The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court today stayed the appointment of William Thompson Sr. as a “mediator” or “special master” in the conflict between Long Island College Hospital staff and SUNY Downstate Medical Center, which seeks to close and sell the hospital. The stay results from an appeal by SUNY of Judge […]
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#SaveLICH News: Judge Orders Accounting From SUNY; Mediator Appointed
According to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Carolyn E. Demarest on Thursday ordered SUNY Downstate to present a full accounting of all LICH property, assets and funds transferred to Downstate, the income derived from the properties, details about the other LICH properties SUNY plans to dispose of and more, no later than […]
#SaveLICH: Judge Orders SUNY Lawyers Back Tomorrow
The Eagle’s Mary Frost reports that sources present at today’s meeting, closed to the press, between Judge Johnny Lee Baynes, who had earlier issued an order for SUNY to restore full staff levels at LICH, told her that Judge Baynes has ordered LICH and State Health Department lawyers back tomorrow (Tuesday, June 25) “regarding their […]
SUNY To LICH – ‘Drop Dead’
Update: The Times reports that Judge Johnny Lee Baynes, who earlier issued a temporary restraining order against SUNY’s attempt to close LICH, today, in response to complaints that SUNY was denying LICH essential medical staff, ordered that SUNY “should maintain staffing on par with what it was before SUNY Downstate Medical Center, which operates it, […]
Fundraiser to Save LICH Tomorrow Evening
Concerned Physicians of Long Island College Hospital are hosting their first “Atlantic Frantic Fundraiser” with food, drinks, and entertainment tomorrow (Friday, June 14) from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at 320 Atlantic Avenue (between Smith and Hoyt streets). The suggested minimum donation at the door is $50. Proceeds will fund the Concerned Physicians’ legal challenge to […]
BHA Says, “Contact Cuomo to Save LICH!”
The Brooklyn Heights Association urges us all to write, call, or e-mail (or all three) Governor Cuomo asking his help to save Long Island College Hospital. While acknowledging that there are allegedly seven suitors possibly interested in buying LICH, nevertheless:
Brooklyn Heights Association: You May Still Comment on SUNY’s “Sustainability Plan” and its effect on LICH
The Brooklyn Heights Association has a website page devoted to the SUNY “Sustainability Plan” and its effect on Long Island College Hospital. According to the BHA, it is still possible to submit comments to SUNY on the Plan by e-mailing them to hospitalsustainabilityplan@suny.edu. You can read the SUNY Plan here and the BHA’s testimony on […]
SUNY Sustainability Plan: Sell or Close LICH
SUNY has released its Sustainability Plan, which focuses on preserving its teaching function at University Hospital of Brooklyn while seeking to share or transfer health care responsibilities with or to other Brooklyn hospitals and clinics and to home health care. According to The Wall Street Journal.
Encouraging News on the #SaveLICH Front
Today the City Council passed a resolution (approved by its Health Committee yesterday) that, according to the Eagle, “calls on the State University of New York and the State Department of Health to work with stakeholders to find a new owner for [Long Island College Hospital] the 150-year old Cobble Hill institution.” While the resolution […]
Court Puts Brakes On LICH Closure
According to this NY1 story, a court has issued a temporary restraining order that blocks SUNY Downstate from implementing its just issued plan to close Long Island College Hospital. The judge who issued the order has scheduled a further hearing for March 7. Petitioners in this case are unions representing nurses and hospital workers; however, […]
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