It is affiliated with the Mount Sinai Health System, and serves a diverse population from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds.

[1] The hospital developed and grew, and by the start of the twentieth century it had several buildings for providing services to the burgeoning population.

In 1925, William H. Field and Edwin P. Maynard, Jr., at that time two residents in the hospital, introduced a unit history system for keeping permanent, easy-to-retrieve patient records.

[10] In 2011, 2012, and 2013 The Brooklyn Hospital Center received the American Heart Association: Gold Plus Achievement Award for Stroke Care.

[12] In 2013, the National Council of Quality Association (NCQA) recognized The Brooklyn Hospital Center for providing excellent diabetic care with good outcomes.

[13] The Brooklyn Hospital Center Inpatient and Specialized Services:[14] Dental Care & Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery Emergency Medicine Family Medicine Internal Medicine: Allergy, Cancer Care, Cardiology, Dermatology, Dialysis Services, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Infectious Diseases, Nephrology, Neurology, Pulmonary Medicine, Rheumatology OB/GYN: Gynecologic Oncology, Reproductive Genetics, Labor and Delivery Pediatrics: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Pediatric Genetics, Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Psychiatry Radiology: Diagnostic Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Interventional Radiology, Nuclear Medicine Surgery: Cardiothoracic, Minimally Invasive, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic, Podiatry, Urology, Vascular, Weight Loss Specialized Services: Colonoscopy/Endoscopy, Detox Unit, Geriatric Unit, Head and Neck, Rehabilitation Services, Respiratory Therapy, Smoking Cessation, Speech & Hearing, Stroke Center, Otolaryngology, Palliative Care, Pastoral Care, Program for AIDS Treatment and Health, Travel Medicine, and Wound Care.

[citation needed] The center is approved for residency training by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Dental Association (ADA).

The hospital borders the west side of Fort Greene Park and is near the intersection of Ashland Place and DeKalb Avenue.