Tag: Hospital Closures

Around Brooklyn: Prospect Heights resident starts volunteer support network

April 15, 2020

Prospect Heights resident starts volunteer support network A Prospect Heights do-gooder has launched a volunteer support network for local seniors and other people in need of a helping hand. Mutual aid groups, which help distribute much-needed resources between neighbors, have become a popular mechanism for communities to support themselves as the COVID-19 pandemic has brought most of the economy to a standstill,

LICH sale signed; NYU Langone agrees to build medical facility

October 9, 2014

NYU Langone has agreed to build a 125,000-square-foot freestanding emergency department (ED) – essentially an urgent care center – on the site formerly known as

LICH sale signed; NYU Langone agrees to build medical facility

October 9, 2014

NYU Langone has agreed to build a 125,000-square-foot freestanding emergency department (ED) – essentially an urgent care center – on the site formerly known as

NYU Langone pulls out of LICH sale following union lawsuit

September 19, 2014

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

NYU Langone pulls out of LICH sale following union lawsuit

September 19, 2014

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

LICH sale stalled due to lawsuit from nurse’s union

August 30, 2014

A temporary restraining order has been issued halting the sale of Long Island College Hospital until September 12, due to buyer Fortis Property Group and

LICH sale stalled due to lawsuit from nurse’s union

August 30, 2014

A temporary restraining order has been issued halting the sale of Long Island College Hospital until September 12, due to buyer Fortis Property Group and

Interfaith emerges from bankruptcy; LICH transition continues

June 10, 2014

Interfaith Medical Center has emerged from bankruptcy with a new restructuring proposal that has been approved by a federal judge. The announcement comes a year and a half after the hospital, located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The new proposal now goes to n …

Interfaith emerges from bankruptcy; LICH transition continues

June 10, 2014

Long Island College Hospital closes; bare-bones ER remains temporarily

May 23, 2014

Long Island College Hospital (LICH) has closed.

As of midnight, Friday, May 23, the 156-year-old community hospital at 339 Hicks Street officially emptied its beds and shut its doors, leaving only a temporary, limited-service emergency room open for walk-ins through the end of June.

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Long Island College Hospital closes; bare-bones ER remains temporarily

May 23, 2014

Long Island College Hospital (LICH) has closed.

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Judge asks top three LICH bidders to reach a settlement

May 15, 2014

The top three contenders vying to buy and develop the 43-acre site where Long Island College Hospital (LICH) has sat for 156 years have been asked by Judge Johnny Lee Baynes to agree on some form of settlement or compromise over the issue. It is unknown what exactly this means as the three bidder …

Judge asks top three LICH bidders to reach a settlement

May 15, 2014

No full-service hospital for LICH site as SUNY negotiates with new bidder

May 6, 2014

The fate of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) is now more likely to include real estate and retail development, with only a small fraction of the 43-acres site being used for health care facilities.

The Tuesday, May 6 development was the result of the State University of New York (SUNY) …

No full-service hospital for LICH site as SUNY negotiates with new bidder

May 6, 2014

The Tuesday, May 6 development was the result of the State University of New York (SUNY) …

Tentative agreement on future of LICH

February 27, 2014

A rumored deal between the state of New York and SUNY Downstate over the fate of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) in Cobble Hill/Brooklyn Heights has come to fruition, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo, SUNY Chairperson Carl McCall and Mayor Bill de Blasio, who made the announcement late in t …

BREAKING: State, SUNY come to tentative agreement on future of LICH

February 20, 2014

Updated: 2/23/2014 A rumored deal between the state of New York and SUNY Downstate over the fate of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) in Cobble Hill/Brooklyn Heights has come to

BREAKING: State, SUNY come to tentative agreement on future of LICH

February 20, 2014

Updated: 2/23/2014 A rumored deal between the state of New York and SUNY Downstate over the fate of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) in Cobble Hill/Brooklyn Heights has come to

One year later and court wrangling continues over LICH’s fate

February 19, 2014

It has official been over a year now since the real-life hospital legal drama over the fate of Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital (LICH) began and the roller coaster of

Debate heats up among NY pols over Brooklyn hospitals in limbo

January 22, 2014

In his budget address on Tuesday, January 21, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo waded into the heated debate over Brooklyn’s struggling hospitals by pinning their financial woes on the federal

Debate heats up among NY pols over Brooklyn hospitals in limbo

January 22, 2014

In his budget address on Tuesday, January 21, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo waded into the heated debate over Brooklyn’s struggling hospitals by pinning their financial woes on the federal

LICH real estate suitor partners with NYU Langone and Lutheran

January 10, 2014

After months of limbo as to the fate of Long Island College Hospital (LICH), there are suddenly two competing proposals to buy the property, both of which have the backing

LICH real estate suitor partners with NYU Langone and Lutheran

January 10, 2014

After months of limbo as to the fate of Long Island College Hospital (LICH), there are suddenly two competing proposals to buy the property, both of which have the backing

Brooklyn Hospital enters LICH bidding war

January 9, 2014

Brooklyn Hospital Center has jumped into the ongoing dispute over what will happen to the beleaguered Long Island College Hospital (LICH) with a new plan to turn the Cobble Hill

Brooklyn Hospital enters LICH bidding war

January 9, 2014

Brooklyn Hospital Center has jumped into the ongoing dispute over what will happen to the beleaguered Long Island College Hospital (LICH) with a new plan to turn the Cobble Hill

Interfaith to stay open to at least March 7

December 24, 2013

Interfaith Medical Center got an early Christmas present with the announcement that Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state Department of Health will provide $8 million to go towards keeping it

LICH trustees put off vote on sale to condo/medical mall developer

December 18, 2013

Nearly a month of relative quiet in the legal wranglings over what will happen to cash-strapped Long Island College Hospital (LICH) ended on Tuesday, December 17, with the announcement that

Planned layoffs at LICH postponed

October 29, 2013

SUNY Downstate Medical Center reportedly postponed planned layoffs of 500 employees of Long Island College Hospital (LICH), which were to have been effective as of Tuesday, October 29. Pink slips

Another reprieve for Interfaith Medical Center pushes potential closure date to September 11 or later

August 26, 2013

Short of someone buying the hospital, advocates of saving Interfaith Medical Center are buying time. Today, August 26, was to be the postponed bankruptcy court hearing for Interfaith, but three

Battle over Brooklyn hospitals shifts focus onto Interfaith Medical Center as closure timetable nears

August 21, 2013

The fight over Brooklyn hospitals continues today, this time with Interfaith Medical Center. On Wednesday, August 21, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio filed a 60-page motion in federal bankruptcy court

Judge upholds temporary restraining order against SUNY closure of LICH

August 8, 2013

After a day of public testimony and another day of legal debates between the legal teams representing the State University of New York (SUNY) and Long Island College Hospital (LICH)

Rep. Nydia Velázquez and District Leader Jo Anne Simon arrested at LICH protest

August 5, 2013

Two more elected officials were arrested at the latest protest in support of keeping Long Island College Hospital (LICH) open. This morning, Congressmember Nydia Velázquez and District Leader Jo Anne

BREAKING: Interfaith Medical Center may begin closure in mid-August

August 1, 2013

Interfaith Medical Center, located at 1545 Atlantic Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, has requested permission to begin the process of shutting down the hospital on August 15, according to documents presented in

Op-Ed: What losing two hospitals will mean for Brooklyn

July 31, 2013

BY BILL DE BLASIO When you’re having a stroke or a heart attack, distance matters. A few minutes can make the difference between survival and preventable death. And a new

BREAKING: State Health Department approves SUNY closure plan for LICH

July 19, 2013

The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has approved the State University of New York’s latest closure plan for Long Island College Hospital (LICH). The plan includes selling LICH

LICH advocates rally again today

July 19, 2013

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

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