The hospital was named after the late justice who fought tirelessly for access to health care and it will serve hundreds of thousands of people.
Clara Spera, the granddaughter of Supreme Court Justice Bader Ginsburg, was there to celebrate the opening.
"Our family is delighted that the new South Brooklyn hospital is being named for my grandmother, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and are excited that this world-class hospital will soon open its doors to the public," Spera said. "Born and bred in Brooklyn, Joan Ruth Bader benefitted from the Borough's public institutions, including its schools and its libraries, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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