LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Wyckoff Heights Medical Center upon
the occasion of the creation of its new state-of-the-art Emergency
Department to be celebrated at a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on July 8, 2010

WHEREAS, It is the intent of this Legislative Body to recognize that the
quality of life in the communities across this great State of New York
is enriched by the concerned and dedicated efforts of those organiza-
tions of distinction whose singular purpose is the care and welfare of
others; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center upon the occasion of the creation of its
new state-of-the-art Emergency Department to be celebrated at a Ribbon
Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, July 8, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center has been a sponsored member of
the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System since 1996; the hospital
also maintains an academic affiliation with the Weill Cornell Medical
College; and
WHEREAS, In 2009, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center discharged a total of
19,578 patients, performed 6,915 ambulatory surgery procedures and
provided for 90,454 clinic visits; and
WHEREAS, The Hospital operates an extremely active emergency depart-
ment that provided for 74,486 visits during 2008; in 2009, the emergency
department experienced a volume increase of more than five percent,
providing for 79,222 visits, and received nearly 19,000 patients via 911
ambulance transport, the highest EMS volume the Hospital has ever seen;
and
WHEREAS, In 2005, the Hospital was designated a Stroke Center by the
Department of Health; 500 stroke notifications are received a year from
the community; the Emergency Department also treats more than 1,000
trauma cases a year, exceeding the 400 minimum requirement needed to
qualify as a Trauma Center; and
WHEREAS, Just recently, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center was designated
by the Department of Health to serve as a Tier 3 Burn Center in the New
York City Burn Disaster Response Plan; the Hospital is also in the proc-
ess of becoming a designated Therapeutic Hypothermia Center and a Sexual
Assault Forensic Examiner Center; and
WHEREAS, As a result of these designations as well as the increase of
patient volume, the administration, doctors and staff of Wyckoff Heights
Medical Center have created a modern Emergency Department, that will
enable them to better care for their patients; and
WHEREAS, Some of the many improvements include: state-of-the-art
telemetry equipment, which monitor cardiac patients, have been added to
every bed in the Emergency Department; a radiology suite to x-ray all
Emergency Department patients; and ambulances participating in the New
York City 911 system and provide private/interfacility transport to
patients in the Brooklyn communities; and
WHEREAS, During the first quarter of 2010, the Adult and Pediatric
Units were improved to better serve the community and included: 15 added
treatment spaces; a new four bed Fast Track Unit; a new Pediatric Trauma
Room; eight more beds for the Pediatric Treatment area; a
Counseling/Grieving Room; increased Medical Gases capability through the
Emergency Department; a new six bed Asthma Treatment area; 60 new
computer work stations; and additional nursing stations; and
WHEREAS, The Emergency Department has positioned itself and Wyckoff
Heights Medical Center to succeed in the changing environment of emer-

gency medicine by enhancing existing programs and adding exceptional new
services to the department; and
WHEREAS, The Wyckoff Heights Medical Center's Emergency Department is
under the exemplary leadership of Theophine O. Abakporo, M.D., Medical
Director/Acting Chairman of Emergency Services; Clifford Miller, Vice
President of Emergency Services; Betty O'Hagan, Nursing Director of the
Emergency Department; Annette Cordero, Manager of the Emergency Depart-
ment; and Jack Finkelstein, Director of Emergency Medical Services; and
WHEREAS, Each of these extraordinary individuals has continually
demonstrated extreme competence, extraordinary intelligence and diligent
leadership in their unwavering service to the Emergency Department of
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center; and
WHEREAS, The success of the Emergency Department of the Wyckoff
Heights Medical Center is in direct correlation to the efforts of its
entire staff, whose involvement is, and always has been, characterized
by an impressive commitment, an unbridled enthusiasm, and an uncompro-
mising standard of excellence in the delivery of professional medical
care; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is pleased to have this opportunity to
recognize Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, and its expert staff, for its
long and sustained commitment to the health and welfare of the citizens
of Brooklyn, as it continues to provide new and outstanding medical
services; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Wyckoff Heights Medical Center upon the occasion of the creation
of its new state-of-the-art Emergency Department to be celebrated at a
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on July 8, 2010; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center.