June 13, 2016, Community School District 7, the Art Class from Public School 18 donated 14 lovely works of art by its students to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, just across the street.
Milton Nunez, CEO of Lincoln, provided welcoming remarks and encouragement to the young artists, kindergarteners through fourth graders. “This artwork brings sunshine into our hospital,” stated Nunez directly to the children.
The event was attended and organized by The Fund for New York City Health + Hospitals, Executive Director Joe Schick and Angela Lyles, director of grants development, and the United Federation of Teachers. The UFT’s Ina Babb-Henry, Marisol Pena and Mia Martinez pulled all works of art together for display, with Public School 18.
“The children reached for the stars and brought them to Lincoln,” commented Schick. The Fund has sponsored several projects at Lincoln, including the Guns Down, Life Up anti-violence program andStairwell Murals to encourage staff to take the stairs.
Lincoln Medical Center, located at 234 E. 149 St. in the Bronx, is a 362-bed, Acute Care Level 1 Trauma Center with the busiest single-site emergency department in the region. Winner of the 2012 American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Finalist Award, and in 2013 recognized as a “Top Performer on Key Quality Measures” by the Joint Commission, the hospital emphasizes primary care and specialty medicine and uses the latest advances in medical science.
The Fund is the philanthropic arm of NYC Health + Hospitals, which develops innovative, effective, compassionate programs that help NYC Health + Hospitals provide quality care to all New Yorkers. The Fund oversees, supports and promotes signature programs, including Music & Memory and Guns Down, Life Up and other programs throughout the system.
NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the nation. It is a network of 11 hospitals, trauma centers, neighborhood health centers, nursing homes and post-acute care centers. It is a home care agency and a health plan, MetroPlus. The health system provides essential services to 1.2 million New Yorkers every year in more than 70 locations across the city’s five boroughs. The diverse workforce of more than 42,000 employees is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible.