SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Economic

With 4,800 employees, Downstate is the sixth largest employer in Brooklyn.

60% of Downstate's workforce resides in Brooklyn; of our nurses, 75% are Brooklyn residents. Downstate's estimated economic impact is $1.3 billion. For every dollar invested in Downstate, $12 are returned to the local economy.

Leader in Biotechnology

Downstate is leading efforts to bring biotechnology industry to Brooklyn and New York City.

• Advanced Biotechnology Incubator and Park
• BioBAT at the Brooklyn Army Terminal

Social Impact

75 community outreach programs

Community Service Program links students to community programs

Center for Community Health Promotion and Wellness - free screenings, health lectures

Pipeline programs science enrichment programs for students interested in health careers One of 11 SUNY campuses to be included in President George W. Bush's inaugural Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

Affordable Access to Medical Education

• 1/3 of all students are minorities.
• 41% are Brooklyn residents; 70% New York City residents.
• Age range is 19 to 64 years old.
• 75% receive financial aid.

Serving New York State's Health Education Needs

Leader in Physician Education:

• More New York City physicians have trained at Downstate than at any other medical school.
• In some specialties, Downstate has trained more than half the borough's physicians.
• First among New York State medical schools in the number of minority students,and eighth nationally.
• Eighth in the number of graduates who hold faculty appointments at American medical schools.
• Fourth nationally - only behind the 3 Historically Black Medical Colleges - in the number of minority faculty on staff.
• In 2006, applications to SUNY Downstate's College of Medicine increased by 11.5% - a strong contrast to the national applicant pool, which increased by 4.6%.

Leader in Nursing Education:

• College of Nursing grant awards total $1.6 million.
• Accelerated BS in Nursing Program designated by HRSA in 2004 as a "Best Practice" model - one of only 7 programs nationwide
• Nursing Dean Daisy CruzRichman, EdD, is one of 6 deans appointed to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's National Task Force that is revising core competencies for the baccalaureate nursing degree.

Leader in Allied Health Programs:

• Only college in Brooklyn offering the MS degree in Health Information Management
• Only college in Brooklyn offering training to become a Physician Assistant
• First college in the country to offer a BS degree in sonography

Leader in Graduate Studies:

• PhD degrees in Cell Biology and Neural and Behavioral Science
• MS and PhD degrees in Biomedical Engineering offered jointly with Polytechnic University

Centers and Major Laboratories:

• Brooklyn Center for Health Disparities
• Northeast Terrorism Preparedness, Training, Education, and Research Center
• Center for Cardiovascular Muscle Research
• Cancer Research Focus Group
• Center for Treatment and Study of Endometriosis
• Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory (Genetics of Alcoholism)
• HIV Center
• Alzheimer's Disease Research Program
• Center for Biomedical Imaging
• Center for Drug Delivery
• Center for Neurorobotics and Neuroengineering
• Largest concentration of scientists in the country studying memory disorders.
• December 2006 - Recognized in Science magazine for a “Top Ten Science Breakthrough of the Year.”
• Birthplace of MRI - first human studies performed at SUNY Downstate

Technologies Developed and Available for Licensure:

John Chapin - “Roborat” Technology, Homeland Security
Helen Durkin - Allergen Suppressing Therapies
Elizabeth Kornecki - Drugs for Cardiovascular Disorders
Seth Manoach - Pelvic Splint for Trauma
Josef Michl - Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
Alexsandr Pekar - Endotracheal Tube Introducer
Todd Sacktor - Drug Screen to Treat Neurological Disorders
Henri Tiedge - Early State Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Immediate Service Area:

• UHB's immediate service area includes 12 zip codes in 4 neighborhoods in which over 1 million people reside.
• Minorities comprise over 70% of the service area population.
• Two in three people in the servicearea population are under the age of 44.
• Nearly half of residents are foreignborn.

Inpatient Payor Mix:

• UHB overwhelmingly cares for the aged and the poor.
• Almost twothirds of UHB's inpatient discharges are Medicare or Medicaid patients.
• Medicare Managed Care and Medicaid Managed Care accounted for 33% of total discharges.

Market Share - Brooklynites are choosing UHB for their care:

• UHB is increasingly gaining market share, while other hospitals are losing ground or have closed.
• UHB experienced an 18% growth rate between 2003 and 2005.
• Ambulatory surgery procedures have grown by over 31% since 2003.
• With 345 physicians and 190 additional clinical and nonclinical staff, Downstate's Physician Practice Plan is one of the largest in Brooklyn.

Selected Special Designations and Accreditations:

• Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
• Designated AIDS Center
• Emergency Department 911 Designation
• Endocrine Specialty Center Interim Designation
• Health Disparities Center
• Kidney Transplant Center
• Regional Perinatal Center
• Neurology Stroke Designation
• Prenatal Care Assistant Program (PCAP) Designation