Q&A
Concerns about King's County Hospital and potential closure of SUNY Downstate
0:46:25
·
32 sec
Council Member Mercedes Narcisse expresses concerns about the current overcrowding at King's County Hospital and the potential impact of SUNY Downstate's closure. She highlights specific issues related to maternal health and delivery services.
- King's County Hospital is described as already overwhelmed
- Concerns about where patients will go if SUNY Downstate closes
- Specific example given about maternity services and annual delivery numbers at both hospitals
Mercedes Narcisse
0:46:25
Mhmm.
0:46:27
I know that King's County, right, is overwhelmed right now as we speak.
0:46:32
So now having down state to be closed, where those all those patients gonna go.
0:46:38
The hospital, I have to leave in maternal health.
0:46:42
The king I mean, downstate delivery is about 600 something, somewhere I were at earlier.
0:46:48
AND THE COUNTRY IS ABOUT 700 SOMETHING.
0:46:51
SO WHERE THOSE BABY IS GOING TO BE DELIVERED, SO FOR THOSE FOLKS IN THOSE COMMUNITIES, I'M Just THINKING ONE EXAMPLE.
