Save Beth Israel Hospital and Hospital Care in Lower Manhattan
New York Governor Kathy Hochul and State Health Commissioner James McDonald
URGENT!
People who live and work in a large swath of Lower Manhattan are about to lose our last remaining community hospital. Mount Sinai Health System is moving to close down Beth Israel Medical Center. The result will be that Lower Manhattan from Canal Street up to 23rd Street from River to River will become another “hospital desert” in New York City.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul and State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald can make sure that hospital care remains locally available to people who live or work in Lower Manhattan, They have to approve Mount Sinai's plan to close Beth Israel Hospital.
Local community activists and our public officials are mobilizing to prevent this situation. If you live or work in Lower Manhattan, sign this petition to save our access to hospital care within our community. If you live or work elsewhere, we also welcome your support in solidarity.
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To:
New York Governor Kathy Hochul and State Health Commissioner James McDonald
From:
[Your Name]
We the undersigned New Yorkers, many of whom are residents or workers in Lower Manhattan, call on both of you to step forward and provide assertive and public leadership to:
-- Keep Beth Israel Medical Center open as a full-service community hospital for Lower Manhattan, whether operated by Mount Sinai Health System or some other entity.
-- Assure that residents and workers in Lower Manhattan have local access to the full array of community hospital services, especially for time-sensitive emergency care, childbirth, and psychiatric crisis.
-- Create a formal public comment and community consultation process about the future of Beth Israel Medical Center and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.