Two ombudsmen appointed at LICH to make sure judge’s orders are followed
Ambulances may be rolling on Friday
Two independent physicians are serving as ombudsmen to State Supreme Court Justice Johnny Lee Baynes to ensure that his orders to keep Long Island College Hospital (LICH) at least partially open are carried out by SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
Doctors John Jack Berall and Eric Manheimer will hear from LICH staff and patients and communicate their observations to Judge William C. Thompson, Justice Baynes’ referee on the case.
Dr. Berall, an ER Physician, Internist and resident of Brooklyn, served as the Chief Medical Coordinator of the emergency relief operation following Hurricane Andrew in Homestead, Florida in 1992. He attended Harvard School of Public Health and Tufts University School of Medicine.