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HEALTH and HOSPITALS

This post authored by Marilyne, from zipcode 11428

Good Luck, I'd really like you to win the primary and the election. Your assistance to many is well-known and well-regarded. With so many job losses and pensions in disarray, we need people with integrity, honesty and experience in public office (esp. our next Public Advocate).
I was diagnosed, had 3 surgeries, and much treatment at both Mary Immaculate Hospital and St. John's Queens Hospitals. I wrote 10 personal letters to politicians, and attended 3 rallies to help stop
the closings of both hospitals. Now, Queens is underserved and has less beds, emergency rooms etc...
The population around MIH often use the emergency room as their personal physicians. What can be done to at least forewarn the hospitals or help them be more efficient and effective before bankruptcy and closure?

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By: tom
Thursday, 3/12/2009

Marilyne,

Thank you for writing.

The situation with St. John’s Queens Hospital and Mary Immaculate Hospital show how serious the problems that face the healthcare industry are. The 200,000 people who visited these hospitals annually will still require medical care. As you know, this means other area hospitals, already almost filled to capacity, may now be overburdened. In addition, the 2,500 people employed by these hospitals have lost their jobs in an already harsh economic environment.

When two busy hospitals receive over $50 million from the state, and still fail, something is wrong. Real changes to government health care policy are needed. Here, we can share our opinions of what needs to be done, and help Mark formulate a position that will work for all New Yorkers.

Tom
Green for New York

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