SUNY fast-tracks Fortis-NYU bid for Long Island College Hospital
Fortis says 'No preferential treatment'
After just five days of negotiations, SUNY Board of Trustees Chairman H. Carl McCall said on Monday that SUNY was “making good progress” with developer Fortis Property Group’s proposal to buy Long Island College Hospital (LICH).
SUNY previously rejected the offers of the two highest-ranked bidders for LICH — first place Brooklyn Health Partners (BHP) and second place Peebles Corporation.
NYU-Langone Medical Center, one of Fortis’ partners, said it plans to offer a “walk-in” ER and a variety of ambulatory health services on the LICH campus. Fortis also promises a Federally Qualified Health Care Center, likely in Red Hook. Lutheran Family Health Centers is also offering clinical services, including a dental clinic, on site,
Community groups and health professionals who have been fighting to preserve the hospital are calling for a survey of the health care needs of the neighborhoods served by LICH before the contracts are finalized. The previous bidder, Peebles, had agreed to this requirement.