LICH advocates rally again today
Following yesterday’s impromptu protest of SUNY’s rumored plan to shutter Long Island College Hospital (LICH) this weekend, by cancelling all surgeries beyond Monday and restricting new patient admissions, LICH supporters and elected officials rallied again outside the hospital at 339 Hicks Street in Cobble Hill, continuing their calls on Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state, city and borough courts to intervene.
“Keep the pressure on SUNY and Governor Cuomo to find a new operator and keep LICH open for care,” exhorted the NY State Nurses Association (NYSNA) in an email.
“For six months, SUNY has been claiming it has to close LICH. And for six months everyone – the state, the courts, health care providers, the community, and all of Brooklyn – have said absolutely not,” said a joint coalition of elected officials in a statement. “SUNY has resorted to rogue, unlawful tactics. They are depriving Brooklynites of care and risking lives. It’s time for an independent overseer for LICH, which the state and the court must insist on.”