NYP-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Communities served

Brooklyn is one of the most diverse boroughs in New York City and the United States as a whole. It is home to communities with roots in many different parts of the world, including Caribbean, African, Latin American, European, Asian, and Middle Eastern cultures.

The BMH department has 8 subspecialty- trained pathologists in: Transfusion Medicine, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Gastrointestinal, Cytopathology and Renal. The surgical pathology cases are assigned to subspecialities including: 1. Gastrointestinal, 2. Breast, 3. GYN/ Perinatal, 4. Genitourinary, 5. Head & Neck/Thoracic, 6. Cytopathology, 7. Neuropathology (to WCM) and 9. Hematopathology (to WCM).

Notable Achievements

• Twenty-five percent increase in volume (blocks) in AP between 2019-2023
• Recruitment of 6 new pathologists between 2020-2023 to fill extreme faculty staffing shortages
• BMH transitioned to a partial subspeciality surgical pathology sign-out model in 2021-22
• The laboratories were modernized by replacing outdated instruments and software and recruiting new staff and academic pathologists
• NYP funding was secured for additional laboratory space (3,500 sq ft on Miner 6) and instruments. The renovation is projected to be completed in 2026
• Integrated pathology services Tele-neuropathology service and neuropathology sign-out for BMH is performed by WCM neuropathologists
• Bone marrow pathology (morphology and cytogenetics plus occasionally flow cytometry) is performed at the NYP/WCM campus
• Lymph node consultations (morphology and immunostains) are performed for select cases at the NYP/WCM campus
• Cytogenetic testing and cancer sequencing (solid tumor and hematologic malignancies) for BMH patients is performed at NYP/WCM
• Increase in filled positions in the NYP/BMH laboratories by 22% between 2021-23
• NYP laboratory team members’ experience survey average score went up from 3.1 to 3.78 since 2021
• 50% decrease in Keepsafe reports (hospital safety events) between 2020 and 2023