Red Hook Community Speak Out To Keep LICH Open

Two weeks after SUNY Downstate voted to close Long Island College Hospital (LICH), the movement to keep LICH open for care, led by nurses with the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), continues to grow. LICH nurses will join concerned Red Hook residents in a community speak-out on Thursday evening, March 28^th.

WHAT: Red Hook Community Speak-Out & Meeting to keep Long Island College Hospital open for care

WHO: NYSNA members working at LICH will join Red Hook and surrounding community organizations, including Red Hook Initiative, Carroll Gardens Association and the Cobble Hill Association.

WHEN: Thursday, March 28, 6:00-8:00pm

WHERE: PS 15, 71 Sullivan Street, Brooklyn, NY (between Van Brunt and Richards Streets)

LICH saves lives and is vital to the communities throughout Brooklyn, particularly Red Hook. But billion-dollar real estate development interests have been put before care for Brooklyn patients. Brooklyn needs hospitals, not luxury condos.

NYSNA nurses are leading a movement with doctors, caregivers, patients, faith-based, elected and community leaders, calling on the Department of Health to keep LICH open as a full-service, primary and acute care facility.