Weill Cornell Medicine plans $57M new radiology center in Brooklyn

In a bid to offer more services outside of Manhattan, Weill Cornell Medicine is planning to build a $57 million new radiology clinic in Brooklyn.

The New York City academic system officially applied for the necessary state Department of Health approvals on Monday. Located in South Brooklyn’s Bay Ridge neighborhood on 86th Street, the clinic is expected to include three MRI machines, a CT scanner and ultrasound and mammography offerings, Crain’s New York Business reported. 

The outpatient radiology clinic will be housed inside the NewYork-Presbyterian Bay Ridge Primary Multispecialty center and marks a significant expansion for the hospital system outside of Manhattan.

“While it’s premature to talk about the services of this location, we are always striving to meet the healthcare needs of New Yorkers in their own neighborhood,” Robert J. Min, MD, radiology chair and president and CEO of the Weill Cornell Physician Organization, told Radiology Business by email April 9. “We are still in the planning stages and will share details in the coming months.”

Weill Cornell hopes the new center will help alleviate demand for radiology services in Brooklyn and the surrounding communities, according to the state application. The project is part of a bigger push by Weill Cornell and NewYork Presbyterian to expand their outpatient footprint across the city, local news outlet Hoodline reported Thursday. 

They’re reportedly targeting this month for physicians to begin practicing there and are already accepting appointments at Bay Ridge, the outlet noted. Weill Cornell—which is primarily affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian, with four main campus locations—is a topped-ranked academic center founded in 1898. The two hope the new center will provide “seamless access to our extensive hospital network,” easing coordination between neighborhood doctors and hospital-based specialists.