Brooklyn groups, officials slam NYU failure to keep LICH ER promise
“Bring back the ambulances!” a crowd of community members, officials, nurses and health care workers chanted at a noontime rally at Long Island College Hospital (LICH) on Wednesday.
Since the collapse of the deal between Fortis Development Group, NYU-Langone Medical Center and SUNY last Thursday, NYU’s commitment to return ambulance service to LICH by Sept. 1 has also fallen apart – even as emergency departments in other Brooklyn hospitals are overwhelmed.
NYU walked out on the deal after a judge ordered them to become involved in a case brought by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), which demanded that NYU stick to its agreement to give LICH nurses priority in staffing the proposed walk-in emergency department.
Officials said on Wednesday that if NYU is not willing to stick to their commitments, bring in someone who is.