REMARKS
Examining the potential closures of Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Sunny Downstate Medical Center
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Council Member Narcisse addresses the specific cases of potential hospital closures at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Sunny Downstate Medical Center, emphasizing their historical significance and impact on the community.
- Describes these institutions as 'storied' and highlights their service to hundreds of thousands of patients
- Mentions the role of these hospitals in employing medical staff and educating students
- Shares a personal connection to Sunny Downstate, where her son graduated as a medical student
Mercedes Narcisse
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Today, we are gathered to discuss the report cautions of hospital closures.
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Such as the ones being considered at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and at Sunny Down State Medical Center.
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These are storied, I mean, storied institutions that have served 100 of thousands of patients.
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Employ medical staff and taught Sudan over the years.
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For me, downstate, my son graduated from the medical.
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Medical he's a medical student that was a downstate.
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Now today, He's a orthopedic surgeon for a black mom in Brooklyn, Domingo Lard.
