Bellevue is the designated hospital for treatment of the President of the United States and other world leaders if they become ill or injured while in New York City.

[8] As of 2021[update], HHC is the largest municipal healthcare system in the United States with $10.9 billion in annual revenues,[9] serving 1.4 million patients, including more than 475,000 uninsured city residents,[10] providing services interpreted in more than 190 languages.

HHC has won a number of awards and grants in recent years for its quality of care and innovative community-based programs.

[1] On September 30, 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded HHC a $10 million grant to be administered by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

[14] Under the grant, HHC will provide medical examinations, diagnostic testing, referral and treatment for residents, students, and others in the community that were directly affected by the dust and debris from the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings on Sept. 11, 2001.

"[20] The May 2007 lawsuit alleged that patients at the Kings County Hospital "are subjected to overcrowded and squalid conditions often accompanied by physical abuse and unnecessary and punitive injections of mind-altering drugs.

As part of a broader transparency initiative, HHC voluntarily reported health and safety data for 2008, showing significant declines in infection and mortality rates across its participating hospitals on its website.

The federal government's involvement brings a vast array of expertise and resources, and we look forward to working with the DOJ and the U.S. Attorney's Office in our efforts to make Kings County Hospital a safe, effective, and therapeutic environment in which New Yorkers can receive the professional care and treatment they deserve.

It is our hope and expectation that the express willingness of the defendants to work with DOJ and Plaintiff's counsel will, in fact, result in the change that KCHC so desperately needs.

"[25] In March 2009, HHC announced spending reductions of $105 million and said that it would eliminate 400 jobs because of Medicaid cuts, rising expenses and a growing number of uninsured patients.

Alan Aviles, HHC President, said regarding the cuts, "We can try and ensure that patients who are adversely affected can be linked to alternative care.

Local DC 37, a union representing some of HHC's 30,000 workers, announced: If there is one thing that should be obvious in this economic climate it is that layoffs are not a solution but only compound the problems we're facing.

[26] In early April, Aviles circulated a letter to HHC's employees and its community advisory board stating that due to decisions by Governor Paterson the cuts would be significantly deeper than those reported in March.