Battle to save LICH plays out in Brooklyn Supreme Court
The full story of Wednesday's proceedings before Justice Baynes
“This is the largest courtroom I could find and we’re still going to have some overflow,” Supreme Court Justice Johnny Lee Baynes commented on Wednesday as the hearing room at 360 Adams Street filled to capacity with supporters of Long Island College Hospital (LICH), reporters and a small army of attorneys.
The crowd was there to witness the ongoing legal battle as SUNY Downstate and the state Department of Health (DOH) move to shut down LICH, a 155-year-old hospital in Cobble Hill, in the face of vehement opposition from staff, patients and local representatives.
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