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H+H highlights $2.83B capital needs; council presses for Metropolitan and Elmhurst ER expansions and flood mitigation
Summary
At the joint finance and hospitals hearing H+H outlined a $2.83 billion capital commitment plan that prioritizes flood mitigation projects at Bellevue and South Brooklyn and identified capacity shortfalls at Elmhurst and Metropolitan emergency departments. Council members pressed H+H and OMB for timelines and funding pathways.
New York City Health and Hospitals officials told City Council members during the FY 2026 executive budget hearing that the system's capital commitment plan for 2025–2029 totals roughly $2.83 billion and includes major flood mitigation, hospital modernization and emergency department expansion needs.
Council Member Mercedes Narcisse, chair of the Committee on Hospitals, and Council Member Justin Brannan, chair of the Committee on Finance, asked H+H leaders to explain why some projects — notably a requested $65 million expansion of Metropolitan Hospital's emergency department and an expansion of Elmhurst's emergency department — were not included in the executive capital plan and what timelines and funding pathways exist.
Dr. Mitchell Katz testified that…
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