LICH Will Not Consider Brooklyn Hospital Offer

The drama at Cobble Hill’s zombie hospital Long Island College Hospital continues. On Monday the board heard about a revised proposal submitted by Fortis Property Group. It has been altered so instead of a “medical mall” plus condos, Fortis would partner with NYU Langone Medical Center and Lutheran Medical Center to provide an urgent care center; six specialty centers, including cancer; and primary care, behavioral health and dental care, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported.

SUNY said it will not even consider a last-minute bid from nearby Brooklyn Hospital because it came in after the due date. That proposal suggested rentals instead of condos and a 24-hour emergency facility with outpatient facilities, said The New York Daily News.

Critics have dismissed the Fortis plan because it does not include a hospital. They also said SUNY created its own financial problems by refusing patients at LICH.