A shutdown of Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, scheduled to begin Monday, has been postponed at least until September 11th, according to New York City Public Advocate and Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio.
The future of Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn was further complicated Tuesday after a judge who had approved the transfer of LICH's assets to a state agency reversed her decision.
New York City Public Advocate and Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio announced a major milestone in the fight to prevent a Brooklyn hospital from closing.
Billed as a funeral march across Brooklyn Bridge and a rally in Foley Square, health care workers and elected officials protested health care cuts and hospital closures.
An emergency restraining has been issued after it was announced earlier Friday that Brooklyn's Long Island College Hospital will shut down by the end of the month.
A Brooklyn judge issued a temporary restraining order on Monday barring the state Health Department from acting on SUNY Downstate Medical Center's request to close the Brooklyn hospital.