01/13/2026
On January 9, 2026, the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center WIC Program proudly celebrated its Grand Reopening Ceremony, marking an exciting new chapter for the WIC program and the families it serves. The event was hosted by Ivan Lugtu, the newly appointed WIC Program Director, who welcomed hospital leadership, staff, and community partners to an open house showcasing the program’s transformation.
Over the past several months, the WIC Program has undergone extensive renovations to better serve the diverse and growing Bushwick community. Enhancements include a modernized IT infrastructure, newly renovated office spaces, a redesigned anthropometry and hematology room, an updated private breastfeeding suite, and new signage and exterior awning.
The Wyckoff Heights Medical Center WIC Program also highlighted its new partnerships with Dietetic Internship programs at CUNY Queens College, CUNY Brooklyn College, CUNY Lehman College, and the CUNY School of Public Health. These collaborations will provide dietetic interns with opportunities to fulfill competencies in community nutrition, public policy, and sustainability at the WIC Program.
During the Grand Reopening, guests toured the newly updated facility and learned more about the comprehensive services available to women, infants, and children. Event highlights included guided tours of the new community garden, opportunities to take home fresh herbs such as thyme, mint, sage, rosemary, parsley, and oregano, and interactive nutrition and breastfeeding trivia games with prizes. Guests also enjoyed live food demonstrations featuring healthy strawberry and blueberry smoothies, low‑fat parfaits with homemade fruit jams, cinnamon banana bread muffins, strawberry‑mint‑lemon infused water, and healthy Mediterranean hummus pita pockets prepared with WIC‑approved ingredients.
To learn more about the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center WIC Program, please visit https://whmcny.org/wicprogram/. To contact the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center WIC Program, please call or text 718-963-6471 or email WHMCWIC@wyckoffhospital.org.
