The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital on Tuesday opened in the Coney Island neighborhood of New York City. The facility, built with $923 million in FEMA funds,  is the first new public hospital to open in the city in more than 40 years. 

The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital on Tuesday opened in the Coney Island neighborhood of New York City. The facility, built with $923 million in FEMA funds,&nbsp; is the first new public hospital to open in the city in more than 40 years.&nbsp;

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Hospital Named After Ruth Bader Ginsburg Opens in New York City 

New York's first new public hospital in more than 40 years opened yesterday and it has a famous name sake Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital on Ocean Parkway in Coney Island was designed to withstand intense storms, even features an elevated flood resistant emergency. The new building's lobby features a seven ft tall brown statue of the former US Supreme Court justice Ginsburg granddaughter Clara Sparrow was there to celebrate the opening. The 11 story hospital was funded by $923 million in fema.