REMARKS
Impact of COVID-19 on Downstate Hospital and community perception
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Council Member Mercedes Narcisse, drawing from her experience as a nurse, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on Downstate Hospital and the challenges in rebuilding community trust. She emphasizes the need for investment in the facility post-COVID.
- Using a hospital as a COVID-only facility affects community perception and usage patterns
- Time and investment are needed for the community to return to using the hospital for other health issues
- Lack of investment post-COVID exacerbates the challenges faced by the hospital
- Narcisse expresses frustration with the situation, noting her personal connection as a nurse
Mercedes Narcisse
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you.
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And for the hospital, If you use a hospital for COVID place, first of all, it takes a lot of time for people in our culture to go back to that hospital that have other problems facing.
1:53:31
So therefore, if after that, There is no big investment after you use the facility for COVID patient.
1:53:40
It takes some time for people to get back, to get used to the hospital, and no money was coming.
1:53:45
But anyway, I knew I'm not gonna win with this.
1:53:48
As a nurse, I kinda of, like, get it personal.
1:53:51
So my colleague, Rita, Joseph, I know that's your you have any question?
1:53:55
That's a hospital in your district too.
Rita C. Joseph
1:53:57
I sure do.
