A town hall meeting is taking place today to discuss a sustainability plan for SUNY Downstate, the hospital that controls the fate of Long Island College Hospital. The meeting was held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s Alumni Auditorium in Brooklyn.
The public was allowed to offer comments of no more than 3 minutes, while The Town Hall Meeting began with a presentation from SUNY and Downstate officials, followed by elected officials.
We’re testifying at the town hall meeting on the sustainability of SUNY Downstate. #savelich twitter.com/CobbleHillAsso…
— Cobble Hill Assoc (@CobbleHillAssoc) May 20, 2013
Roy Sloane president of the @cobblehillassoc called upon SUNY Downstate to engage in the community to find a solution to keep #LICH open.
— Andrew Pavia (@AndrewJPavia) May 20, 2013
@nynurses: @oceanblueskies: the lesson from #SaveLICH — Unity is infectious! @labornotes twitter.com/nynurses/statu…”
— Dan Lutz (@danhlutz) May 18, 2013
In addition, the New York State Nurses Association, which strongly supports community efforts to keep the local hospital open, circulated this letter today:
Dear Neighbors, That Long Island College Hospital remains open for care is the product of a strong coalition of community groups, unions, physicians and elected officials. This coalition continues to be active and is working hard to assure that LICH serves our communities as a full service hospital for years to come.
Individual hospital patients and former patients have been a key component of our coalition. Some patients have shared their stories with the media and at rallies, some have distributed posters and literature, and others have involved their families and neighbors to support the Save LICH campaign.
Susan Raboy, a Brooklyn Heights neighbor and former LICH patient who has been a constant presence at our community events would like to invite other LICH patients and their family and friends to join the newly formed the LICH Patients’ Committee to Save Our Hospital.
In the weeks ahead we will be working to keep the LICH story alive, and LICH patients and their family and friends will be to be major part of that effort. If you or someone you know would like to join this committee, please contact Susan Raboy at suerab1@gmail.com.
