parents of Frustrating Teens!
Do you feel like you’re living with a stranger? Does every conversation with your teen turn into a fight? Has everything become a struggle? Do you feel helpless to do anything about the changes you are seeing in your child? Have you given up all hope that things will ever change?
Don’t, because things don’t have to be this way.
Adolescence is a tough time for EVERYONE. It is a process, and it is normal for it to be difficult. But there are ways to make it better—and we can show you how.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 12:30pm-5:30pm
99 Division Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249
(between Bedford Avenue and Berry Street)
For more information call 718.250.6200 or visit www.tbh.org/community-outreach.
Featuring
• Free blood pressure and foot screenings
• Health insurance information
• School bag distribution (Parents must accompany their children)
• Healthy snacks, ballon making, giveaways and more...
Monday, September 22, 2014 12pm - 4:30pm
960 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
(between India and Java Streets)
For more information call 718.349.8500 or visit www.tbh.org/community-outreach.
Featuring
• Free blood pressure screenings
• Health insurance information
• School bag distribution (Parents must accompany their children)
• Healthy snacks, ballon making, giveaways and more...