Brooklyn officials, community want investigation into sale of LICH
Brooklyn officials on Thursday asked state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli to conduct investigations of SUNY’s sale of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) to Fortis.
Officials said SUNY’s “flawed selection process” has resulted in “the disregard of the community’s essential healthcare needs.”
The letters were signed by state Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblymember Joan Millman, Councilmembers Brad Lander, Stephen Levin and Carlos Menchaca.
Community members also called for separate investigations. On Wednesday night, a coalition of stakeholders working to save LICH met in Brooklyn to hash out the next steps in the fight for the hospital complex.