{"id":172618,"date":"2026-03-23T21:13:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/172618\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T21:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:13:46","slug":"donovan-richards-announces-1-million-in-funding-for-gotham-health-roosevelt-in-jackson-heights-qns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/172618\/","title":{"rendered":"Donovan Richards announces $1 million in funding for Gotham Health Roosevelt in Jackson Heights \u2013 QNS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From left to right, Cari Harewood, Gotham Health CEO Michelle Lewis, Gotham Health Regional Medical Director Dr. Peter Tesler, Gotham Health patient Katherine Guiracocha and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards. Photo by Shane O\u2019Brien. <\/p>\n

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced more than $1 million in capital funding for major upgrades across a pair of NYC Health + Hospitals\/Gotham Health clinics in Queens.\n<\/p>\n

Richards joined Gotham Health officials at the Roosevelt clinic in Jackson Heights<\/a> on Monday morning to announce a series of upgrades for the clinic, such as new pediatric exam rooms, new dental exam rooms, space for an on-site social worker and a new staff kitchen at the Jackson Heights location.<\/p>\n

Gotham Health<\/a>, a major network of Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers (FQHC) in the NYC Health + Hospitals system, provides affordable healthcare to communities across the city, including clinics in Jackson Heights and LeFrak City, offering community-based primary and preventative care.<\/p>\n

\"RichardsRichards speaks at Monday\u2019s announcement. Photo by Shane O\u2019Brien.<\/p>\n

Richards said he was \u201csending a message\u201d to the federal government by allocating $1,055,000 in capital funding for two Gotham Health locations, including $1 million for Gotham Health Roosevelt and $55,000 for Gotham Health LeFrak City.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an investment in the community,\u201d Richards said Monday morning. \u201cI always say healthcare is a human right. Your socioeconomic status or zip code should not determine whether you have access to quality healthcare.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay we continue to invest in healthcare and send a message, once again, to the federal government that these investments are critical.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Richards announced the capital funding alongside NYC Health + Hospitals\/Gotham Health CEO Michelle Lewis, Gotham officials and Gotham patients on Monday morning.\n<\/p>\n

Cari Harewood, Gotham Health\u2019s regional administrator for Queens and Staten Island, said the funding will allow the Roosevelt clinic to expand its pediatric services.
\n\"CariCari Harewood, Gotham Health\u2019s regional administrator for Queens and Staten Island. Photo by Shane O\u2019Brien.\n<\/p>\n

At present, Harewood said, Gotham Health Roosevelt lacks a dedicated pediatric space, leaving pediatric services \u201cintermingling\u201d with adult care.<\/p>\n

By adding dedicated pediatric exam rooms, Gotham Health will be able to serve more young patients while also making them feel \u201clike they belong,\u201d Harewood said.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s truly no dedicated pediatric space where a child can come and sit at kiddie furniture and really feel like they belong,\u201d Harewood said. \u201c[At present] it\u2019s not child-friendly. It\u2019s really just generic.\u201d<\/p>\n

The funding also aims to add new dental exam rooms at the Jackson Heights location, which Harewood said would help the clinic expand its affordable dental options.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Queens, there\u2019s a big deficit for affordable dentistry that is actually affordable,\u201d Harewood said. \u201cWe really need to expand dentistry.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Harewood did not have a timeline for how long the renovations would take to complete and said Gotham Health may need extra funding to fund the total project.\n<\/p>\n

However, she said the planned staff kitchen and lounge would provide a major boost for employees at Gotham Health, noting that the clinic\u2019s 60 employees currently have to take their breaks in a small conference room with one table and three chairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will give them the break that they need,\u201d she said. \u201cThey deserve it.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

The capital funding will also provide for upgrades to medical storage at Gotham Health LeFrak City, Richards announced.\n<\/p>\n

Katherine Guiracocha, a patient at the Roosevelt location along with her young daughter Gemini, said the proposed upgrades were made with patients in mind.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWe notice when people invest in the places that we depend on,\u201d Guiracocha said at Wednesday\u2019s announcement.
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