SUNY to vote today on sale of LICH to condo developer — but fight to save hospital goes on
LICH advocates vow to fight closed door deal
SUNY Downstate Medical Center will be pushing ahead on Tuesday with its long-contested plan to sell Long Island College Hospital (LICH) to a real estate developer, a move fought by advocates for LICH for almost a year.
SUNY is expected to name the developer at a special meeting of the SUNY board on Tuesday in Manhattan. LICH supporters told the Brooklyn Eagle they planned to attend the meeting.
With an RFP (Request For Proposals) process carried out entirely behind closed doors, SUNY claims that only one viable response was received in its search for a new hospital operator.
Expressing grave concern with the secrecy shrouding SUNY’s process, a number of Brooklyn officials sent a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday asking for an RFP redo. They also want to limit applicants to those planning to maintain a full-service hospital.