Brooklyn judge orders SUNY to give Long Island College Hospital back to Continuum
Invites other potential operators to a conference
Shock, amazement, relief and confusion greeted the blockbuster announcement on Tuesday that Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Carolyn Demarest has ruled that SUNY Downstate must give Long Island College Hospital (LICH) back to Continuum Health Partners, or to another operator if Continuum isn’t able or willing to take it back.
Continuum issued a statement late Tuesday saying it isn’t able to take the hospital back, according to AP.
SUNY Downstate took over LICH, a 155-year-old hospital in Cobble Hill, two years ago from Continuum under an arrangement signed off on by Justice Demarest, and has been trying to shut LICH down since February.