NYU Langone pulls out of LICH sale following union lawsuit
The all-but-confirmed purchase of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) by Fortis Property Group is now barely holding on now that Fortis’ key medical partner, NYU Langone Medical Center, has withdrawn from the purchase plan.
NYU’s announcement came early on Friday, September 19, following New York Supreme Court Justice Johnny Lee Baynes’ Thursday decision to include NYU as a “direct” party in a lawsuit filed by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA).
The lawsuit against the current LICH owner, State University of New York (SUNY), alleged that SUNY require NYU to rehire LICH nurses who had been laid-off during the closure/sale process.