Emergency services and an ambulatory unit will be all that remains at Long Island College Hospital as Judge Johnny Lee Baynes gave the green light to a deal between SUNY and Peebles Corporation for a mixed used complex there. Emergency services will continue there until May 27 under the auspices of North Shore-LIJ who have […]
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#SaveLICH: Ambulance Diversions Set to Begin Thursday
As the drama at Long Island College Hospital continues to unfold, ambulances will start being diverted to other hospitals starting Thursday (5/15).
SUNY Ends Negotiations With Top Bidder for LICH
NY1 reports that SUNY has ended negotiations with Brooklyn Health Partners, the bidder for Long Island College Hospital previously selected to take over and re-develop the LICH campus. BHP proposed to provide a full service 300 to 400 bed hospital on the site. SUNY says it rejected BHP’s offer yesterday, which was the deadline for […]
Mayor de Blasio Asks SUNY to Scrap Winning LICH Bid; Re-Open Process
Crain’s reports that Mayor Bill de Blasio has aked SUNY ” to abandon talks with the top-scoring bidder for Long Island College Hospital and to instead open negotiations with ‘additional bidders.’” This follows numerous reports about the intentions of the winning bidder, Brooklyn Health Partners, including an earlier Crain’s story, based on e-mails among people […]
Memo Says LICH ER Will Close on May 12, Hospital Will Shut Down May 22
BHB reader Remsen Street Dweller posted this LICH memo detailing the upcoming closure of the facility. The ER will shutdown and ambulances will be diverted to other hospitals on May 12 at 7:00 AM and the entire facility will close its doors on May 22. Patients currently in the hospital will be discharged “as appropriate” […]
Brooklyn Paper: State Says LICH Likely To Close May 23
The Brooklyn Paper reports that Long Island College Hospital will likely be shut down by SUNY on May 23.
LICH Update: Is SUNY Gaming Us? Will Cuomo Decide?
While we felt relief at Thursday’s announcement of SUNY’s decision to select Brooklyn Health Partners, which proposes to operate a full service hospital at Long Island College Hospital, as the preferred applicant to acquire LICH, we can’t be sure that all will turn out well. As BHB reader Rick said in his comment to the […]
SUNY Selects Full Service Hospital Proposal for LICH
Law 360 reports that, late Thursday afternoon, the trustees of SUNY agreed to accept the proposal of Brooklyn Health Partners to take over the Long Island College Hospital site. According to the report: Brooklyn Health Partners, a newly formed entity led by a hospital developer based in California, plans to continue to operate the property […]
At LICH Forum, Strabone Says “People Will Die” If No Full Service Hospital
NY1 reports that, at yesterday’s forum on proposals for Long Island College Hospital, not surprisingly, “the consensus” of the community representatives attending was that LICH should remain a full service hospital. Jeff Strabone (photo), of the Cobble Hill Association, is quoted as saying, “If we lose this hospital, people will die.” The NY1 story also […]
LICH Proposals to be Presented to Public Tuesday Evening at St. Francis
The Eagle reports that the nine proposals to take over the Long Island College Hospital campus submitted by the March 19 deadline, four of which would continue LICH as a full service hospital, will be presented to the public on Tuesday evening, March 25, from 6:00 to 8:00, at St. Francis College Auditorium, 180 Remsen […]
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