Brooklyn, NY–On Sunday, October 13th, One Brooklyn Health (OBH) will host the OBH Gospel Fest in collaboration with Pastor Gil Monrose, Mt. Zion Church of God 7th Day and Brooklyn Center for Quality Life. The event will be held at the OBH Brookdale Medical Center campus in the Kahn Auditorium, located at 535 Rockaway Parkway, from 4 to 6 p.m. Featuring gospel choirs and artists from the Central Brooklyn community, this effort is designed to celebrate the invaluable partnership between One Brooklyn Health and the clergy of Central Brooklyn, and the important connection between physical and spiritual wellness.
This unique collaboration started over 14 years ago at the OBH Kingsbrook Medical Center campus, as a result of the important alliance the medical center fostered with their local clergy and health ministries. Created by Enid Dillard, Senior Director of Marketing & Communications for OBH, and Pastor Gil Monrose of Mt. Zion Church of God 7th Day, the event historically attracts over 250 guests annually, offering an afternoon of healing and inspiration with a breadth of information on medical services, special programs and support groups offered at One Brooklyn Health.
“One Brooklyn Health works very closely with our community’s churches, as we depend on their advocacy to increase awareness and education about the important programs and services we offer. Our mission includes a strong commitment to community collaboration and this event and our partnership with Mt. Zion is reflective of that,” said Enid Dillard. “Our churches rely on us to facilitate needs as well, and this event celebrates our collective effort to advance healing and inspire wellness throughout our community. We thank Mt. Zion for their years of commitment, partnership and support.”
“As clergy, we play a very important role in our community’s health, and having partnerships like the one we have with One Brooklyn Health is important to us, “said Pastor Monrose. “Mt. Zion and Brooklyn Center for Quality Life are committed to increasing access to health education, health screenings and collaborating on programs that speak to the social determinants of health like gun violence and food insecurity. One Brooklyn Health has been our partner in all these efforts, and the OBH Gospel Fest helps to commemorate that partnership and our dedication to our community’s spiritual and physical wellness.”
This year’s event highlight is the OBH Gospel Choir, which includes voices from across the OBH system, composed of three medical centers and their affiliated facilities, Interfaith Medical Center (IMC), Brookdale Hospital Medical Center (BHMC) and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center (KJMC). The event will also feature community gospel artists such as the Mt. Zion Praise & Worship Team, the Phillip Singers and the CCNY Liturgical dance team to name a few.
The community will have the opportunity to learn more about the impressive programs at OBH including their extensive Pastoral Care Program, support services such as the Stroke Survivors Support Group, the Breast Cancer Survivor Support Group, OBH Centers of Excellence and more. For further information about the OBH Gospel Fest, please visit www.onebrooklynhealth.org or contact Enid Dillard, Senior Director of Marketing & Communications at the number above.
One Brooklyn Health (OBH) was established to preserve and enhance health care services in the communities of Central Brooklyn and is composed of two hospitals, one medical village and their affiliated facilities, Interfaith Medical Center, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center. All three facilities have historic ties in the communities they serve and are working together to build a system that will enable OBH to provide the highest quality and widest breadth of healthcare services to those in need. OBH has an extensive network of primary, behavioral health and specialty care locations spread throughout Central and East Brooklyn. In addition, they partner with a number of Brooklyn-based Federally Qualified Health Centers and pharmacies to reach the greatest number of Brooklyn residents. At the various locations, patients and their families can obtain a broad range of healthcare services, such as pediatric and geriatric care, behavioral health, sickle cell services, podiatry and maternal health services to name a few. In addition, OBH has two large nursing homes within its system, Schulman S. Schachne Institute for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Brookdale and Rutland Nursing Home at Kingsbrook. OBH also has senior citizen housing for residents who can live independently or who require an assisted living program at its Arlene and David Schlang Pavilion at Brookdale.
