Brooklyn hospitals get mixed diagnoses
Brooklyn hospitals continue to be in a state of flux, with some see-sawing between closure and 11th hour court orders to remain open, and others planning expansions of their facilities and programs.
The most high-profile of those struggling are Long Island College Hospital (LICH), Interfaith Medical Center and SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
Despite existing orders to continue admitting patients and ambulance service to LICH, its owner, SUNY Downstate, halted both activities again, as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 6. The move sparked immediate condemnation by LICH advocates and staff, triggered an emergency afternoon meeting with Brooklyn judge(s) on November 7, and then the reported restoration of Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance service to LICH as of 4 p.m. on November 8.