LICH Advocates Slam Proposals Without Hospitals at Tuesday Night Meeting

Hundreds of Cobble Hill residents, hospital employees and union reps packed the St. Francis College auditorium Tuesday night to hear a presentation of redevelopment proposals for Long Island College Hospital. Although there are community members on the selection committee, owner SUNY has control and could select one of the plans as soon as April 3, said Brooklyn Paper.

The audience and spokespersons reacted negatively to the five proposals that did not include a full-service hospital. Of the four that do, Prime Healthcare Services got the thumbs up from some attendees, who liked the California corporation’s plan to open a 100-bed hospital without delay.

The paper noted that two of the nine proposals include donors to Governor Cuomo, who oversees SUNY, whose executives “have final say in choosing a buyer for the hospital.” If no operator is found, the hospital will close in May.

LICH Advocates Slam Related, Fortis Overhaul Plans [Brooklyn Paper]