Councilmember Justin Sanchez helps secure $7M for new Lincoln Hospital NICU

By Maurice Burbridge Posted on July 31, 2026

New York City Councilmember Justin Sanchez announced on July 28 that a new state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) will be built in NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln with the help of a Fiscal Year 2027 capital funding award of $7 million on July 28.

Cristina Contreras, Chief Executive Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, thanked Councilmember Sanchez for prioritizing the NICU, as well as NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin and the entire Bronx Delegation of the New York City Council for the funding.

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Councilmember Justin Sanchez helps secure $7M for new Lincoln Hospital NICU

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