Q&A
Discussion on lack of required consultation with NYC DOH for hospital closures
1:19:53
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Council Member Schulman explores the issue of the New York State Department of Health not being required to consult with or share information with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) regarding hospital closures. Dr. Morse confirms this lack of required consultation.
- The state health department is not required to share health equity impact assessments with NYC DOHMH
- For full hospital closures, the state is not required to consult with NYC DOHMH
- Council Member Schulman expresses the need to change this process and plans to work on addressing this issue
Dr. Michelle Morse
1:19:53
Yes.
1:19:54
That is described in the regulations and the roles for the health equity impact assess man process in the certificate of need.
1:20:02
We could follow-up with the specifics for
Lynn Schulman
1:20:04
Would you please, because we want to really take a deep dive into this to see what we could what we can make better.
1:20:12
And they're not so the New York State DOH.
1:20:16
So if if there's a closure, they're not required to share that information with DOH MH next.
Dr. Michelle Morse
1:20:25
That's correct.
1:20:26
If there's a full hospital closure, they're not prior to consult us.
Lynn Schulman
1:20:29
Right.
1:20:29
Well,
Mark Hannay
1:20:30
we we
Lynn Schulman
1:20:30
need to change that.
Dr. Michelle Morse
1:20:31
We need to change that.
Lynn Schulman
1:20:33
We need to change that.
1:20:34
So we're gonna try to work, you know, cease and I and the staff, we're gonna try to work on that because that's inappropriate, that's not going to fly.
1:20:44
So thank you very much, and I want to turn it back over to chair and Ashish.
1:20:48
Chair and Ashish, thank you for the accommodation earlier, and then we'll go on to other colleagues.
1:20:53
Thank you.
