QUESTION
What type of housing support does New York City Health and Hospitals (H+H) provide for its residents?
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New York City Health and Hospitals (H+H) does not currently provide any housing for doctors, nurses, or other staff, as explained by Mitch Katz.
- H+H relies on existing housing solutions rather than providing specific accommodations for staff.
- The question of whether the city wants to be a landlord or provide housing vouchers is raised without a definitive stance.
- Mitch Katz mentions that other institutions, like NYU, rent out buildings for staff housing, presenting an alternative model.
- The main concern emphasized is the lack of affordable housing for healthcare workers.
Mercedes Narcisse
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The well-being of our resident, in addition to the concerns, I mentioned earlier, residents have additional concerns about their housing and food.
1:49:26
Many residents struggle with fighting affordable housing or caring for their families.
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What type of housing is provided for H And H Residence?
1:49:36
I think I heard over Yeah.
Mitch Katz
1:49:37
Unfortunately, that that era passed We're not currently doing any housing for doctors or nurses.
1:49:45
And again, when it's, you know, I mean, it's a broader policy, it's for the city.
1:49:50
When I've raised it before, I think most of the housing people have thought about your system taking advantage of existing stuff would be more efficient.
1:50:00
But, you know, I'm not a housing expert.
Mercedes Narcisse
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Okay.
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Think a housing you don't think housing will be helpful because they're complaining I'm hearing a lot.
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Because some other countries, I think, try to help out with residents and nurses and doctors to make sure that they can have the staff.
Mitch Katz
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Yeah.
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And again, so for example, NYU provides a lot of on camp well, they don't have a campus, but they don't know lot of buildings
Carlina Rivera
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Mhmm.
Mitch Katz
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And they they rent them out.
1:50:32
Mhmm.
1:50:32
I I think the question for the city is city is landlord.
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Does the city wanna be landlord for those buildings, or does the city want to voucher people into things?
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And that That's what I'm not again, I'm not the right person to answer the question.
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I think you can accomplish the goal.
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Either you can give someone a voucher and say, here's a voucher
John Ulberg
1:50:55
Mhmm.
Mitch Katz
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Toward finding how because what people are complaining about is the lack of affordability.
Anna Pakman
1:51:00
Mhmm.
Mitch Katz
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Right?
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The Yeah.
1:51:01
So about yourselves, the lack of affordability, whether the city wants to be a landlord for nurses or residents, I I can argue both sides of it, but I don't think I'm the the right person
Anna Pakman
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to
Mitch Katz
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make the decision.
Mercedes Narcisse
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Thank you for the effort of giving me some of your thoughts or your opinion.