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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Fri Jul 19, 2013, 03:53 PM Jul 2013

State Health Department Approves SUNY's Closure Plan For Long Island College Hospital

By: NY1 News

The New York State Department of Health approved SUNY Downstate Medical Center's plan to close Long Island College Hospital Friday, which calls for all remaining patients to be transferred or discharged on or before July 28.

The plan also calls for the hospital to stop admitting patients from its emergency department at noon on Monday, and calls for the hospital's elective surgery schedule to be canceled, effective Monday.

According to the plan, LICH will continue to operate its emergency department until July 29.

SUNY Downstate, which operates the hospital, has been trying to close the financially strapped institution for months.

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/185761/state-health-department-approves-suny-s-closure-plan-for-long-island-college-hospital

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State Health Department Approves SUNY's Closure Plan For Long Island College Hospital (Original Post) hrmjustin Jul 2013 OP

I was hoping this would not happen SummerSnow Jul 2013 #1

I know how you feel but it looks like nothing is going to stop it. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #2

I just heard on local news that a restraining order has been put in place to prevent the hospital hrmjustin Jul 2013 #3

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

1. I was hoping this would not happen

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 04:24 PM

Jul 2013

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

2. I know how you feel but it looks like nothing is going to stop it.

Reply to SummerSnow (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 04:26 PM

Jul 2013

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

3. I just heard on local news that a restraining order has been put in place to prevent the hospital