ST. Barnabas Hospital
City-funded organization
St. Barnabas Hospital, part of the nonprofit SBH Health System, is a Bronx teaching hospital that its own website describes as the oldest continuously operating health care facility in New York State, tracing to an 1866 incorporation as the Home for Incurables. It is registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit under EIN 13-1740122, per its IRS Form 990 filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. Checkbook NYC shows the hospital holding 8 active city contracts worth nearly $4 million, part of 45 registered contracts since 2009 worth $19.3 million awarded all-time and $12.9 million paid to date, with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Department of Youth and Community Development, and the Department of Design and Construction. The largest active contracts are medical-equipment purchases tagged "Discretionary (member-item)" (including a $981,237 purchase of medical equipment and a $361,877 3D mammography unit), a $913,545 Office of Neighborhood Safety contract tagged "Negotiated contract," and an $831,250 Colon Cancer Screening Navigation contract awarded by RFP. Checkbook NYC's own award-method tags show 96% of the hospital's contract value, $18.4 million across 42 contracts, was
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $3,961,893 · 8 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $19,266,639 · 45 since 2009, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $12,903,069
- Won without a fresh bid
- 96% of contract value · $18,431,389 · 42 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $944,050 · 26 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 12 years (FY2009–FY2023); not in FY2027
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $1,067,682 · David Perlstein, President/CEO
- Based in
- Bronx, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department of Design and Construction City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- HLXNSTBRN, Purchase of Medical Equipment Department of Design and Construction · CT185020248804718 $981,237
- Office of Neighborhood Safety - Negotiated Acquisition Ext Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800849 $913,545
- Colon Cancer Screening Navigation Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620211414986 $831,250
- FY26- NA- Relay Services- Opioid Prevention Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620268800073 $427,500
- 3D Mammography Unit Department of Design and Construction · CT185020248806042 $361,877
- St. Barnabas Hospital, Purchase of two Diagnostic Ultrasound Department of Design and Construction · CT185020248802194 $194,270
- St. Barnabas Hospital, Purchase of a Mobile C-Arm Department of Design and Construction · CT185020248802211 $186,464
- Provide dental sealants and topical fluoride applications Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248805756 $65,750
- Correctional Health Services - Transitional Case Management Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620160003121 · ended 2018 $2,962,747
- Mental Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620130002417 · ended 2015 $2,962,746
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Geriatric Mental Health Initiative Geriatric Mental Health Initiative · DOHMH · FY2009 $95,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Initiative Geriatric Mental Health Initiative · DOHMH · FY2010 $95,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Initiative Geriatric Mental Health Initiative · DOHMH · FY2011 $79,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Services Geriatric Mental Health Services · DOHMH · FY2012 $79,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Initiative Geriatric Mental Health Initiative · DOHMH · FY2013 $79,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Initiative Geriatric Mental Health Initiative · DOHMH · FY2014 $79,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Geriatric Mental Health · DOHMH · FY2016 $40,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Geriatric Mental Health · DOHMH · FY2016 $40,000
- Healthy Aging Initiative CM Torres · Healthy Aging Initiative · DFTA · FY2020 $27,255
- Local DOHMH · FY2014 $25,000
- Local DOHMH · FY2015 $25,000
- Local DOHMH · FY2016 $25,000
- Infant Mortality Reduction Infant Mortality Reduction · DOHMH · FY2009 $23,495
- Infant Mortality Reduction Infant Mortality Reduction · DOHMH · FY2010 $23,495
- Mind-Body Program Healthy Aging Initiative · DFTA · FY2019 $22,745
- Infant Mortality Reduction Infant Mortality Reduction · DOHMH · FY2011 $22,320
- Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative · DOHMH · FY2012 $22,320
- Infant Mortality Reduction Infant Mortality Reduction · DOHMH · FY2013 $22,320
- Infant Mortality Reduction Infant Mortality Reduction · DOHMH · FY2014 $22,320
- Infant Mortality Reduction Infant Mortality Reduction · DOHMH · FY2016 $22,320
Funded by these council members
City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.
- Ritchie Torres FY2020 · 1 award $27,255
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2024). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- David Perlstein President/CEO $1,067,682
- Sulejman Celaj Director. Cardiology $986,575
- Ridwan Shabsigh Chairman Surgery $887,064
- Ralph Rahme Attend.Neuro.Surg. $831,628
- Eric C Appelbaum EVP/COO $782,853
- Dmitriy V Karev Director. Trauma $747,387
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed -10% from FY2020 to FY2024. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Ridwan Shabsigh MD · 1.85% of revenue $992,525
- FY2021 Ridwan Shabsigh MD · 1.84% of revenue $987,315
- FY2024 David Perlstein · 1.35% of revenue $1,067,682
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.493 Congressional Directives · Health Resources and Services Administration · Grant $1,350,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.924 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Dental Reimbursement and Community Based Dental Partnership Grants · Health Resources and Services Administration · Grant $263,793
- Consumer Product Safety Commission SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: DATA COLLECTION · Consumer Product Safety Commission · Contract $206,896
- Consumer Product Safety Commission SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: DATA COLLECTION · Consumer Product Safety Commission · Contract $195,802
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.924 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Dental Reimbursement and Community Based Dental Partnership Grants · Health Resources and Services Administration · Grant $161,173
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.924 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Dental Reimbursement and Community Based Dental Partnership Grants · Health Resources and Services Administration · Grant $138,950
- Consumer Product Safety Commission SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: DATA COLLECTION · Consumer Product Safety Commission · Contract $103,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.924 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Dental Reimbursement and Community Based Dental Partnership Grants · Health Resources and Services Administration · Grant $83,137
- Department of Justice SOCIAL- SOCIAL REHABILITATION · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Contract $13,720