State Health Department Approves SUNY's Closure Plan For Long Island College Hospital

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Though the New York State Department of Health approved on Friday SUNY Downstate Medical Center's plan to close Long Island College Hospital, which calls for all remaining patients to be transferred or discharged on or before July 28, Public Advocate and Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio has successfully petitioned a judge to issue a temporary restraining order against the hospital's closure.

The temporary restraining order keeps Long Island College Hospital open until at least Thursday.

It was authorized in state Supreme Court by Judge Johnny Lee Baynes.

A prior temporary restraining order was recently issued by a judge, but SUNY officials said it was lifted after the hospital closure plan was submitted.

De Blasio showed up in person to deliver the new temporary restraining order at approximately 5 p.m. Friday.

According to de Blasio's office, the order was issued "on the grounds the hospital cannot overrule the medical counsel of doctors and nurses demanding the hospital remain open to serve patients."

SUNY's closure plan called for the hospital to stop admitting patients from its emergency department at noon on Monday, and calls for the hospital's elective surgery schedule to be canceled, effective Monday.

According to the plan, LICH would continue to operate its emergency department until July 29.

De Blasio, though, said that the temporary restraining order changes that.

"This restraining order against LICH and SUNY, demanding that they remain open until a further proceeding can happen this Thursday," de Blasio said. "So this legally requires LICH to remain open while a continued court proceeding occurs."

SUNY Downstate, which operates the hospital, has been trying to close the financially strapped institution for months.

SUNY officials said they initially submitted the closure plan for LICH on Wednesday.

The court proceeding is set for 10 a.m. Thursday.

A group of elected officials are asking Governor Andrew Cuomo to keep the hospital open for at least a year because they say at least seven other organizations are putting together plans to try to keep the hospital open.

Source: http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/185761/state-health-department-approves-suny-s-closure-plan-for-long-island-college-hospital

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