The state funding announced by the governor was seen as a critical component of the restructuring initiative. The funding is also part of the governor's Vital Brooklyn initiative geared at improving health care in the borough.

“For far too long, chronic disparities in health care have contributed to systemic poverty in Central Brooklyn, and Vital Brooklyn is a national model for tackling those challenges and addressing every facet of community wellness,” Gov. Cuomo said. “This holistic investment creates a sustainable, unified health care system to empower historically underserved communities, support health and wellness and ensure a brighter future for the people of Brooklyn.”

The state will be providing a total of $664 million in funding, including $210 million to develop a 32-site ambulatory care network that will include partnerships with existing community-based providers to increase access to primary and preventative health care services in the highest need areas of Central Brooklyn.

On-site wellness facilities, such as urgent care, primary care, and specialty practices, will be built around the three One Brooklyn Health hospitals. The initiative will create 255 net new jobs. Also the partnership will recruit 300 primary care physicians to the Central Brooklyn area, which has some of lowest rates of primary care physicians per capita in the state.

The state will also provide $384 million for critical clinical and facility infrastructure improvements. Specifically, Brookdale will undertake facility improvements, including the development of a new emergency department, expansion of its community health center to accommodate a new 30-bed Intensive Care Unit and development of additional patient care units that are expected to increase Brookdale's capacity by 100 beds.

Interfaith will renovate and expand its emergency department, as well develop a Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program Unit that will help facilitate the integration of primary and behavioral health care services at the hospital.

Kingsbrook Jewish is to evolve into a medical village with new and expanded ambulatory primary and specialty care, emergency services, and post-acute care services. Plans call for Kingsbrook to re-purpose portions of its campus to address what state officials say would be social determinants of health, including the provision of new affordable housing and community space.

$142 million will be reserved to provide One Brooklyn Health flexibility in prioritizing its other clinical and facility infrastructure improvement projects, state officials say.