Bronx Rising Initiative Founder Tomas Ramos 
Secures $3 Million to Increase ICU Bed Capacity as COVID-19 Spreads

Founder, Tomas Ramos launched the Bronx Rising Initiative (BRI) which works to identify private companies and donors that can contribute resources; financial and in-kind, to special projects & Bronx organizations. BRI’s first venture was launched to help prevent and combat the COVID-19 outbreak in the South Bronx.

With the addition of these ICU beds, Bronx Rising Initiative has been able to increase the Bronx’s overall ICU bed supply by 32% since the outbreak of COVID-19, at a time when the borough’s most vulnerable residents need it most. 

In less than a month Bronx Rising Initiative has secured over $3 million dollars and over 20,000 n95 masks cumulatively for various medical facilities in The Bronx.