Brooklyn East Dialysis, Kidney Care and Education Center: Opening Highlights

Proclamations honoring The Rogosin Institute.

This highlights video contains excerpts from the speeches made at the opening ceremony. The videos that follow contain the speeches made by each dignitary and performances.

Hakeem Jeffries, Congressman representing New York's 8th congressional district in Brooklyn and Queens, talks about healthcare as a right, not a privilege, and the importance of the new Rogosin Brooklyn East facility to East NY and Brownsville.

Rehoboth Cathedral International Performance.

Berean Community Drumline Performance.

Reverend Kimberly Headley talks about the importance of the community working together.

Ed Towns. Jr., former Congressman representing New York's 10th and 11th districts, talks about his history with The Rogosin Institute and the importance of working together in the community.

Steven D. Cohn, Esq., former Secretary of the Kings County Democratic Party, talks about the history of establishing the Certificate of Need for the first dialysis center to open in Brooklyn under the auspices of the Nephrology Foundation of Brooklyn, now part of The Rogosin Institute.

Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President talks about the importance of mental health, nutrition, diabetes management, disease prevention and the role of the new Rogosin Brooklyn East facility to the community.

Barry Smith, MD, PhD, President and CEO of The Rogosin Institute introduces the new Brooklyn East Dialysis, Kidney Care and Education Center.

Kemiah Frazier, a student at Brownsville Collaborative Middle School, reads a poem she wrote about life and health in Brownsville.