BUDGET HEARING: The City Council’s health and mental health committees are set to hold a hearing at 10 a.m. today on the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s $2.1 billion budget plan for fiscal year 2026. Tune into the hearing here.
OUTPATIENT RENOVATION: SBH Health System in the Bronx submitted $4 million plans to the Department of Health on Friday to renovate the first floor of its ambulatory care center at 4487 Third Ave. The project aims to modernize the center’s main entrance, waiting room and reception area, as well as build larger exam rooms, according to a certificate-of-need application. The requested changes are part of a larger project to revamp the ambulatory care center at SBH Health System, funded by a state health care transformation grant.
DENGUE WARNING: The city and state health departments issued a health advisory on Friday warning of the risk of dengue virus to travelers returning from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Global cases of dengue, which is spread mainly by mosquitoes, have risen in the last five years, particularly in the Americas. Last year, 210 city residents and 123 people in the rest of the state tested positive for dengue after traveling to a warm climate mostly in the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Clinicians are advised to take a detailed travel history of people suspected to have dengue, test for the virus and report suspected or confirmed cases.
