The long pending merger of Long Island College Hospital into SUNY Downstate Medical Center may be closer to consummation, as the State is expected to announce approval of the deal tomorrow. Wall Street Journal: State officials are expected to announce Thursday that SUNY Downstate Medical Center will take over the financially ailing Long Island College […]
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Car Crash at Henry and Middagh
There was a severe car crash at Henry and Middagh streets this afternoon which resulted in injuries to both drivers and extensive damage to both cars, one of which was propelled by the force of the impact off the street and against the wall of the building housing the offices of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. […]
Meeting Wednesday to Discuss Atlantic Avenue BID
The Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District Steering Committee will hold a meeting this Wednesday morning, April 28, from 9:30 to 11:00, at Long Island College Hospital, 399 Hicks Street, Avram Conference Center, Rooms C and D. All interested members of the community are invited. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the formation of […]
LICH OK for Oxford, Other UnitedHealthcare Plans
The contract dispute previously discussed here between Continuum Health Partners, the consortium that presently controls Long Island College Hospital, and UnitedHealthcare, the parent of the popular Oxford Health Plans as well as other plans covering unions and similar groups, has been resolved. Crain’s New York Business: The dispute is over: Continuum Health Partners and UnitedHealthcare […]
Stanzione: LICH Adding Services; to Expand Further After Merger
Andy Campbell of The Brooklyn Paper this week interviewed representatives of three Brooklyn hospitals, including Long Island College Hospital along with Maimonides Medical Center and Methodist Hospital. Asked what LICH was doing to stand out among other hospitals, interim president Dominick Stanzione said: It’s important that LICH remain a full-service hospital, serving the community. The […]
Nurses Protest LICH Contract Stance
Nurses at Long Island College Hospital today marched with placards to protest management’s attempt to modify their union contract. The Brooklyn Paper: Nurses at Long Island College Hospital took to the street in front of the Cobble Hill medical center on Wednesday, alleging that the financially flatlining institution is tinkering with their contracts as it […]
Continuum Signs Off on LICH/SUNY Downstate Merger
As we noted here last July, discussions have been underway concerning a transfer of management of Long Island College Hospital from Continuum Health Partners to SUNY Downstate Medical Center. This now appears closer to fruition. The Brooklyn Paper: Long Island College Hospital’s financial malaise is about to run its course, thanks to an agreement that […]
Times Headlines Insurer’s Battle with LICH, other Hospitals
The contract dispute between UnitedHealthcare, the health insurance giant that controls the popular Oxford Health Plans, and Continuum Health Partners, the hospital consortium that controls Long Island College Hospital, is the subject of a front page article in today’s Times: The New York Times: A front in the national health care battle has opened in […]
Court to Insurers: Don’t Dump LICH Docs
As reported by NY1, a state court today issued an order temporarily restraining UnitedHealthcare, a major health insurance group that controls the popular Oxford Health Plans, from terminating coverage for services provided by doctors affiliated with hospitals in the Continuum Health Partners consortium, which includes Long Island College Hospital. As we previously reported, Continuum’s contract […]
A Heartwarming Holiday LICH Story
Visiting Brooklyn proved a bit more exciting than planned for a British teen and his dad (shown above with Dr. Caitlin Jones of Long Island College Hospital), who were forced to extend their holiday stay here when the lad developed an abscess the size of a golf ball in his throat, and was taken to […]
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