WFM Brooklyn - by Bertie Bregman, MD

Last week WFM opened our fourth location, at 219 Driggs Avenue, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. I promised this blog would give you an insider’s glimpse at the nuts and bolts of running a medical practice, so here’s a brief timeline. WFM Brooklyn had been a gleam in our eye for years, mainly due to the sizable number of our patients who live there and are always urging us to open up an eastern outpost. Covid threw a wrench into any such plans, as we focused all our energies on fighting the pandemic and keeping our heads above water. As Covid receded and our volume surged, we hired new providers and soon found ourselves running short on space. Once again Brooklyn beckoned. In July 2022, after exploring different office spaces and neighborhoods online and by foot, we found the perfect place. We negotiated, nailed down the financing, and signed on the dotted line. The space required a gut renovation - it came as a big, empty, concrete cave with exposed pipes and wires, that the owner was using f

Last week WFM opened our fourth location, at 219 Driggs Avenue, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. I promised this blog would give you an insider’s glimpse at the nuts and bolts of running a medical practice, so here’s a brief timeline. WFM Brooklyn had been a gleam in our eye for years, mainly due to the sizable number of our patients who live there and are always urging us to open up an eastern outpost. Covid threw a wrench into any such plans, as we focused all our energies on fighting the pandemic and keeping our heads above water. As Covid receded and our volume surged, we hired new providers and s