Brooklyn Hospital Center’s CEO is stepping down
Dr. Richard Becker moves to private equity firm; Hospital says new CEO will continue ER expansion
Dr. Richard Becker, president and CEO of The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC), is leaving his job to become the CEO of New Found Health, a hospital and healthcare company affiliated with private equity firm Blue Wolf Capital Partners.
TBHC and Blue Wolf were partners in a controversial bid to develop the Long Island College Hospital (LICH) site in Cobble Hill. That bid was won by Fortis Property Group after almost two years of lawsuits and protests. (LICH is now closed.)
Blue Wolf joined with TBHC in a joint venture to build urgent-care centers in the city, a rare foray into the New York healthcare space by private equity.
TBHC’s board of trustees said on Friday it will begin a national search for Dr. Becker’s replacement.