The New York Times reports today, that SUNY will present a plan to sell Long Island College Hospital to a developer who would turn much of the property into condos. This is not a shock to anyone reading between the lines in the long SaveLICH drama. Last month, SUNY Board Chairman Carl McCall told attendees […]
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Concerned Physicians of LICH Ask For Donations To Continue Fight
As the fight to #SaveLICH continues, the Concerned Physicians of LICH are asking supporters for donations so that they may contnue their legal battle to save the hospital.
Judge Lays The Smackdown On SUNY, Ownership Reverts To Continuum #SaveLICH
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Carolyn Demarest laid a veritable bodyslam on SUNY this afternoon when she ruled that ownership of Long Island College Hospital should revert to its previous owner Continuum or another operator willing to take it. After the ruling, Continuum issued a statement that they cannot takeover the facility. This comes on the […]
Judge Baynes To SUNY: Restore Services At LICH, Ditch The Goons
Supreme Court Justice Johnny Lee Baynes has ordered SUNY to restore servies at LICH to the levels they were at on July 19. Baynes also said he would name an ombudsman for the hospital and added that the armed and unarmed guards SUNY has employed to patrol the grounds must go.
Don’t #SaveLICH And The Trip To The Emergency Room Gets Dangerously Longer
NYC Public Advocate and Democratic candidate for mayor Bill DiBlasio tweeted out a map detailing the impact on door-to-ER travel time if Long Island College Hospital shuts down permanently. In the words of a #SaveLICH demonstrator recently, “don’t get sick in this part of Brooklyn.” Why #SaveLICH? Here's a look at the before & after […]
Levin, DiBlasio Arrested At #SaveLICH Rally
Our man in the NYC Council Steve Levin is among those arrested today at a #SaveLICH rally in midtown. DEVELOPING. Tweets and video after the jump.
SUNY Withdraws Application To Close LICH; Will Seek “Sustainability Plan”
After mounting community pressure and a unanimous vote from the NYC Council this week to support its existence, SUNY Downstate has officially withdrawn its plan to sell and close Long Island College Hospital.
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NYC Council Committee Approves Resolution To #SaveLICH; Rally Tomorrow 9:00 A.M. At City Hall
The New York City Council’s Committee on Health has just unanimously passed a resolution to save Long Island College Hospital.
Vigil Monday Night To #SaveLICH Psych Care
We just received this notice from the New York State Nurses Association: Hundreds of our community’s most vulnerable residents rely on inpatient psychiatric care at Long Island College Hospital. In a few days, we fear the unit will be completely closed because of Downstate’s inaction in transfering and recruiting psychiatrists. Even though, well experienced, qualified […]
Baby Brigade! Moms Plan Stroller Rally Saturday Against LICH Closing
Here’s a new twist. Brownstone Brooklyn moms whose kids were born at Long Island College Hospital are planning a stroller a march Saturday, April 13, to protest its planned closing.
Cobble Hill mama Liz Holden tells the New York Daily News, “We are bringing out the baby brigade to save our hospital. We want folks to call the governor’s office. Cuomo can stop this.”
Read more on the Cobble Hill Blog. (Photo: NY Daily News)
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